{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Rob Phenicie | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Assistant head coach, tight ends coach | current_team = Montana | current_conference = Big Sky | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|3|4}} | birth_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1984–1985 | player_team1 = Nebraska | player_years2 = 1986 | player_team2 = Orange Coast | player_years3 = 1987 | player_team3 = Memphis | player_positions = Tight end | coach_years1 = 1989–1991 | coach_team1 = Memphis (GA) | coach_years2 = 1991–1992 | coach_team2 = UCLA (GA) | coach_years3 = 1992–1996 | coach_team3 = Los Angeles Valley (QB/WR) | coach_years4 = 1997–1998 | coach_team4 = Cal State Northridge (OC/QB/WR) | coach_years5 = 1999 | coach_team5 = UNLV (assistant) | coach_years6 = 2000–2001 | coach_team6 = Wyoming (WR) | coach_years7 = 2002 | coach_team7 = Wyoming (PGC/WR) | coach_years8 = 2003–2009 | coach_team8 = Montana (OC/QB) | coach_years9 = 2010–2011 | coach_team9 = UNLV (OC/QB) | coach_years10 = 2012 | coach_team10 = UNLV (QB) | coach_years11 = 2013–2014 | coach_team11 = UNLV (TE) | coach_years12 = 2015–2016 | coach_team12 = Idaho State (WR) | coach_years13 = 2017–2021 | coach_team13 = Idaho State | coach_years14 = 2022 | coach_team14 = Montana (analyst) | coach_years15 = 2023 | coach_team15 = Montana (TE/OT) | coach_years16 = 2024–present | coach_team16 = Montana (AHC/TE) | overall_record = 16–35 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Robert Alan Phenicie''' (born March 4, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is the assistant head football coach and tight ends coach at Montana. Previously, Phenicie was the head coach at Idaho State University. He was named the head coach in March 2017, staying until his firing, following the 2021 season. Phenicie's other coaching stops took him to the University of Memphis, UCLA, Los Angeles Valley College, Cal State Northridge, the University of Montana and UNLV.
==Coaching career== Following Phenicie's graduation from Memphis, he pursued his master's degree while serving as an offensive graduate assistant for the Memphis Tigers football team from 1989–1991.<ref name="UNLV">{{cite web|title=Rob Phenicie|url=http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rob_phenicie_553606.html|website=unlvrebels.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
He then went to UCLA, also as an offensive graduate assistant in 1991 and 1992.<ref name="UNLV" />
He then coached the wide receivers and quarterbacks at Los Angeles Valley College through the 1996 season.<ref name="UNLV" />
From there, Phenicie moved on to be the offensive coordinator at Cal State Northridge for two seasons (1997–1998). He also coached the quarterbacks and the wide receivers.<ref name="UNLV" />
In 1999, Phenicie was an assistant at UNLV.<ref name="UNLV" />
Phenicie then moved on to Wyoming, serving as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2000–2002. He also added co-offensive coordinator duties for the 2002 season.<ref name="UNLV" />
In 2003, Phenicie joined the Montana coaching staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He helped head coach Bobby Hauck lead the Grizzlies to three national championship game appearances.<ref name="ISJ">{{cite web|last1=Guernsey|first1=Madison|title=ISU football: Introducing 'Coach Phen'|url=https://idahostatejournal.com/members/isu-football-introducing-coach-phen/article_131402ed-deb6-5c19-8091-a6b7e78235bf.html|website=idahostatejournal.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
In 2010, he made his second stop at UNLV. This time, Phenicie stayed five years. He was the offensive coordinator in 2010 and 2011, coached the quarterbacks from 2010–2012, and coached the tight ends in 2013 and 2014.<ref name="ISU">{{cite web|title=Rob Phenicie|url=http://www.isubengals.com/mobile/staff.aspx?staff=312|website=isubengals.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref> Phenicie then joined the Idaho State coaching staff as the assistant head coach for offense and wide receivers coach in 2015. Following the 2016 season, Phenicie was promoted to offensive coordinator, but soon after left to take a position on the Northern Iowa coaching staff. A week later, Idaho State head coach, Mike Kramer, retired. The next day, a week before spring practices were set to begin, Phenicie was named the head coach at Idaho State.<ref name="ISJ" />
Phenicie's original contract was a two-year deal, and made him the head coach for the 2017 season, and guaranteed that he would remain on staff as at least the offensive coordinator in the second year. In December 2017, Phenicie was rewarded with a new contract, nearly doubling his salary, and making him the permanent head coach.<ref name="ISJ2">{{cite web|last1=Guernsey|first1=Madison|title=ISU football: Phenicie to make $165,000 annually under new contract|url=https://idahostatejournal.com/members/isu-football-phenicie-to-make-annually-under-new-contract/article_7e898a2b-d4f6-59d2-8829-3a1817da05a2.html|website=idahostatejournal.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
Following his time at Idaho State, Phenicie returned to Montana as an offensive analyst.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Doug |title=The Scoop - Thursday March 10, 2022 |url=https://footballscoop.com/thescoop/the-scoop-thursday-march-10-2022 |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=footballscoop.com |publisher=Football Scoop |date=10 March 2022}}</ref>
==Playing career== Phenicie began his college playing career as a tight end at Nebraska in 1984. He then transferred to Orange Coast College for a year, and then moved on to Memphis.<ref name="UNLV" /> He played in 11 games and caught four passes for 50 yards in 1987 for the Tigers.<ref name="s-r">{{cite web|title=Rob Phenicie Overview|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/rob-phenicie-1.html|website=sports-reference.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== Phenicie received his bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Memphis in 1989 and his master's degree in Athletic Administration from the University of Memphis in 1991.<ref name="UNLV" /> He and his wife, Jennifer, have one daughter, Meghen.<ref name="UNLV" />
==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Idaho State Bengals | conf = Big Sky Conference | startyear = 2017 | endyear = 2021 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2017 | name = Idaho State | overall = 4–7 | conference = 2–6 | confstanding = T–9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2018 | name = Idaho State | overall = 6–5 | conference = 5–3 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2019 | name = Idaho State | overall = 3–9 | conference = 2–6 | confstanding = T–9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2020–21 | name = Idaho State | overall = 2–4 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2021 | name = Idaho State | overall = 1–10 | conference = 1–7 | confstanding = T–11th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Idaho State | overall = 16–35 | confrecord = 12–26 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 16–35 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}
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==External links== * [https://gogriz.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rob-phenicie/599 Montana profile] * [https://isubengals.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rob-phenicie/890 Idaho State profile] * [https://unlvrebels.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rob-phenicie/267 UNLV profile]
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