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Brian Rock
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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach / quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Ferris State |
| Conference | GLIAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 6, 1962 Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S. |
| 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 |
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]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2017) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Holy Cross | 2–2[a] | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Holy Cross: | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–2 | ||||||||
- ^ Rock was named interim head coach with four weeks remaining in the season following the firing of Tom Gilmore.
References edit
- ^ Raffel, John (2021-12-23). "FSU assistant head coach points to factors behind national title". Big Rapids Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Sussman, Matt (2012-11-20). "Is Brian Rock a WMU candidate?". Hustle Belt. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ BoilerTMill (2011-01-04). "Shuffling Deck Chairs On The Titanic? Purdue Football Coaching Changes". Hammer and Rails. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Preparation for Kent State game not an easy task". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Brian Rock Named Offensive Coordinator". Holy Cross Athletics. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "New offensive coordinator has Holy Cross rocking". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Cox, Kyle (2018-01-30). "Oklahoma State Hires New Defensive Coordinator, Five Other Coaches". Pistols Firing. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Globe, The Boston. "Holy Cross parts ways with football coach after 14 seasons". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Calabro, Joe. "Holy Cross Fires Football Head Coach Gilmore". GoLocalWorcester. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
External links edit
- Ferris State profile
- Kent State profile
- Holy Cross profile
- Efficiency in the Scoring Zone