Michael Desormeaux

Michael Desormeaux
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLouisiana
ConferenceSun Belt
Record13–14
Annual salary$775,000[citation needed]
Biographical details
Born (1985-09-29) September 29, 1985 (age 38)
New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
2004–2008Louisiana–Lafayette
2009Jacksonville Jaguars
2009Calgary Stampeders
Position(s)Quarterback, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2012Catholic HS (LA) (OC/QB)
2013–2015Ascension Episcopal School (LA)
2016Louisiana–Lafayette (RB)
2017–2020Louisiana (TE)
2021Louisiana (co-OC/TE)
2022–presentLouisiana
Head coaching record
Overall13–14 (college)
Bowls1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As a player

Michael John Desormeaux (born September 29, 1985) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a position he has held since the final game of the 2021 season. He previously served in various assistant coaching roles at Louisiana from 2016 to 2021, most recently as the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2021.

Desormeaux played college football at Louisiana as a quarterback and defensive back from 2004 to 2008, where he ranks in the all-time top ten for passing yards, passing touchdowns, and rushing yards. Desormeaux signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his tenure at Louisiana, he held various assistant coaching positions at Catholic High School in New Iberia, Louisiana and Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.