Matt Rhule

Matthew Kenneth Rhule (born January 31, 1975) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was formerly the head coach at Baylor University and Temple University.

Matt Rhule
Rhule in 2017
Carolina Panthers
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1975-01-31) January 31, 1975
New York, New York
Career information
College:Penn State (B.A.)
Buffalo (M.Ed.)
Career history
As coach:
  • Albright (1998)
    Linebackers coach
  • Buffalo (1999–2000)
    Defensive line coach
  • UCLA (2001)
    Defensive line coach
  • Western Carolina (2002)
    Special teams & linebackers coach
  • Western Carolina (2003–2004)
    Associate head coach/special teams/linebackers coach
  • Western Carolina (2005)
    Associate head coach/running game coordinator/special teams/linebackers coach
  • Temple (2006)
    Defensive line coach
  • Temple (2007)
    Quarterbacks coach & recruiting coordinator
  • Temple (2008–2010)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Temple (2011)
    Offensive coordinator/tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • New York Giants (2012)
    Assistant offensive line coach
  • Temple (2013–2016)
    Head coach
  • Baylor (2017–2019)
    Head coach
  • Carolina Panthers (2020–present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Coach of the Year (2019)
  • AP Big 12 Coach of the Year (2019)
  • AAC Champion (2016)
Head coaching record
Regular season:5–11 (.313)
Career:NFL: 5–11 (.313)
NCAA: 47–43 (.522)
Bowls: 1–2 (.333)
Coaching stats at PFR

Early years

Rhule grew up in New York City before his family moved to State College, Pennsylvania as a teenager. Rhule played linebacker at State College Area High School before walking on as a linebacker to Penn State. At Penn State, Rhule played four years under Joe Paterno and was a three-time Penn State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 1997.[1] While at Penn State, Rhule earned his Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science. He earned a Master's in Educational Psychology from the University at Buffalo in 2003.[2]

Coaching career

Assistant coaching

Following the end of his playing career, Rhule was hired as the linebackers coach for Albright College. After one year at Albright, Rhule had stops at Buffalo, UCLA and Western Carolina before being hired at Temple as a defensive line coach in 2006. Rhule would switch to quarterbacks coach in 2007 before being named Temple's offensive coordinator in 2008.[1]

Temple

On December 17, 2012, Rhule was named the 26th head football coach at Temple, succeeding Steve Addazio who left to become the head coach at Boston College.[3]

In July 2015, Rhule signed a four-year extension with Temple that extended him through the 2021 season. After a tremendous third year with the Owls, this deal was re-negotiated to keep Rhule at the university. He was the target of Mizzou and Syracuse, but chose to remain at Temple.[4][5]

On September 5, 2015, in front of 69,741 fans, Rhule defeated his alma mater, Penn State, 27–10 for the Owls' first win over the Nittany Lions since 1941.

In his third year as Temple's head coach, Rhule's Temple team went 10–2 in the regular season, winning the American's East Division and took part in the conference's inaugural championship game.[6] The next season, he took the Owls to their second consecutive championship game, where they won their first conference championship since 1967.

Baylor

On December 6, 2016, Rhule was named the head football coach at Baylor University, replacing interim head coach Jim Grobe.[7] The Bears finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 1–11 record, which meant Baylor would not qualify for a bowl for the first time since 2009. Baylor finished the 2018 regular season 6–6 and received an invite to the 2018 Texas Bowl, where he led the Bears to a 45–38 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores[8] to finish the season with a 7–6 record. The Baylor Bears, under Rhule's leadership, finished the 2019 regular season at 11–1, and ultimately fell to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

NFL players coached

Throughout his time as a college head coach, Rhule coached a number of players that went on to play in the National Football League.

