Rod Carey
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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Rod Carey
| image = Rod Carey.png
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|24}}
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1990–1993
| player_team1 = Indiana
| player_positions = Center
| coach_years1 = 1994–1997
| coach_team1 = Wayzata HS (MN) (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1998–1999
| coach_team2 = Minnesota (GA)
| coach_years3 = 2000–2003
| coach_team3 = Wisconsin–Stout (co-OC/OL)
| coach_years4 = 2004–2006
| coach_team4 = Wisconsin–Stout (OC/OL)
| coach_years5 = 2007
| coach_team5 = Illinois State (OL)
| coach_years6 = 2008–2010
| coach_team6 = North Dakota (OL)
| coach_years7 = 2011
| coach_team7 = Northern Illinois (OL)
| coach_years8 = 2012
| coach_team8 = Northern Illinois (OC/OL)
| coach_years9 = 2012–2018
| coach_team9 = Northern Illinois
| coach_years10 = 2019–2021
| coach_team10 = Temple
| coach_years11 = 2022
| coach_team11 = Indiana (QC/OL)
| coach_years12 = 2023
| coach_team12 = Indiana (OC/QB)
| overall_record = 64–50
| bowl_record = 0–7
| tournament_record =
| championships = 4 MAC West Division (2013–2015, 2018)
2 MAC (2014, 2018)
| awards = MAC Coach of the Year (2013)
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Roderick Charles Carey (born July 24, 1971) is an American college football coach and former player who last served as the offensive coordinator for the Indiana Hoosiers. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 2012 to 2018 and Temple University from 2019 to 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/college-sports/rod-carey-temple-football-coach-northern-illinois-20190110.html |title=Temple picks Northern Illinois' Rod Carey to be new football coach |last=Narducci |first=Marc |date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=January 10, 2019}}
Early years
Carey was born in Madison, Wisconsin and played college football as a center at Indiana University Bloomington from 1990 to 1993.{{Cite web|url=https://niuhuskies.com/coaches.aspx?rc=888&path=football|title = Rod Carey – Football Coach}}
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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/2012.html|title=2012 Northern Illinois Huskies Stats}} Carey replaced Dave Doeren after Doeren left to take the head coaching job at North Carolina State prior to the 2013 Orange Bowl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2012/12/3/3721690/northern-illinois-dave-doeren-rod-carey|title=Rod Carey replaces Dave Doeren|date=December 3, 2012}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-niu-rod-carey-temple-job-20190110-story.html|title = Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey has deal in place with Temple, reports say|website = Chicago Tribune}}
=Temple=
On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Carey would replace Manny Diaz as the head coach at Temple.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-niu-rod-carey-temple-job-20190110-story.html|title = Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey has deal in place with Temple, reports say|website = Chicago Tribune}}
Carey won eight games in his first season at Temple, which was enough for the team to receive an invitation to the 2019 Military Bowl, but the Owls were blown out by North Carolina losing by a score of 55–13.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401135272 |title=North Carolina vs. Temple – Game Summary |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=December 26, 2019}} The Owls struggled in the 2020 season, which was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, winning just one game.{{cite web |title=2020 Temple Owls Schedule |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/218 |website=ESPN |access-date=September 20, 2020 }}
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.{{Cite web |last=Cohn |first=Sam |date=November 29, 2021 |title=Rod Carey fired as Temple football coach after 3 seasons|url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/rod-carey-fired-temple-football-coach-20211129.html |access-date=November 29, 2021 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer }} 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 had all left the school to become Power Five coaches.{{Cite web |last=Fortuna |first=Matt |date=November 29, 2021 |title=Temple parts ways with Rod Carey after 3 seasons: Source |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3687603/2021/11/29/temple-parts-ways-with-rod-carey-after-3-seasons/ |access-date=November 29, 2021 |website=The Athletic }}
=Indiana=
After joining the staff as a quality control coach before the 2022 season, Carey was appointed as Indiana's offensive line coach on October 9, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/10/9/football-staff-changes |title=Allen Announces Coaching Staff Change}} He was promoted to Offensive Coordinator following the firing of Nick Sheridan.
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Northern Illinois Huskies
| conf = Mid-American Conference
| startyear = 2012
| endyear = 2018
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 2012
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 0–1{{#tag:ref|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.|group="n"|name=OrangeBowl}}
| conference =
| bowlname = Orange
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl = yes
| ranking = 24
| ranking2 = 22
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 2013
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 12–2
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname = Poinsettia
| bowloutcome = L
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2014
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 11–3
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = T–1st (West)
| bowlname = Boca Raton
| bowloutcome = L
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 2015
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 8–6
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–1st (West)
| bowlname = Poinsettia
| bowloutcome = L
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 2016
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 5–7
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 2017
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 8–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd (West)
| bowlname = Quick Lane
| bowloutcome = L
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2018
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 8–6
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname = Boca Raton
| bowloutcome = L
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Northern Illinois
| overall = 52–30
| confrecord = 38–10
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Temple Owls
| conf = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear = 2021
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 2019
| name = Temple
| overall = 8–5
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 3rd (East)
| bowlname = Military
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 2020
| name = Temple
| overall = 1–6
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 2021
| name = Temple
| overall = 3–9
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = T–9th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Temple
| overall = 12–20
| confrecord = 7–16
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 64–50
| yearstart = 2012
| yearend = 2012
| poll = two
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rod-carey/2181 Temple profile]
- [https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rod-carey/122 Northern Illinois profile]
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