_(cropped).jpg) Rodriguez with Michigan | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Virginia |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 60–26 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 24, 1963 Grant Town, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | West Virginia (SA) |
| 1986 | Salem (DB/ST) |
| 1987 | Salem (AHC/DC) |
| 1988 | Salem |
| 1989 | West Virginia (OLB) |
| 1990–1996 | Glenville State |
| 1997–1998 | Tulane (OC/QB) |
| 1999–2000 | Clemson (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2007 | West Virginia |
| 2008–2010 | Michigan |
| 2012–2017 | Arizona |
| 2019 | Ole Miss (OC/QB) |
| 2020 | Hawaii (Analyst) |
| 2021 | Louisiana–Monroe (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2022–2024 | Jacksonville State |
| 2025–present | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 190–129–2 |
| Bowls | 6–6 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Big East (2003–2005, 2007) 4 WVIAC (1993–1996) 1 Pac-12 South Division (2014) 1 Atlantic Sun Conference (2022) 1 Conference USA (2024) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Big East Coach of the Year (2003, 2005) 2× WVIAC Coach of the Year (1993, 1994) Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2014) C-USA Coach of the Year (2024) NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1993) | |
Richard Alan Rodriguez (/rɒd.ˈriː.ɡjɛz/; born May 24, 1963), also known as Rich Rod, is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University, his second stint with his alma mater. Rodriguez previously was the head football coach at Salem University, Glenville State College, the University of Michigan, the University of Arizona, and Jacksonville State University. In 2011, Rodriguez worked as an analyst for CBS Sports.[1]
- ^ "Ex-Michigan Coach Rich Rodriguez Joins CBS". CBS Chicago. June 14, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2023.