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Northern Illinois Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Northern Illinois.
- Indexed coaches
- 12
- Coach seasons
- 128
- Wins leader
- Bill Mallory
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mallory Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1969-1996 · 27 seasons | 167-130-4 | 56.1% | 0 | 17.7 |
| Dave Doeren Longevity Coach | 2011-2025 · 15 seasons | 118-74 | 61.5% | 0 | 13.7 |
| Lee Corso Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1969-1984 · 15 seasons | 73-85-6 | 46.3% | 0 | 10.7 |
| Jerry Kill Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 2008-2023 · 11 seasons | 71-58 | 55.0% | 0 | 8.0 |
| Rod Carey Longevity Coach | 2012-2021 · 10 seasons | 64-50 | 56.1% | 0 | 5.1 |
| Joe Novak Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1996-2007 · 12 seasons | 63-76 | 45.3% | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jerry Pettibone Longevity Coach | 1985-1996 · 12 seasons | 46-84-2 | 35.6% | 0 | 3.7 |
| Thomas Hammock Defense-First | 2019-2025 · 7 seasons | 35-47 | 42.7% | 0 | -1.1 |
| Jerry Ippoliti Defense-First | 1971-1975 · 5 seasons | 25-29-1 | 46.4% | 0 | -7.0 |
| Doc Urich Balanced | 1966-1970 · 5 seasons | 24-26 | 48.0% | 0 | -6.0 |
| Charlie Sadler Balanced | 1991-1995 · 5 seasons | 18-37 | 32.7% | 0 | -6.5 |
| Pat Culpepper Volatile Builder, Defense-First | 1976-1979 · 4 seasons | 14-29-1 | 33.0% | 0 | -9.9 |