Mike Collins (American football)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1960)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Mike Collins

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| current_title = Head Coach

| current_team = Neville HS (LA)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|13}}

| birth_place = Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1979–1982

| player_team1 = Northeast Louisiana

| player_positions = Center

| coach_years1 = 1983–1984

| coach_team1 = Northeast Louisiana (GA)

| coach_years2 = 1985–1990

| coach_team2 = Ouachita HS (Monroe, La) (DC)

| coach_years3 = 1991–1997

| coach_team3 = McNeese State (LB)

| coach_years4 = 1998

| coach_team4 = Northeast Louisiana (LB)

| coach_years5 = 1999–2002

| coach_team5 = Louisiana–Monroe (DC)

| coach_years6 = 2002

| coach_team6 = Louisiana–Monroe (interim HC)

| coach_years7 = 2003

| coach_team7 = LSU (strength/conditioning intern)

| coach_years8 = 2004

| coach_team8 = LSU (LB)

| coach_years9 = 2005–2006

| coach_team9 = Northwestern State (AHC/DC)

| coach_years10 = 2007

| coach_team10 = Kilgore HS (TX) (LB)

| coach_years11 = 2008

| coach_team11 = McNeese State (LB)

| coach_years12 = 2009–2010

| coach_team12 = McNeese State (AHC/DB)

| coach_years13 = 2011–2012

| coach_team13 = McNeese State (AHC/DC/DB)

| coach_years14 = 2013–2015

| coach_team14 = Sam Houston St. (AHC/DC/LB)

| coach_years15 = 2016–2019

| coach_team15 = Louisiana–Monroe (AHC/DC/LB)

| coach_years16 = 2021–present

| coach_team16 = Neville HS (LA) (DC)

| overall_record = 3–6

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| championships = * BCS national champion (2003)

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Mike Collins (born December 13, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator at University of Louisiana at Monroe until unexpectedly stepping down on Sept. 3, 2020, just 10 days prior to ULM's first game of the season.{{cite web |title=Louisiana-Monroe defensive coordinator Mike Collins steps down |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29796516/louisiana-monroe-defensive-coordinator-mike-collins-steps-down |website=ESPN |accessdate=12 October 2020}} He has formerly coached two different stints as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at McNeese State University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcneesesports.com/staff.aspx?staff=43|title=McNeese Athletics Staff Directory: Mike Collins|accessdate=May 10, 2013|publisher=McNeese State Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022033603/https://mcneesesports.com/staff.aspx?staff=43|archive-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}} Collins was named interim head football coach at Louisiana–Monroe during the 2002 season.{{cite news|title=A man called 'Stump': Collins relishes return to ULM |first=Adam |last=Hunsucker |url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/ulm/2016/04/17/man-called-stump-collins-relishes-return-ulm/83160496/ |newspaper=The News-Star |location=Monroe |date=April 17, 2016 |accessdate=April 17, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418024157/http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/ulm/2016/04/17/man-called-stump-collins-relishes-return-ulm/83160496/ |archivedate=April 18, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

ULM announced that Collins would be the permanent hire for head coach at the end of the 2002 season, but four months into his tenure he resigned after an April 2003 arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He later fought the charge and won in court.

On May 15, 2013, Sam Houston State announced Mike Collins would replace Scott Stoker as Sam Houston's defensive coordinator.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19900&ATCLID=207669363|title=Mike Collins New Defensive Coordinator|accessdate=May 15, 2013|publisher=GoBearkats.com|date=May 15, 2013}}

On December 20, 2015, new Louisiana–Monroe coach Matt Viator announced that Collins would be returning to the Warhawks' staff as defensive coordinator.{{cite news|title=Collins returning to ULM as defensive coordinator. On Sept. 2, 2020, Collins stepped down as defensive coordinator because he said he could not give his players his “very best.” He cited a “unbelievably emotionally and physically draining year for me” as part of his decision.|first=Adam |last=Hunsucker |url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/ulm/2015/12/20/collins-returning-ulm-defensive-coordinator/77675852/ |newspaper=The News-Star |location=Monroe |date=December 20, 2015 |accessdate=December 21, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221020124/http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/ulm/2015/12/20/collins-returning-ulm-defensive-coordinator/77675852/ |archivedate=December 21, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Head coaching record

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| name = Louisiana–Monroe Indians{{#tag:ref|Collins served as interim head coach after Bobby Keasler was fired during the season.|group="n"|name="2002season"}}

| conf = Sun Belt Conference

| startyear = 2002

| endyear = single

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2002

| name = Louisiana–Monroe

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 2–4

| confstanding = T–4th

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