Rod Carey
Rod Carey went 64–50 as a head coach, 2012–2021, at Northern Illinois and Temple. Share
- Record
- 64–50 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jul 24, 1971
- Alma mater
- Indiana 1994
- Best season
- 2012 12–2, No. 22
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Northern Illinois interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Orange Bowl L | 22 | ||
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 12–2 | 1st (West) | Poinsettia Bowl L | ||
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | 11–3 | T–1st (West) | Boca Raton Bowl L | ||
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 8–6 | T–1st (West) | Poinsettia Bowl L | ||
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 5–7 | 3rd (West) | |||
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 8–5 | T–2nd (West) | Quick Lane Bowl L | ||
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 8–6 | 1st (West) | Boca Raton Bowl L | ||
| 2019 | Temple | 8–5 | 3rd (East) | Military Bowl L | ||
| 2020 | Temple | 1–6 | 10th | |||
| 2021 | Temple | 3–9 | T–9th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 11 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Conference games | 71 | 45–26 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 42 | 27–15 | 64% |
| At home | 48 | 33–15 | 69% |
| On the road | 54 | 29–25 | 54% |
| At neutral sites | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 74 | 55–19 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 9–31 | 23% |
His own 114 games on file, 2012–2021, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Creighton 2014–2018 | 5–0 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | |
| Lance Leipold 2015–2019 | 4–1 | Buffalo | 5 | |
| Paul Haynes 2013–2017 | 4–0 | Kent State | 4 | |
| P.J. Fleck 2013–2016 | 3–1 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| John Bonamego 2015–2018 | 1–3 | Central Michigan | 4 | |
| Matt Campbell 2013–2015 | 3–0 | Toledo | 3 | |
| Pete Lembo 2013–2015 | 3–0 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Mike Neu 2016–2018 | 3–0 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Chuck Martin 2014–2018 | 2–1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | |
| Frank Solich 2014–2018 | 2–1 | Ohio | 3 |
Rod Carey’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Stateseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Toledoseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Western Michiganseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Central Michiganseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Buffaloseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Kent Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–97 | Wayzata HS (MN) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1998–99 | Minnesota | Graduate assistant | |
| 2000–03 | Wisconsin–Stout | Co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2004–06 | Wisconsin–Stout | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2007 | Illinois State | Offensive line coach | |
| 2008–10 | North Dakota | Offensive line coach | |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | Offensive line coach | |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2012–18 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | |
| 2019–21 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 2022 | Indiana | Quality control coach and offensive line coach | |
| 2023 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Glen MasonMinnesota
- Denver JohnsonIllinois State
- Dave DoerenNorthern Illinois
- Tom AllenIndiana
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jay NiemannSimpson (IA)
- Mike DunbarCentral Washington, Northern Iowa
- Mike UremovichBall State, St. Francis (IL), Butler
- Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State
- Fran BrownSyracuse
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Mason | Minnesota | 1998–99 | Graduate assistant | |
| Denver Johnson | Illinois State | 2007 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dave Doeren | Northern Illinois | 2011–12 | 2011: offensive line coach; 2012: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Tom Allen | Indiana | 2022–23 | 2022: quality control coach and offensive line coach; 2023: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Niemann | Northern Illinois, 2012–15: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | Simpson (IA) | |
| Mike Dunbar | Northern Illinois, 2012: offensive coordinator | Central Washington, Northern Iowa | |
| Mike Uremovich | Northern Illinois, 2012: running backs and special teams coach; 2016: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 2017–18: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and tight ends and fullbacks coach; Temple, 2019–21: co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | Ball State, St. Francis (IL), Butler | |
| Tim Polasek | Northern Illinois, 2013: tight ends and fullbacks coach | North Dakota State | |
| Fran Brown | Temple, 2019: co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Syracuse |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kane | Northern Illinois, 2012: linebackers coach; 2013–14: special teams and linebackers coach; 2016–17: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Ryan Nielsen | Northern Illinois, 2012: co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Bob Cole | Northern Illinois, 2013–15: offensive coordinator | |
| Jake Landry | Northern Illinois, 2013: OI; 2014–15: graduate assistant; 2018: running backs coach; Temple, 2019–20: offensive assistant; 2021: quarterbacks coach | |
| Jeff Knowles | Northern Illinois, 2018: defensive coordinator; Temple, 2019–21: defensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | head coachbonuses up to $205,000; $17,500 in bonuses paid; buyout $952,000 | $623,000 USA Today | |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | head coachbonuses up to $205,000; $52,500 in bonuses paid | $625,500 USA Today | |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | head coachbonuses up to $205,000; $77,500 in bonuses paid | $401,500 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | head coachbonuses up to $205,000 | $401,500 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Carey’s teams went for it on 21% of fourth downs and on 36% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 45% of plays and took 22.7 seconds a play, 2013–2021.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 14 g | Northern Illinois | 21 of 104 20% | 31% | 39% | 21.2 | +0.20 | |
| 2014 14 g | Northern Illinois | 14 of 109 13% | 23% | 37% | 21.8 | +0.09 | |
| 2015 14 g | Northern Illinois | 32 of 125 26% | 48% | 42% | 20.7 | −0.02 | |
| 2016 12 g | Northern Illinois | 21 of 107 20% | 27% | 43% | 21.2 | +0.08 | |
| 2017 13 g | Northern Illinois | 17 of 117 15% | 33% | 45% | 22.6 | −0.08 | |
| 2018 14 g | Northern Illinois | 26 of 127 20% | 36% | 44% | 23.5 | −0.10 | |
| 2019 13 g | Temple | 34 of 111 31% | 56% | 52% | 23.6 | −0.04 | |
| 2020 7 g | Temple | 14 of 64 22% | 29% | 48% | 25.1 | −0.08 | |
| 2021 12 g | Temple | 24 of 106 23% | 37% | 54% | 26.6 | −0.05 | |
| All 113 g | 203 of 970 21% | 36% | 45% | 22.7 | +0.01 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.