Mike Sanford Jr.
Michael Gunar William Sanford (born February 4, 1982), better known as Mike Sanford, is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota.[1] Previously, he served as the head coach for Western Kentucky and offensive coordinator for Notre Dame. He was the offensive coordinator of his alma mater Boise State, where he played quarterback. Sanford also served numerous positions at Stanford[2]. He is the son of former UNLV and Indiana State head coach, Mike Sanford.[3]
 Sanford at 2018 C-USA Kickoff | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Minnesota |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 4, 1982 Lexington, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2004 | Boise State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | UNLV (GA) |
| 2007–2008 | Stanford (OA) |
| 2009 | Yale (RC/TE/FB) |
| 2010 | Western Kentucky (QB) |
| 2011 | Stanford (RB) |
| 2012 | Stanford (RC/RB) |
| 2013 | Stanford (RC/QB/WR) |
| 2014 | Boise State (OC/QB) |
| 2015–2016 | Notre Dame (OC/QB) |
| 2017–2018 | Western Kentucky |
| 2019 | Utah State (OC/QB) |
| 2020–present | Minnesota (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–16 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
On November 25, 2018, shortly after completing his second season at the helm of the program, Western Kentucky fired Sanford.[4] Sanford was quickly hired by Utah State as their offensive coordinator after they rehired Gary Andersen following head coach Matt Wells departure for Texas Tech.[5]
In January 2020, Sanford was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Conference USA) (2017–2018) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–3rd (East) | L Cure | ||||
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–6th (East) | |||||
| Western Kentucky: | 9–16 | 6–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–16 | ||||||||
References
- "After bowl win, Fleck shuffles Minnesota's staff". ESPN.com. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- Godfrey, Steven (November 25, 2018). "WKU firing Mike Sanford 2 seasons after he replaced Jeff Brohm". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- Barnett, Zach (December 15, 2016). "Sources: Mike Sanford, Sr., to join son's staff at Western Kentucky". FootballScoop. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- WKU’s firing Mike Sanford just 2 seasons after he replaced Jeff Brohm
- "Report: Andersen rounds out USU's top coaching positions with Mike Sanford hire". www.ksl.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- "After bowl win, Fleck shuffles Minnesota's staff". ESPN.com. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.