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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Harding |
| Conference | GAC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1987 | Harding |
| Positions | Quarterback, Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988 | Harding (GA) |
| 1989 | The Colony (TX) High School (asst.) |
| 1990 | Goodpasture Academy (TN) (asst.) |
| 1991–1993 | Greater Atlanta Christian (asst.) |
| 1994–1999 | Harding (RB) |
| 2001–2004 | Harding (DB) |
| 2005–2007 | Harding Academy (AR) (Asst.) |
| 2008–2015 | Harding Academy (AR) |
| 2016 | Harding (LB) |
| 2017–2025 | Harding (DC/LB) |
| 2026–present | Harding |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Harding (asst. Dean of Students) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (college) 93–12 (high school) |
Roddy Mote is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, a position he has held since January 6, 2026.[1]
Mote was a 3-year letterman for the Harding Bisons as a triple option quarterback and running back in the 1980s. He was a legacy Bison player, as his father and uncle were primary Harding football players in the late 1950s and the 1960s. His uncle Jerry Mote was a long-time player and assistant at Harding and then head coach at Searcy High School. His father Gail Mote was a Harding fullback and cornerback, and was the long-time head coach at St. Marys, West Virginia, where Roddy Mote was an All-State player for his father.[2][3][4]
Mote won two state championships as head coach at Harding Academy in Searcy, Arkansas, before becoming the defensive coordinator for the NCAA Division II Harding Bisons. He was a top coordinator for the 2023 D2 national championship team and the 2025 national championship runner up.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Building on a Legacy of Excellence: Mote Promoted to Head Coach, Simmons Named General Manager".
- ^ https://hardingsports.com/sports/football/roster/gail-mote/10711
- ^ https://hardingsports.com/sports/football/roster/1959
- ^ https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/local-sports/2023/12/st-marys-grad-roddy-mote-grateful-for-hardings-national-title/
- ^ https://footballscoop.com/2026/01/06/paul-simmons-shifting-to-gm-role-for-harding-football-program-while-roddy-mote-takes-over-as-head-coach-defensive-coordinator
- ^ https://digital.harding.edu/yearbooks/2000-01/2001yearbook/144/#zoom=true
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