Matt Rhule
Nebraska head football coach
- Entries
- 9
- On the record
- 0
- Stories
- 2
- Latest entry
- Nov 7, 2026
The record
Matt Rhule's record is a coaching history with contracts attached. He took over Temple in 2013, went 28-23 in four seasons and won the 2016 American Athletic Conference title game 34-10 over Navy. Baylor hired him in December 2016 to replace Art Briles, whom the university had fired that May after its sexual assault scandal, and the team went from 1-11 in his first season to 11-3 in 2019, when the Big 12 named him coach of the year.
The Carolina Panthers hired him in January 2020 on a seven-year deal that NFL Network reported at $62 million, and parted ways with him on October 10, 2022, after a 1-4 start left his record at 11-27. Nebraska hired him in November 2022 after five straight losing seasons under Scott Frost; station KMTV reported the contract at eight years and $74 million, 90% guaranteed.
At Nebraska he ended a long drought in 2024, when a 20-15 Pinstripe Bowl win over Boston College gave the program its first bowl victory since 2015 and its first winning season since 2016. In October 2025, after his name had been linked to the open Penn State job, he agreed to a two-year extension through 2032 that raised his buyout to $15 million, ESPN reported.
Roles and honours on the record
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Said in a statement that Nebraska's offensive plan and execution 'is simply not working' and that 'we need a change.' Nebraska fires Dana Holgorsen as OC after fourth straight loss
- Reported
Panthers hired Rhule; NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported a seven-year, $62M contract. Biggest college football buyouts ranked: Jimbo Fisher $77M
Stories in this file
Money ยท ๐ธ Biggest college football buyouts ranked: Jimbo Fisher $77M
Texas A&M owes Jimbo Fisher $77,562,500, USA Today reports, and his deal has no job-offset clause. Holgorsen's has one. ๐
FIREDPhoto: Yura Forrat ยท Pexels License๐ Nebraska fires Dana Holgorsen as OC after fourth straight loss
Coach Matt Rhule made the change Saturday, saying the offense is 'simply not working.' No contract or buyout terms in the reports read. ๐ฃ๏ธ
The record, entry by entry
- 2016-12-06 Reported Baylor named Rhule head coach on what sources told ESPN was a seven-year deal, replacing Art Briles, whom the school fired after reviewing the Pepper Hamilton findings on its handling of sexual assault complaints. ESPN report
- 2019-12-04 Official The Big 12 named Rhule its 2019 coach of the year in his third season at Baylor. Big 12 Conference release
- 2020-01 Reported The Carolina Panthers hired Rhule as the fifth permanent head coach in franchise history on a seven-year deal worth $62 million, according to NFL Network. NFL.com report
- 2022-10-10 Official The Panthers parted ways with Rhule after a home loss to San Francisco dropped them to 1-4, naming Steve Wilks interim coach; his record with the team was 11-27. Carolina Panthers release
- 2022-11 Reported Nebraska hired Rhule after five straight losing seasons under Scott Frost. ESPN report
- 2024-12-28 Reported Nebraska beat Boston College 20-15 in the Pinstripe Bowl, its first bowl win since 2015, finishing 7-6 for its first winning season since 2016. Fox Sports report
- 2025-10-30 Reported Rhule agreed to a two-year extension through the 2032 season that raised his buyout to $15 million from $5 million, ESPN reported; his base salary stayed at $8.5 million for the season. ESPN report