Rich Rodriguez
Head Coach at West Virginia since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 38
- First season
- 1985
- Teams
- 10
Career
15 stints
1980s
- 1985West VirginiaAssistant Coach
- 1986SalemSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 1987SalemAssistant Head Coachdc
- 1988SalemHead Coach
- 1989West VirginiaOutside Linebackers
1990s
- 1990–1996Glenville StateHead Coach
- 1997–1998TulaneOffensive Coordinator
- 1999–2000ClemsonOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
2000s
- 2001–2007West VirginiaHead Coach
- 2008–2010MichiganHead Coach
2010s
2020s
- 2021UL MonroeOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2023–2024Jacksonville StateHead Coach
- 2025–presentWest VirginiaHead Coach
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 151 protégés, 14 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
189
- 2026Alex LeveilleMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Amalia TsipasMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Andrew WarwickMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Ashton DericoMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Austin BlakeMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Azar WilsonMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Ben KerrMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Bradley LatchfordMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Chance TrickettMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Chris HaeringMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Chuck LillieMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Cole DialMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Dan NehlenMentored · West Virginia
- 2026David MarshallMentored · West Virginia
- 2026Deke AdamsMentored · West Virginia
174 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
22
- 2025Chad ScottSucceeded · West Virginia
- 2025Charles KellySucceeded by · Jacksonville State
- 2025Neal BrownSucceeded · West Virginia
- 2024Rod SmithSucceeded by · Jacksonville State
- 2022Matt KubikSucceeded by · UL Monroe
- 2021Eman NaghaviSucceeded · UL Monroe
- 2020Jeff LebbySucceeded by · Ole Miss
- 2019Phil LongoSucceeded · Ole Miss
- 2018Kevin SumlinSucceeded by · Arizona
- 2012Mike StoopsSucceeded · Arizona
- 2012Tim KishSucceeded · Arizona
- 2011Brady HokeSucceeded by · Michigan
- 2008Bill StewartSucceeded by · West Virginia
- 2008Ja'Juan SeiderSucceeded by · West Virginia
- 2008Lloyd CarrSucceeded · Michigan
7 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
38 seasons
- West VirginiaHead coach · 2001–2026 · current9
- Glenville StateHead coach · 1990–19967
- ArizonaHead coach · 2012–20176
- MichiganHead coach · 2008–20103
- Jacksonville StateHead coach · 2023–20242
- ClemsonCoordinator · 1999–20002
- TulaneCoordinator · 1997–19982
- West VirginiaPosition coach · 1985–19892
- SalemCoordinator · 1986–19872
- UL MonroeCoordinator · 20211
- Ole MissCoordinator · 20191
- SalemHead coach · 19881
Pipeline
7 of 22 coordinators
- 0 seasonsRod Smithunder at Jacksonville State 2023 · head coach at Jacksonville State2024
- 6 seasonsCharlie Ragleunder at Arizona 2012 · head coach at Idaho State2022
- 3 seasonsRod Smithunder at Arizona 2012 · head coach at Illinois2020
- 5 seasonsScott Shaferunder at Michigan 2008 · head coach at Syracuse2013
- 1 seasonBill Stewartunder at West Virginia 2001 · head coach at West Virginia2008
- 15 seasonsDean Hoodunder at Glenville State 1990 · head coach at Eastern Kentucky2008
- 4 seasonsTodd Grahamunder at West Virginia 2001 · head coach at Rice2006
- 3 seasonsHerb Handunder at Glenville State 1994 · head coach at Clemson1999
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Rich Rodriguez. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.