Rob Harley
Head Coach at Northern Illinois since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 17
- First season
- 2010
- Teams
- 6
Career
7 stints
- 2010–2011Ohio DominicanLinebackersDefensive Backs
- 2012–2013Michigan StateGraduate Assistant
- 2014FIU PanthersLinebackers
- 2015–2020PittsburghLinebackersRecruiting Coordinator
- 2021–2024Arkansas StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2025Northern IllinoisDefensive Coordinator
- 2026–presentNorthern IllinoisHead Coach
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 16 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
22
- 2026Andy WangMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Angelo SebastianoMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Brayden PattonMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Chris WestMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Cory ConnollyMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Dan WolfeMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026DJ BlandMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Jake ManningMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Joseph HawkinsMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Juney BarnettMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Justin RobinsonMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Kai RossMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Matt WhiteMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Quinn SandersMentored · Northern Illinois
- 2026Tony PetersenMentored · Northern Illinois
7 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
6
- 2026Thomas HammockSucceeded · Northern Illinois
- 2025Griffin McCarleySucceeded by · Arkansas State
- 2025Nick BenedettoSucceeded · Northern Illinois
- 2021David DugganSucceeded · Arkansas State
- 2021Ryan ManalacSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 2014Tom WilliamsSucceeded · FIU Panthers
Tenure
17 seasons
- PittsburghPosition coach · 2015–20206
- Arkansas StateCoordinator · 2021–20244
- Michigan StateAnalyst · 2012–20132
- Ohio DominicanPosition coach · 2010–20112
- Northern IllinoisHead coach · 2026 · current1
- Northern IllinoisCoordinator · 20251
- FIU PanthersPosition coach · 20141
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Rob Harley. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.