Current position | |
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Title | Assistant head coach / quarterbacks coach |
Team | Ferris State |
Conference | GLIAC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S. | August 6, 1962
Alma mater | Bowling Green State University (1985) Kent State University (1986) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985–1986 | Bowling Green (GA) |
1987–1991 | Saint Joseph's (IN) (DC) |
1992–1996 | Western Michigan (TE) |
1997–1999 | Western Michigan (ST/WR) |
2000–2004 | Western Michigan (OC/WR) |
2005 | Western Michigan (ST/RB) |
2006–2010 | Purdue (WR) |
2011–2014 | Kent State (OC/QB) |
2015–2017 | Holy Cross (OC/QB) |
2017 | Holy Cross (interim HC/OC/QB) |
2018 | Oklahoma State (OA) |
2019–present | Ferris State (AHC/QB) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–2 |
Brian Rock (born August 6, 1962) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach for Ferris State University, a position he has held since 2019. [1] He previously coached for Bowling Green, Saint Joseph's (IN), Western Michigan, [2] Purdue, [3] Kent State, [4] Holy Cross, [5] [6] and Oklahoma State. [7]
With Holy Cross he served as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for three seasons before being named interim head coach for the remaining four games of the 2017 season. [8] [9]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League)(2017) | |||||||||
2017 | Holy Cross | 2–2 [lower-alpha 1] | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
Holy Cross: | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||||||
Total: | 2–2 |
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