Since 2009
Built Rutgers into a national program in his first stint (2001-11), including an 11-2 finish and No. 12 ranking in 2006. Returned in 2020 and has delivered three bowl trips in five years — a genuinely rare level of sustained relevance for a program with historically thin resources relative to Big Ten peers.
Record & context
Lifetime record99–108 college (11–21 NFL); all-time Rutgers wins leader
Current program18th season (2nd stint) at Rutgers
Years in system—
ATS contextNo single published career ATS figure 2025 finished 5-7 (2-7 Big Ten) after a promising 6-2 start collapsed with four straight losses to close the year — missing a bowl game despite the strong beginning.
Previous season5-7 (2-7 Big Ten)
Compensation
Salary$6.25M
SourceCoach salary per ESPN/2023 extension (8-yr, escalating to $7.75M by 2029). Rutgers has not disclosed a team NIL figure or a named primary collective.
Designationreported
Confidence—
Figures are labeled by designation. Estimated values are not official contract terms.