Mike MacIntyre

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Mike MacIntyre

MacIntyre at a fundraiser in 2013.
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Colorado
Conference Pac-12
Record 20–30
Annual salary $2.2 Million
Biographical details
Born (1965-03-14) March 14, 1965
Miami, Florida
Playing career
1984–1985 Vanderbilt
1987–1988 Georgia Tech
Position(s) Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991 Georgia (GA)
1992 Davidson (DC)
1993–1996 UT Martin (DC)
1997–1998 Temple (DC)
1999–2000 Ole Miss (WR)
2001-2002 Ole Miss (DB)
2003–2006 Dallas Cowboys (DB)
2007 New York Jets (DB)
2008–2009 Duke (DC)
2010–2012 San Jose State
2013–present Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall 35–51
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Pac-12 South Division (2016)
Awards
AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2009)
Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year (2016)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2016)

George Michael MacIntyre (born March 14, 1965) is an American football coach who is currently head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. MacIntyre played college football at Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech and began his coaching career in 1990 as a graduate assistant at Georgia. From 1992 to 2002, MacIntyre held various assistant coaching positions at Davidson, UT Martin, Temple, and Mississippi. From 2003 to 2007, MacIntyre was an assistant coach in the NFL, first as defensive backs coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006 and then in the same position with the New York Jets in 2007. MacIntyre returned to college football as defensive coordinator for Duke from 2008 to 2009.

Hired by San Jose State in 2010, MacIntyre became a head coach for the first time in his career. As San Jose State head coach from 2010 to 2012, MacIntyre coached a program that improved from a one-win season in 2010 to a 10–2 record in 2012. San Jose State also earned its first-ever BCS Top 25 ranking and first bowl invitation since 2006. After the 2012 regular season but before the 2012 Military Bowl, MacIntyre resigned from San Jose State to accept the head coach position at Colorado.

Early life and college

Born in 1965 in Miami, Florida, MacIntyre is one of two sons of former football coach George MacIntyre and Betty MacIntyre. The MacIntyre family lived in many places throughout the Southern United States, as George MacIntyre was a scout for the University of Miami from 1964 to 1967, defensive coordinator of the University of Tampa (Tampa, Florida) in 1968, defensive back coach at Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) from 1970 to 1972, and assistant coach for Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) from 1973 to 1974.[1][2][3] In 1975, George MacIntyre took his first head coaching position with UT Martin and became offensive coordinator for Ole Miss (the University of Mississippi) in 1978. From 1979 to 1985, George MacIntyre was head football coach of Vanderbilt University.

Mike MacIntyre attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee near Nashville and played quarterback and defensive back on the football team.[4][5] After graduating from Brentwood in 1984,[6] Mike MacIntyre played college football at Vanderbilt, which was coached by his father, for two seasons as a free safety. After his father resigned, he transferred to Georgia Tech, where MacIntyre earned a bachelor's degree in business management in 1989.[7][8]

Coaching career

Assistant coach (1990–2009)

MacIntyre enrolled in a University of Georgia graduate program and was a graduate assistant with the Georgia Bulldogs football team. In 1991, MacIntyre earned his master's degree in sports management.[7] Georgia also won the 1991 Independence Bowl.[9] MacIntyre then became a defensive coordinator: at Davidson College (then in Division III) in 1992, During the summers of 1992 and 1993, MacIntyre served as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Deggendorf Blackhawks in Germany. Then University of Tennessee at Martin from 1993 to 1996, and Temple University from 1997 to 1998.[7] (George MacIntyre had been the head coach of UT Martin football from 1975 to 1977.)

From 1999 to 2002, MacIntyre coached at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), starting as the wide receiver coach then in 2001 the defensive secondary coach. MacIntyre actively helped recruit Patrick Willis to Ole Miss; Willis would become an All-Pro linebacker in the NFL. Ole Miss won the Independence Bowl in 1999 and 2002 and was the runner-up of the 2000 Music City Bowl. In 2001, Ole Miss ranked fifth nationally in defensive for allowing 161.3 yards per game.[7]

MacIntyre would then spend five seasons in the NFL starting in 2003: as the defensive backs coach of the Dallas Cowboys under Bill Parcells until 2006, then in 2007 in the same position with the New York Jets. In 2008, Mike MacIntyre returned to college football as the defensive coordinator for Duke, and in his first season with Duke, the Blue Devils allowed 67.4 fewer yards and 9.8 fewer points per game than in 2007.[10] His defenses produced two of the best seasons statistically the Blue Devils had achieved.[11] In 2009, the American Football Coaches Association recognized MacIntyre as FBS Assistant Coach of the Year.[12]

