Rod Carey

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Rod Carey
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Biographical details
Born (1971-07-24) July 24, 1971 (age 50)
Madison, Wisconsin
Playing career
1990���1993Indiana
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997Wayzata HS (MN) (assistant)
1998–1999Minnesota (GA)
2000–2003Wisconsin–Stout (co-OC/OL)
2004–2006Wisconsin–Stout (OC/OL)
2007Illinois State (OL)
2008–2010North Dakota (OL)
2011Northern Illinois (OL)
2012Northern Illinois (OC/OL)
2012–2018Northern Illinois
2019–2021Temple
Head coaching record
Overall64–50
Bowls0–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MAC West Division (2013–2015, 2018)
2 MAC (2014, 2018)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2013)

Roderick Charles Carey (born July 24, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He served as at Northern Illinois University from 2012 to 2018 and Temple University from 2019 to 2021.[1]

Early years[]

Carey was born in Madison, Wisconsin and played college football as a center at Indiana University Bloomington from 1990 to 1993.[2]

Coaching career[]

Early coaching career[]

Following his playing career, Carey began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota, before moving to the college ranks and making stop at the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin–Stout, Illinois State University, and the University of North Dakota.

Northern Illinois[]

Arriving at Northern Illinois University in 2008, Carey coached the offensive line for the Huskies until 2012, when he became the offensive coordinator of the team for the 2012 season. After orchestrating an offense that was No. 13 in the nation at 38.6 points per game,[3] Carey replaced Dave Doeren after Doeren left to take the head coaching job at North Carolina State prior to the 2013 Orange Bowl.[4]

Over the next six seasons, Carey would go 52–30 at the helm of the Huskies and won two Mid-American Conference championships and four MAC West Division titles. Carey also defeated four Big Ten Conference opponents during his tenure. He left the program in 2018 to become the new head coach for Temple Owls.[5]

Temple[]

On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Carey would replace Manny Diaz as the head coach at Temple.[6]

Carey won eight games in his first season at Temple, which was enough for the team to receive an invite to the 2019 Military Bowl, but the Owls were blown out by North Carolina losing by a score of 55-13.[7] The Owls struggled in the 2020 season, which was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, winning just one game.[8]

The 2021 season was Carey's first with a Temple roster that was recruited almost entirely by him. However, after starting the season 3-2, Temple ended the season on a seven game losing streak and finished with a record of 3-9. Temple lost every one of their final seven games by at least 20 points. Carey also faced accusations of losing support in the Temple locker room after multiple players including the team's starting quarterback and number one wide receiver entered the transfer portal.[9] On November 29, 2021, Temple fired Carey becoming the first Temple coach to be fired since Jerry Berndt in 1992. Prior to Carey, Temple's previous four head coaches all left the school to become Power Five coaches.[10]

NFL players coached[]

Throughout his time as a head coach, Carey has coached a number of future NFL players. This list is limited to players that were either drafted in the NFL Draft or appeared in a regular season NFL game.[11]

Northern Illinois[]

Draft Year Player Name Position Round Pick Team
2013 Rashaan Melvin DB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
2014 Jimmie Ward DB 1st 30th overall San Francisco 49ers
2014 Ken Bishop DT 7th 251st overall Dallas Cowboys
2015 Da'Ron Brown WR 7th 233rd overall Kansas City Chiefs
2016 Tommylee Lewis WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with New Orleans Saints)
2017 Kenny Golladay WR 3rd 96th overall Detroit Lions
2018 Christian Blake WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Atlanta Falcons)
2018 Chad Beebe WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Minnesota Vikings)
2019 Max Scharping OL 2nd 55th overall Houston Texans
2019 Sutton Smith DE 6th 175th overall Pittsburgh Steelers

Temple[]

Draft Year Player Name Position Round Pick Team
2020 Matt Hennessy OL 3rd 78th overall Atlanta Falcons
2020 Harrison Hand DB 5th 169th overall Minnesota Vikings
2020 Shaun Bradley LB 6th 196th overall Philadelphia Eagles
2020 Chapelle Russell LB 7th 241st overall Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2020 Sam Franklin S N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Carolina Panthers
2020 Isaiah Wright WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Washington Football Team

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2018)
2012 Northern Illinois 0–1[n 1] L Orange 24 22
2013 Northern Illinois 12–2 8–0 1st (West) L Poinsettia
2014 Northern Illinois 11–3 7–1 T–1st (West) L Boca Raton
2015 Northern Illinois 8–6 6–2 T–1st (West) L Poinsettia
2016 Northern Illinois 5–7 5–3 3rd (West)
2017 Northern Illinois 8–5 6–2 T–2nd (West) L Quick Lane
2018 Northern Illinois 8–6 6–2 1st (West) L Boca Raton
Northern Illinois: 52–30 38–10
Temple Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2019–2021)
2019 Temple 8–5 5–3 3rd (East) L Military
2020 Temple 1–6 1–6 10th
2021 Temple 3–9 1–7 T–9th
Temple: 12–20 7–16
Total: 64–50
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes[]

  1. ^ Dave Doeren resigned after the MAC Championship Game to become head coach at NC State. Carey was named head coach on December 2 and coached the team in the Orange Bowl.

References[]

  1. ^ Narducci, Marc (January 10, 2019). "Temple picks Northern Illinois' Rod Carey to be new football coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rod Carey - Football Coach".
  3. ^ "2012 Northern Illinois Huskies Stats".
  4. ^ "Rod Carey replaces Dave Doeren". 3 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey has deal in place with Temple, reports say". Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ "Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey has deal in place with Temple, reports say". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ "North Carolina vs. Temple - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Temple Owls Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ Cohn, Sam (November 29, 2021). "Rod Carey fired as Temple football coach after 3 seasons". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  10. ^ Fortuna, Matt (November 29, 2021). "Temple parts ways with Rod Carey after 3 seasons: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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