Coaches
Mike Archer
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Archer
Played at Miami
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | Miami | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1978 | Miami | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1979-1983 | Miami | Position | Defensive backs coach | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1984 | LSU | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1985-1986 | LSU | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1987-1990 | LSU | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1991-1992 | Virginia | Position | Linebackers coach | George Welsh |
| 1993-1994 | Kentucky | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach | not known |
| 1995 | Kentucky | DC | Assistant head coach/Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach | not known |
| 1996-2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2003-2006 | Kentucky | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Rich Brooks |
| 2007-2012 | NC State | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Tom O'Brien |
| 2014 | Virginia | Position | Safeties coach | Mike London |
| 2015 | Virginia | Position | Associate head coach & linebackers coach | Mike London |
| 2017 | Toronto Argonauts (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2018 | Toronto Argonauts (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Vipers (unknown) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 105 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 119 |
| 2006 | Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 100 | 110 | 105 | 119 |
| 2007 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 34 | 50 | 37 | 49 | 119 |
| 2008 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 68 | 99 | 34 | 120 |
| 2009 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 56 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 120 |
| 2010 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 65 | 22 | 50 | 56 | 120 |
| 2011 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 33 | 42 | 60 | 65 | 120 |
| 2012 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 20 | 29 | 15 | 33 | 124 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | LSU | 10-1-1 | 6 → 5 | - | - | 23.5 | 75% wins | 104 |
| 1988 | LSU | 8-4 | 18 → 19 | - | - | 13.8 | 83% wins | 104 |
| 1989 | LSU | 4-7 | 7 → - | - | - | 14.1 | 67% wins | 106 |
| 1990 | LSU | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -2.7 | 36% wins | 107 |
Worked under
- Howard Schnellenberger · Miami 1979-1983 (Position)
- George Welsh · Virginia 1991-1992 (Position)
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2003-2006 (DC)
- Tom O'Brien · NC State 2007-2012 (DC)
- Mike London · Virginia 2014-2015 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Ed Zaunbrecher · LSU 1987-1990 (OC, Position)
- Jeff Jagodzinski · LSU 1987-1988 (GA)
Level 2: on their staffs · 7
- Mike Collins · UL Monroe 1998 (Position) · under Ed Zaunbrecher
- Sonny Dykes* · UL Monroe 1998 (Position) · under Ed Zaunbrecher
- Bill McGovern · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Frank Spaziani · Boston College 2007-2008 (DC) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Jack Bicknell · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Ryan Day*+ · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Steve Logan · Boston College 2007-2008 (OC) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
Level 3: on their staffs · 64
- Allen Rudolph · UL Monroe 2002 (Position) · under Mike Collins
- Manny Michel · UL Monroe 2002 (DC, Position) · under Mike Collins
- Dave Brock · Boston College 2009 (Position) · under Frank Spaziani
- Gary Tranquill · Boston College 2009-2010 (OC) · under Frank Spaziani
- Rob Likens · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (Other, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tommy Spangler · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Kevin Rogers · Boston College 2011 (OC) · under Frank Spaziani
- Doug Martin · Boston College 2012 (OC, Position) · under Frank Spaziani
- Jim Bollman · Boston College 2012 (Other, Position) · under Frank Spaziani
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2012 (GA) · under Frank Spaziani
- Andy Buh · California 2013 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jim Michalczik · California 2013 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Terrance Jamison · California 2013 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Art Kaufman · California 2014-2016 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- John Lovett · California 2015-2016 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jake Spavital · California 2016 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2018-2019 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Kevin Kane · SMU 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2018-2019 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- A. J. Ricker · SMU 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2019-2025 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Chandler Whitmer · Ohio State 2019 (GA) · under Ryan Day
- Greg Mattison · Ohio State 2019-2020 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2019-2021 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Jeff Hafley · Ohio State 2019 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Analyst, OC, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2019-2022 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2019-2021 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Ryan Day
- Mike Yurcich · Ohio State 2019 (Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Sean Duggan · Ohio State 2019 (GA) · under Ryan Day
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2020-2026 (Analyst, GA, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2020-2023 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Garrett Riley · SMU 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2020-2021 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Jim Leavitt · SMU 2021 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Kenny Perry · SMU 2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Sonny Dykes
- Paul Rhoads · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021-2023 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Doug Meacham · TCU 2022-2024 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2024 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Joe Gillespie · TCU 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022-2026 (Analyst, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Perry Eliano · Ohio State 2022-2023 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2022-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Kendal Briles · TCU 2023-2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Mark Cala · TCU 2023-2024 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Andy Avalos · TCU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Chip Kelly · Ohio State 2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Dana Holgorsen · TCU 2024 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Ken Wilson · TCU 2024-2026 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tim Drevno · Ohio State 2024 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Todd Graham · TCU 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Brian Norwood · TCU 2025 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 (OC) · under Ryan Day
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Gordon Sammis · TCU 2026 (OC) · under Sonny Dykes
Coached together
- Howard Schnellenberger · Miami 1979-1983 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kim Helton · Miami 1979-1982 · him Position, them OC
- Marc Trestman · Miami 1981-1983 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Zaunbrecher · LSU 1984-1990 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Jagodzinski · LSU 1987-1988 · him Head coach, them GA
- Frank Spaziani · Virginia 1991 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jim Bollman · Virginia 1991-1992 · him Position, them Position
- Tom O'Brien · Virginia 1991-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joker Phillips · Kentucky 1993-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Rick Smith · Kentucky 1993-1995 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2003-2006 · him DC, them Head coach
- Steve Brown · Kentucky 2003-2006 · him DC, them Position
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2005-2006 · him DC, them GA
- Kurt Roper · Kentucky 2005 · him DC, them Position
- Randy Sanders · Kentucky 2006 · him DC, them Position
- Andy McCollum · NC State 2007-2009 · him DC, them Position
- Dana Bible · NC State 2007-2012 · him DC, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Paul Peterson · NC State 2007 · him DC, them GA
- Tom O'Brien · NC State 2007-2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jon Tenuta · NC State 2010-2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Troy Walters · NC State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Virginia 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike London · Virginia 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Scott Wachenheim · Virginia 2014 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Fairchild · Virginia 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Beatty · Virginia 2015 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position