Mike Swider (born May 26, 1955) is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois from 1996 to 2019. Swider's Wheaton teams won nine conference titles and made 10 appearances in the NCAA Division III Football Championship. In each of their first five appearances, they were eliminated from the tournament by Larry Kehres's Mount Union Purple Raiders.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1955 Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977 | Indiana (GA) |
| 1978–1984 | Westminster HS (GA) |
| 1985–1996 | Wheaton (IL) (DC) |
| 1996–2019 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 209–52 |
| Tournaments | 15–10 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 9 CCIW (2000, 2002–2004, 2006, 2012, 2014–2015, 2019) Georgia Class 3A (1978) | |
| Awards | |
| 7× CCIW Coach of the Year (2002, 2002–2003, 2006, 2014–2015, 2019) | |
Swider's coaching record at Wheaton was 209–52. He had the most wins and highest winning percentage (.801) of any coach in program history.[1] Swider announced his retirement on December 10, 2019.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Crusaders/Thunder (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1996–2019) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Wheaton | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1997 | Wheaton | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Wheaton | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1999 | Wheaton | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2000 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2001 | Wheaton | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Wheaton | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2003 | Wheaton | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2004 | Wheaton | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2005 | Wheaton | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Wheaton | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2007 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Wheaton | 11–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 2009 | Wheaton | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010 | Wheaton | 10–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2011 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2013 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Wheaton | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2015 | Wheaton | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2016 | Wheaton | 11–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2017 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018 | Wheaton | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2019 | Wheaton | 12–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| Wheaton: | 209–52 | 140–34 | |||||||
| Total: | 209–52 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
References
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