San Jose State head coach (2010–2012)

2010

On December 16, 2009, MacIntyre became the new head coach of the San Jose State Spartans football team, a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), after Dick Tomey retired.[13] The Spartans had just come off a 2–10 record in 2009 and had only three winning seasons since 1993, and athletic director Tom Bowen planned on making a full 85 scholarship athletes available to the football team, as Academic Progress Rate penalties limited yearly scholarships to between 67 and 72.[14][15]

Local media considered MacIntyre to be a smart hire despite his inexperience as a head coach.[14] MacIntyre has stated that he chose to be the head coach to inspire success in the student-athletes and praised his father George MacIntyre for improving the struggling football programs UT Martin and Vanderbilt as coach.[16] He also planned on dropping the spread offense and expand recruiting rather than rely on junior college transfers.[15] San Jose State completed the 2010 season 1–12.[17] However, MacIntyre expressed optimism that the team would improve in 2011 given that the team would have 85 athletes on scholarship next season.[18]

2011

In 2011, the Spartans finished 5–7.[19] Unlike the previous season in which MacIntyre had only six weeks of recruiting time, MacIntyre had a full term of recruiting.[20] The coach also commented shortly before the first game of 2011 that his players benefited by learning his playbook throughout 2010 despite the one-win season.[21] Then with the longest losing streak of Division I football, the Spartans lost 13 games in a row starting in 2010 until beating New Mexico State on September 24, 2011.[22] San Jose State averaged 190 rushing yards per game by then, a marked improvement from years past. San Jose Mercury News columnist Jon Wilner credited MacIntyre's experience coaching in the SEC, a conference Wilner wrote was "all about running between the tackles."[23]

The next week, San Jose State won its second in a row and ended a 16-game road losing streak with a 38–31 victory over Colorado State; that win marked the first time since 2008 San Jose State won two consecutive games and first non-conference win since 2002.[24] San Jose State's homecoming game on October 14, 2011 was nationally televised as part of ESPN's College Football Friday Primetime, and San Jose State rallied to beat Hawaii 28–27, the team's third win in four games.[25] That win led to speculation that San Jose State would qualify for a bowl game.[26][27]

2012

MacIntyre and San Jose State players at Spartan Stadium in September 2012

In January 2012, MacIntyre accepted a contract extension through the 2017 season.[28] Scout.com ranked MacIntyre's 2012 recruiting class the best of the WAC.[29] In July, MacIntyre speculated that San Jose State could contend for a WAC championship this year.[30] San Jose State began the 2012 season 4–1, the best start since the 2006 New Mexico Bowl championship season.[31] The Spartans finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak and a 10–2 record—only two years removed from a 1-12 season—and for the first time in school history the Spartans earned a final end-of-season BCS ranking (#24).[32] The Spartans also finished the regular season with a #24 ranking in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. MacIntyre made $450,000 per year as head coach of the Spartans.[11]

Colorado (2013–present)

On December 10, 2012, the University of Colorado announced that it was hiring MacIntyre to replace coach Jon Embree, who was fired after two seasons. Originally signed to a five-year contract, MacIntyre is the 25th full-time coach for the Colorado Buffaloes football program. On September 2, 2013, MacIntyre won his opening game over Jim McElwain and rival Colorado State on a neutral field at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. His positivity and decision-making during the game were praised.[11] Coming off a 1–11 season in 2012, Colorado posted a 4–8 record in 2013. On February 20, 2014, the University of Colorado Board of Regents extended MacIntyre's contract through the 2018 season.[33] Colorado then went 2–10 in 2014 and 4–9 in 2015.

