 Rhule with Nebraska in 2023 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 5–7 |
| Annual salary | $9.25 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 31, 1975 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | Penn State (volunteer asst.) |
| 1998 | Albright (LB) |
| 1999–2000 | Buffalo (DL) |
| 2001 | UCLA (DL) |
| 2002 | Western Carolina (LB/ST) |
| 2003–2005 | Western Carolina (AHC/LB/ST) |
| 2006 | Temple (DL) |
| 2007 | Temple (QB) |
| 2008–2010 | Temple (OC/QB) |
| 2011 | Temple (OC/TE) |
| 2012 | New York Giants (asst. OL) |
| 2013–2016 | Temple |
| 2017–2019 | Baylor |
| 2020–2022 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2023–present | Nebraska |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–50 (college) 11–27 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Matthew Kenneth Rhule (born January 31, 1975) is an American college football coach and former linebacker. He is the head football coach for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a position he has held since 2023. He was also the head football coach for Temple University from 2013 to 2016, Baylor University from 2017 to 2019, and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Rhule played linebacker at Penn State from 1994 to 1997.
Rhule was born and raised in New York City before moving to State College, Pennsylvania, where he joined Penn State's football team as a walk-on under Joe Paterno. After a four-year playing career, Rhule began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater. Over the following decade he served as an assistant at several schools, and in 2008 Rhule became the offensive coordinator at Temple. After a brief stint as an assistant for the NFL's New York Giants, Rhule returned to Temple as the program's head coach in 2013. During his four-year tenure, he led the Owls to their only two ten-win seasons since 1979. Rhule was hired as Baylor's head coach following Temple's victory in the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship Game. After finishing 8–17 across Rhule's first two seasons, the Bears improved to 11–3 in 2019.
Rhule returned to the NFL in 2020 as head coach of the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers missed the playoffs in each of Rhule's first two seasons and he was fired after a 1–4 start to 2022, departing Carolina with a combined record of 11–27. The following month, Rhule agreed to an eight-year contract to become Nebraska's head coach.[2]
- ^ Hegarty, Aaron (November 28, 2022). "8 years, $74 million: See Matt Rhule's contract offer". KMTV 3 News Now. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Olson, Eric (November 26, 2022). "Nebraska signs Matt Rhule to 8-year deal as football coach". ABC News. Walt Disney Company. Retrieved November 26, 2022.