Mike Archer (American football)

Mike Archer (American football)
Mike Archer
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Defensive coordinator
Team NC State
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born July 26, 1953 (1953-07-26) (age 58)
Place of birth State College, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1973–1975 Miami
Position(s) Defensive back, punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1977
1978
1979–1983
1984
1985–1986
1987–1990
1991–1992
1993–1994
1995
1996–2002
2003–2006
2007–present
Miami (GA)
Miami (assistant)
Miami (DB)
LSU (DB)
LSU (DC/DB)
LSU
Virginia (LB)
Kentucky (DB/LB)
Kentucky (AHC/DB/LB)
Pittsburgh Steelers (LB)
Kentucky (DC)
NC State (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall 27–18–1
Bowls 1–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SEC (1988)

Mike Archer (born July 26, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at North Carolina State University. 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, and with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL

Archer came to LSU as an assistant coach in 1984 after being both a player and an assistant coach at Miami. He replaced Bill Arnsparger as the LSU Tigers football head coach in 1987 when Arnsparger left to become the athletic director at the University of Florida. Archer was Arnsparger's defensive coordinator in 1985 and 1986, and was Arnsparger's hand-picked successor. When Archer took the LSU head coaching job, he was 34 years old, the youngest head coach in Division I-A football. Archer was chosen over a number of interviewed candidates, which reportedly included Steve Spurrier, Mike Shanahan, and Mack Brown. Arnsparger later hired Spurrier at head football coach at Florida.

In 1987, LSU finished the season ranked #5 in both major polls with a 10–1–1 record, losing only to Alabama and tying Ohio State. It was LSU's first 10-win season in more than 25 years. Archer's Tigers followed up with an 8–4 record and a Southeastern Conference title in 1988. The 1988 season was famous for the "Earthquake Game," a 7–6 victory over Auburn, which ultimately gave LSU a share of the SEC championship. Auburn received a berth in the Sugar Bowl as co-champions, and LSU lost in the Hall of Fame Bowl.

After back-to-back losing seasons in 1989 and 1990, Archer was forced to resign. He lost four of his last five games in 1990, the lone win coming in the season finale against Tulane. Archer was replaced by Curley Hallman, previously the head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi.

After leaving LSU, Archer remained in coaching, but strictly as a defensive assistant. In 1991, he became linebackers coach at Virginia. In 1993, moved on to coach linebackers at Kentucky and was named assistant head coach there in 1995. Archer jumped to the NFL in 1996, where he served as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers for seven years. He returned to Kentucky as defensive coordinator in 2003. Archer resigned from his position at Kentucky on January 10, 2007 to accept the same job at NC State, where he was reunited with Tom O'Brien. Archer and O'Brien worked together at Virginia from 1991–1992.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1987–1990)
1987 LSU 10–1–1 5–1 2nd W Gator 5 5
1988 LSU 8–4 6–1 T–1st L Hall of Fame 19
1989 LSU 4–7 2–5 T–7th
1990 LSU 5–6 2–5 T–7th
LSU: 27–18–1 15–12
Total: 27–18–1
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Larry New
University of Kentucky Defensive Coordinator
1993–1995
Succeeded by
Rick Smith
Preceded by
John Goodner
University of Kentucky Defensive Coordinator
2003–2006
Succeeded by
Steve Brown

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