| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1964 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1986 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988 | Minnesota (GA) |
| 1989–1990 | Army (DB/DE/ST) |
| 1991–1992 | Ohio (OLB/ST) |
| 1993–1994 | Ball State (WR/RB/ST) |
| 1995–2002 | LSU (RB/ST) |
| 2003–2004 | Texas (RB/ST) |
| 2005–2008 | Notre Dame (OC/RB) |
| 2009–2010 | Miami (OH) |
| 2016–2018 | Texas Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–40 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA NCAA I-A Assistant Coach of the Year (2005) MAC Coach of the Year (2010) | |
Michael Anthony Haywood (born February 26, 1964) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 2009 to 2010 and Texas Southern University (TSU) from 2016 to 2018, compiling a career head coaching record of 18–40. Haywood was as an assistant coach at various other universities for 21 seasons. He was initially hired as the head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh in December 2010, but was fired from that position shortly thereafter following domestic violence charges that he pleaded guilty to and received a plea deal agreed to by victim. Haywood played football at the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver and defensive back from 1984 to 1986.