Pete Carroll

Pete Carroll
	Carroll with the Seattle Seahawks in 2021
Las Vegas Raiders
Title	Head coach
Personal information
Born	September 15, 1951; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Career information
High school	Redwood (Larkspur, California)
College	Marin (1969–1970); Pacific (CA) (1971–1972);
Position	Safety
Career history
Coaching
	Pacific (CA) (1973–1976); Graduate assistant; Arkansas (1977); Graduate assistant; Iowa State (1978); Secondary coordinator; Ohio State (1979); Secondary coordinator; North Carolina State (1980–1982); Defensive coordinator; Pacific (CA) (1983); Defensive coordinator; Buffalo Bills (1984); Defensive backs coach; Minnesota Vikings (1985–1989); Defensive backs coach; New York Jets (1990–1993); Defensive coordinator; New York Jets (1994); Head coach; San Francisco 49ers (1995–1996); Defensive coordinator; New England Patriots (1997–1999); Head coach; USC (2001–2009); Head coach; Seattle Seahawks (2010–2023); Head coach; Las Vegas Raiders (2025–present); Head coach;
Operations
	Seattle Seahawks (2010–2023); Vice president of football operations; Seattle Seahawks (2024); Senior advisor;
Awards and highlights
	Super Bowl champion (XLVIII); NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; 2× AP national champion (2003, 2004); 4× Rose Bowl champion (2003, 2006–2008); 7× Pac-10 champion (2002–2008); Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2003); AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2003); George Munger Award (2003);
Head coaching record
Regular season	171–121–1 (.585)
Postseason	11–11 (.500)
Career	NCAA: 97–19 (.836); NFL: 182–132–1 (.579)
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference

Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head coach for the NCAA's USC Trojans (2001–2009) and the NFL's New York Jets (1994), New England Patriots (1997–1999), and Seattle Seahawks (2010–2023). Along with Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer, Carroll is the third head coach to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl.^[2]

Beginning his coaching career on the NFL level, Carroll saw minimal success as head coach of the Jets and Patriots in the 1990s. Shifting to college football with USC, he revitalized the struggling program into a top-ranked contender, winning seven consecutive conference championships and an AP national championship. He also won a BCS national championship at the 2005 Orange Bowl, although the title was later vacated.

Carroll's collegiate success prompted an NFL return in 2010 when he was hired as the head coach of the Seahawks. In 14 seasons under Carroll as their coach, the Seahawks qualified for the playoffs 10 times, clinched their division five times, made two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and won the franchise's first championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. The team's Legion of Boom defense also led the league in scoring defense for four consecutive seasons during his tenure, and in 2018 he became the Seahawks' winningest coach.^[3] Following the 2023 season, Carroll stepped down as head coach to take an advisory position with the Seahawks for one year.^[4] He would leave the organization in 2025 to become head coach of the Raiders.^[5]

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^ Willis, George (February 2, 2014). "Carroll could join rare company with Super Bowl title". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
^ Jenks, Jayson (January 3, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks defense leads NFL in fewest points allowed for 4th year in row". SeattleTimes.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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[2] "Pete Carroll Coaching Record". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Willis, George (February 2, 2014). "Carroll could join rare company with Super Bowl title". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[4] Jenks, Jayson (January 3, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks defense leads NFL in fewest points allowed for 4th year in row". SeattleTimes.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

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