- Mike Sanford
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Mike Sanford Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head Coach Record 16–43 Biographical details Born April 20, 1955 Playing career 1973–76 Southern California Position(s) Quarterback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1977
1978
1979–80
1981–82
1983–84
1985–86
1987–88
1989–96
1997–98
1999–01
2002
2003–04
2005–09
2010–2011
2011Southern California (GA)
San Diego City (DC)
Army (WR/TE)
VMI (QB/WR/TE)
Long Beach State (QB/WR)
Long Beach State (OC)
Purdue (QB)
Southern California (WR)
Notre Dame (QB)
San Diego Chargers (WR)
Stanford (OC/QB)
Utah (OC/RB)
UNLV
Louisville (OC/assistant HC)
Louisville (TBD)Head coaching record Overall 16–43 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Mike Sanford (Born April 20, 1955) is a college football coach, formerly the head coach at at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was recently released[1] from his job as offensive assistant at the University of Louisville . He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he played quarterback for the Trojans from 1973–1976.
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Assistant Coaching Career
Sanford began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at USC in 1977. Since then, he has served as an assistant coach for numerous teams in the collegiate and professional ranks, including San Diego City College, the United States Military Academy, Virginia Military Institute, Long Beach State, Purdue, USC, Notre Dame, the San Diego Chargers and Stanford. In 2003 Urban Meyer hired Sanford as his offensive coordinator at Utah. That year, the Utes won the Mountain West Conference Championship and won the Liberty Bowl. The next year, the Utes repeated as conference champs and finished the season 12–0, including a win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. Sanford's offense averaged 45.3 points a game, and quarterback Alex Smith was MWC Player of the Year as well as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. The following spring, Smith was the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, selected by the San Francisco 49ers.
UNLV
On December 6, 2004, UNLV hired Sanford as the school's ninth head coach, taking over for the legendary John Robinson who went 2–9 his final year. Sanford inherited a program in decline. Some had blamed the program's problems on an inability to keep local talent at home. It was hoped that Sanford would reverse the fortunes of the long-suffering program with this new policy. His first two years at the helm produced just four total wins, on par with John Robinson's final season total.
Sanford's Rebels achieved one of biggest victories in UNLV football history, a 23–20 overtime win at 15th-ranked Arizona State on September 13, 2008. Sanford said it was the biggest win of his coaching career.
At the end of the 2009 season, UNLV announced fired Sanford. He left the Rebels after five seasons with an overall mark of 16–43.[2]
Louisville
On December 22, 2009, Sanford was named offensive coordinator and assistant head coach at the University of Louisville.[3]
After a lackluster offensive performance against Marshall, Sanford did not travel with the Cardinals for their next game, against North Carolina. He did not attend any of the practices in the week leading up to the game. Quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson served as offensive play-caller for that game. CBSSports.com's Brett McMurphy reported that Sanford had been fired and replaced by Watson.[4]However, The Courier-Journal's Rick Bozich reported that Sanford was still with the team, but may be demoted to a position coach.[5] Bozich later confirmed that Sanford was no longer offensive coordinator.[6]
The following Monday, Strong announced that Watson would serve as offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season, but that Sanford would remain on the coaching staff in another capacity.[7] He also denied rumors that there had been an altercation between them during the week.[8]
Head coaching record
TEAM YEAR WINS LOSSES Bowl Game UNLV 2005 2 9 UNLV 2006 2 10 UNLV 2007 2 10 UNLV 2008 5 7 UNLV 2009 5 7 CAREER TOTAL 5 years 16 43 References
- ^ "WHAS11 Coverage of Charlie Stong's Announcement That Mike Sanford Is No Longer With The UofL Football Program". WHAS11. http://www.whas11.com/sports/university-of-louisville-sports/UofL-132067643.html. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ Associated Press, College football | Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin dismisses 2 players, Seattletimes.nwsource.com, November 16, 2009
- ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=td-newsflash122109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
- ^ McMurphy, Brett. Louisville replaces offensive coordinator. CBSSports.com, 2011-10-07.
- ^ Bozich, Rick. Watson, Not Sanford, Calling U of L Plays Against UNC. The Courier-Journal, 2011-10-08.
- ^ Bozich, Rick. Watson, No quick fix likely for Louisville football team. The Courier-Journal, 2011-10-09.
- ^ Bozich, Rick. Play-Calling The Reason Strong Removed Sanford. The Courier-Journal, 2011-10-10.
- ^ [ http://www.wdrb.com/story/15660153/amid-offensive-coordinator-drama-louisville-begins-prep-for-bearcats Amid offensive coordinator drama, U of L begins prep for Bearcats]. WDRB, 2010-10-10.
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Steve KragthorpeUniversity of Louisville Offensive Coordinator
2010–2011Succeeded by
Shawn WatsonUNLV Rebels head football coaches Bill Ireland (1968–1972) • Ron Meyer (1973–1975) • Tony Knap (1976–1981) • Harvey Hyde (1982–1985) • Wayne Nunnely (1986–1989) • Jim Strong (1990–1993) • Jeff Horton (1994–1998) • John Robinson (1999–2004) • Mike Sanford (2005–2009) • Bobby Hauck (2010– )
Categories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- Army Black Knights football coaches
- Louisville Cardinals football coaches
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches
- Purdue Boilermakers football coaches
- UNLV Rebels football coaches
- USC Trojans football coaches
- USC Trojans football players
- Utah Utes football coaches
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