Mike Simmonds
American football player and coach (born 1964) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike Simmonds (born May 9, 1964) is an American college football coach and former professional player who is the offensive line coach for Indiana State, a position he has held since 2024.[2] He played as a guard in the National Football League (NFL).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Team | Indiana State |
| Conference | MVFC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 9, 1964 Belleville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Belleville (IL) West[1] Indiana State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Indiana State |
| 1987–1989 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1990 | San Diego Chargers |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1997 | Hillsborough HS (FL) (assistant) |
| 1998–2005 | Jefferson HS (FL) |
| 2006 | South Florida (GA) |
| 2007–2009 | South Florida (OL) |
| 2010 | Indiana State (OL) |
| 2011–2015 | North Texas (OL) |
| 2016 | Eastern Illinois (OL) |
| 2017 | Northern Iowa (OL) |
| 2018–2023 | UTEP (OL) |
| 2024–present | Indiana State (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–29 |
Simmonds played collegiately for the Indiana State Sycamores.[3] He was selected in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987.[4] He spent three seasons there, he was activated from the practice squad for 5 games during the 1989 season. He spent one season on the San Diego Chargers practice squad.[5]
He began his coaching career at Hillsborough High in Tampa before moving to Jefferson High as a head coach, during his seven-year tenure (1998–2005), his team reached the Florida High School Championship game three times (1998, 2002, 2004).[5][3]
He started his college coaching career in 2005.
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