Temple
Draft YearPlayer NamePositionRoundPickTeam
2015 Kenneth Harper RB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with New York Giants)
2016 Tavon Young CB 4th 104th overall Baltimore Ravens
2016 Matt Ioannidis DE 5th 152nd overall Washington Redskins
2016 Tyler Matakevich LB 7th 246th overall Pittsburgh Steelers
2016 Robby Anderson WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with New York Jets)
2016 Kyle Friend C N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with New York Jets)
2016 Shahbaz Ahmed OG N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Atlanta Falcons)
2016 Brandon Shippen WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Miami Dolphins)
2017 Haason Reddick LB 1st 13th overall Arizona Cardinals
2017 Dion Dawkins G 2nd 63rd overall Buffalo Bills
2017 Nate Hairston CB 5th 158th overall Indianapolis Colts
2017 P. J. Walker QB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Indianapolis Colts)
2018 Jacob Martin LB 6th 186th overall Seattle Seahawks
2018 Cole Boozer OT N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
2018 Jullian Taylor DT 7th 223rd overall San Francisco 49ers
2018 Keith Kirkwood WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with New Orleans Saints)
2018 Sean Chandler S N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with New York Giants)
2018 Sharif Finch LB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Tennessee Titans)
2019 Ryquell Armstead RB 5th 140th overall Jacksonville Jaguars
2019 Michael Dogbe DE 7th 249th overall Arizona Cardinals
2019 Ventell Bryant WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Cincinnati Bengals)
2019 Chris Myarick TE N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Miami Dolphins)
2019 Delvon Randall S N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Philadelphia Eagles)
2020 Sam Franklin S N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Carolina Panthers[9])
2020 Isaiah Wright WR N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Washington Redskins)

Baylor
Draft YearPlayer NamePositionRoundPickTeam
2019 Jalen Hurd WR 3rd 67th overall San Francisco 49ers
2019 Derrek Thomas CB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Seattle Seahawks)
2019 Greg Roberts DE N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Green Bay Packers)
2019 Ira Lewis DT N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Houston Texans)
2019 Blake Blackmar OG N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Chicago Bears)
2020 Denzel Mims WR 2nd 59th overall New York Jets
2020 James Lynch DT 4th 130th overall Minnesota Vikings
2020 Bravvion Roy DT 6th 184th overall Carolina Panthers
2020 Clay Johnston LB 7th 234th overall Los Angeles Rams
2020 Jamycal Hasty RB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with San Francisco 49ers)
2020 Chris Miller S N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Seattle Seahawks)
2020 Grayland Arnold CB N/A N/A Undrafted (signed with Philadelphia Eagles)

New York Giants

After six years as an assistant at Temple, Rhule joined Tom Coughlin's New York Giants in 2012 as the assistant offensive line coach, a season after the Giants won their 4th Super Bowl title. With the Giants, Rhule coached Super Bowl champions like David Diehl, Kevin Boothe, and Chris Snee.[1]

Carolina Panthers

On January 7, 2020, Rhule was hired to become the fifth head coach of the Carolina Panthers.[10]

2020 season
See also: 2020 Carolina Panthers season

On September 13, 2020, Rhule lost his NFL head coaching debut against the Las Vegas Raiders by a score of 30–34.[11] On September 27, 2020, Rhule received his first career win as an NFL head coach against the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 21–16.[12] In his first season as head coach, Rhule led the Panthers to a 5–11 record, finishing 3rd in the NFC South.

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Temple Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013 Temple 2–101–7T–9th
2014 Temple 6–64–46th
2015 Temple 10–47–11st (East) L Boca Raton
2016 Temple 10–37–11st (East) Military*
Temple: 28–2319–13* Departed Temple for Baylor before bowl game
Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference) (2017–2019)
2017 Baylor 1–111–89th
2018 Baylor 7–64–5T–5thW Texas
2019 Baylor 11–38–12ndL Sugar†1213
Baylor: 19–2013–14
Total:47–43
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

NFL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CAR2020 5110.3133rd in NFC South————
Total5110.31300.000

Personal life

Rhule is married to Julie Rhule. They have three children.[13]

References
  1. "Temple University Athletics - 2015 Football Coaching Staff".
  2. Narducci, Marc (December 6, 2016). "How Matt Rhule has risen up the ranks of college football coaches". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. "Less than a month after losing Addazio to BC, Temple hires Rhule away from champion Giants". The Washington Post. Associated Press. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  4. "Archives - Philly.com".
  5. "Report: Matt Rhule no longer a candidate for Missouri job". December 1, 2015.
  6. "UH will host Temple on Saturday for AAC championship game". November 29, 2015.
  7. "Baylor Hires Matt Rhule as Head Football Coach". Baylor Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. "Texas Bowl score: Matt Rhule delivers as Baylor wins seventh game in shootout vs. Vanderbilt".
  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Franklin_(American_football)
  10. Shook, Nick (January 7, 2020). "Panthers hire Baylor's Matt Rhule as head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. Reed, Steve (September 13, 2020). "Panthers fall to Las Vegas Raiders, 34–30". www.wdbj7.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. Newton, David (September 27, 2020). "Panthers turn up pressure, give Matt Rhule first NFL win". www.espn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  13. "Matt Rhule Biography". Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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