the team began the season with seven straight wins and reached number 7 in the AP Poll, and finished 9–4 overall after losses to Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, and Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. The Huskers significantly regressed in 2017, going on a four-game losing streak to finish 4-8, the school's worst record since 1961. The last three of those losses saw Nebraska surrender at least 50 points. Riley was fired following the season. Second return to Oregon State On December 7, 2017, it was announced that Riley would return to Oregon State to be the assistant head coach under newly hired Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith, who had been both a player (1998) and a graduate assistant coach (2003) during Riley's first and second tenures as head coach at Oregon State. San Antonio Commanders In June 2018, Riley was named the head coach of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. Seattle Dragons On June 6, 2019, Riley was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Seattle's new XFL team, the Seattle Dragons. He missed the first three games of the season due to personal reasons. New Jersey Generals On January 6, 2022, Riley was named the Head coach and General manager for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. Head coaching record Professional CFL WLAF NFL AAF USFL College See also List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure References External links 1953 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football quarterbacks Alabama Crimson Tide football players Linfield Wildcats football coaches Northern Colorado Bears football coaches Oregon State Beavers football coaches Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches San Antonio Commanders coaches San Antonio Riders coaches San Diego Chargers head coaches Seattle Dragons coaches USC Trojans football coaches Whitworth Pirates football coaches Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaches Sportspeople from Corvallis, Oregon People from Wallace, Idaho Players of American football from Oregon Corvallis High School (Oregon) alumni New Jersey Generals (2022) coaches