Everything came together for Colorado in 2016. On October 22, Colorado became bowl eligible for the first time since 2007 after beating Stanford 10–5. Two weeks later, they clinched their first winning season since 2005 with a 20–10 victory over UCLA. On November 26, 2016, MacIntyre led the Buffaloes to a 27-22 victory over Utah, clinching the first Pac-12 South Division Championship in school history.[34] MacIntyre was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for 2016[35] after the Buffaloes were picked to finish last in the division prior to the season. He was also awarded the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award becoming the second Colorado coach to earn the award,[36] on a team led by his first recruiting class, assembled just weeks after his hire.[37]

Coaching tree

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (2010–2012)
2010 San Jose State 1–12 0–8 9th
2011 San Jose State 5–7 3–4 T–4th
2012 San Jose State 10–2 5–1 2nd Military* 21 21
San Jose State: 16–21 8–13 * Did not coach bowl game
Colorado Buffaloes (Pac-12 Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Colorado 4–8 1–8 6th (South)
2014 Colorado 2–10 0–9 6th (South)
2015 Colorado 4–9 1–8 6th (South)
2016 Colorado 10–3 8–1 1st (South) Alamo
Colorado: 20–30 10–26
Total: 35–51
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "Sports in brief: Potluck". St. Petersburg Times. January 22, 1970. p. 2C.
  2. ↑ "George MacIntyre: Assistant Head Coach, Running Backs". Liberty Flames. Archived from the original on May 1, 1999.
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, Tommy (February 2, 1964). "'Finger' returns to U-M as aide". The Miami News. pp. 1C, 3C.
  4. ↑ Pogue, Greg (October 6, 2012). "Coach Stockstill, MacIntyre both have sons excelling at prep level". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "1983 all-Nashville". HSFdatabase.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Alumni Honors". Alumni eNewsletter. Brentwood Academy. January 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Mike MacIntyre". San Jose State Spartans. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ Wilner, John (August 31, 2010). "SJSU coach Mike MacIntyre follows father's lead into coaching ranks". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Republished as "San Jose State football: The George and Mike MacIntyre story".
  9. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/1991.html
  10. ↑ "Mike MacIntyre". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 Kyle Ringo, CU Buffs hire San Jose State's Mike MacIntyre to lead football program, Daily Camera, December 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ "2009 Assistant Coach of the Year Winners". AFCA. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  13. ↑ "MacIntyre formally introduced". Associated Press. December 17, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  14. 1 2 Purdy, Mark (December 17, 2009). "Time will tell if this is good hire for San Jose State". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on December 18, 2009.
  15. 1 2 FitzGerald, Tom (August 4, 2010). "MacIntyre faces program reversal with Spartans". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  16. ↑ Sabile, Melissa (September 2, 2010). "'Mac' inspires players, aspires for wins". The Spartan Daily. p. 5. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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  19. ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/23/year/2011/san-jose-state-spartans
  20. ↑ FitzGerald, Tom (February 2, 2011). "San Jose State Spartans' recruiting improving". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
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  22. ↑ "Spartans prevail, end nation's longest skid". San Francisco Chronicle. September 25, 2011.
  23. ↑ Wilner, Jon. "San Jose State football: Not good but at least functional". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011.
  24. ↑ "San Jose State Snaps Long Losing Streak With Win Over Colorado State". KPIX. October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  25. ↑ Celario, Nick (October 17, 2011). "Sloppy game ends in victorious bliss for SJSU football team as it topples Hawaii 28–27". Spartan Daily. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  26. ↑ Wilner, John (October 16, 2011). "San Jose State football: Grading the Week". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  27. ↑ Faraudo, Jeff (October 28, 2011). "A road win over Louisiana Tech would aid San Jose State's bowl aspirations". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Mike MacIntyre Extended Through 2017 Season". San Jose State. January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  29. ↑ Kroner, Steve (February 1, 2012). "San Jose State pledges 19 football recruits". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  30. ↑ Durkin, Jimmy (July 31, 2012). "San Jose State considers itself a legitimate WAC contender in football". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012.
  31. ↑ Gleeson, Ron (October 4, 2012). "SJSU spending bye week preparing for Utah State". CSN Bay Area. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  32. ↑ "It's BCS-#24 San Jose State, #24 - Three Times". San Jose State Athletics. December 2, 2012.
  33. ↑ Kuta, Sarah (February 20, 2014). "CU regents approve 1-year contract extension for Buffs coach Mike MacIntyre". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Colorado Captures First Pac-12 South Division Title". Pac-12. Pac-12. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  35. ↑ Nick Kosmider (November 29, 2016). "Colorado Buffaloes' Mike MacIntyre named Pac-12 football coach of the year". Denver Post. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  36. ↑ Bailey, Jeff. "Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre named Walter Camp Coach of the Year". Denver Post. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  37. ↑ http://northdenvernews.com/cu-buffs-run-to-pac-12-championship-on-the-backs-of-macintyres-first-recruits-buffs/
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