Mike Archer (American football)

Mike Archer
Personal information
Born: (1953-07-26) July 26, 1953 (age 70)
State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College:Miami (FL)
Career history
As a coach:
  • Miami (FL) (1976–1977)
    Graduate assistant
  • Miami (FL) (1978)
    Assistant coach
  • Miami (FL) (1979–1983)
    Defensive backs coach
  • LSU (1984)
    Defensive backs coach
  • LSU (1985–1986)
    Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • LSU (1987–1990)
    Head coach
  • Virginia (1991–1992)
    Linebackers coach
  • Kentucky (1993–1994)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Kentucky (1995)
    Assistant head coach/Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–2002)
    Linebackers coach
  • Kentucky (2003–2006)
    Defensive coordinator
  • NC State (2007–2012)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Virginia (2014)
    Safeties coach
  • Virginia (2015)
    Associate head coach & linebackers coach
  • Toronto Argonauts (2017)
    Linebackers coach
  • Toronto Argonauts (2018)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Tampa Bay Vipers (2020)
    Linebackers coach
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:27–18–1 (.598)
Postseason:1–1 (.500)
Career:28–19–1 (.594)

Mike Archer (born July 26, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. From 1987 to 1990, Archer was the head football coach at Louisiana State University, where he compiled a record of 27–18–1. Archer has also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater University of Miami, the University of Virginia, and the University of Kentucky, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL), and with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).