Coaches / Position coach / Cory Connolly
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Cory Connolly
Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers · Northern Illinois
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here2
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Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive line
Rating32Peak54
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | Special teams | 59 | -9.2 | 0.836 | -0.46 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | Linebackers | 69 | +1.6 | 0.836 | -0.36 |
| 2024 | Ball State | Defensive line | 69 | -16.8 | 0.838 | -1.51 |
| 2024 | Ball State | Special teams | 59 | +2.8 | 0.838 | 0.02 |
| 2023 | Ball State | Defensive line | 68 | -11.6 | 0.809 | -1.39 |
| 2023 | Ball State | Special teams | 59 | -2.2 | 0.809 | -0.35 |
| 2022 | Ball State | Special teams | 60 | — | 0.817 | -0.20 |
| 2022 | Ball State | Defensive line | 69 | -1.2 | 0.817 | -0.55 |
| 2021 | Ball State | Defensive line | 66 | -3.6 | 0.802 | -0.98 |
| 2020 | Ball State | Defensive line | 65 | -2.2 | 0.811 | -0.85 |
| 2019 | Ball State | Defensive line | 68 | -5.1 | 0.808 | -0.93 |
| 2018 | Ball State | Defensive line | 65 | -6.2 | 0.800 | -1.20 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.