Pete Carroll

Pete Carroll
	Carroll with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025
Profile
Position	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);
Career history
Coaching
	Pacific (CA) (1973–1976); Graduate assistant; Arkansas (1977); Graduate assistant; Iowa State (1978); Secondary coordinator; Ohio State (1979); Secondary coordinator; NC State (1980–1982); Defensive coordinator; Pacific (CA) (1983); Offensive 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); Head coach;
Operations
	Seattle Seahawks (2010–2023); Vice president of football operations; Seattle Seahawks (2024); Senior advisor;
Awards and highlights
	Super Bowl champion (XLVIII); 2× national champion (2003, 2004); 7× Pac-10 champion (2002–2008); NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2003); AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2003); George Munger Award (2003);
Head coaching record
Regular season	NFL: 173–134–1 (.563); NCAA: 90–17 (.841)
Postseason	NFL: 11–11 (.500); NCAA: 7–2 (.778)
Career	NFL: 184–145–1 (.559); NCAA: 97–19 (.836)
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference

Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach. He served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Seattle Seahawks, and as the head coach of the USC Trojans for nine seasons. Carroll is the third head coach to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl, achieving the former with the Trojans and the latter with the Seahawks. He is also the Seahawks' most successful head coach, having led them to their first Super Bowl victory in franchise history.

Beginning his coaching career on the NFL level, Carroll saw minimal success as head coach of the New York Jets in 1994 and the New England Patriots from 1997 to 1999. Shifting to college football with USC, he revitalized the struggling program into a top-ranked contender from 2001 to 2009, 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 college success prompted a return to the NFL in 2010 when he was hired as the head coach of the Seahawks. During his 14 seasons, he led the team to 10 playoff appearances, five division titles, two consecutive Super Bowls, and 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 under Carroll. Following the 2023 season, Carroll stepped down as head coach to take an advisory position with the Seahawks. He left Seattle in 2025 to become head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, where he spent one season.