Mike Simmonds

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).

Mike Simmonds

Current position
Title	Offensive line coach
Team	Indiana State
Conference	MVFC
Biographical details
Born	(1964-05-09) May 9, 1964 (age 61) 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.