Mike Swider

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Mike Swider
Biographical details
Born (1955-05-26) May 26, 1955 (age 70)
Illinois, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977 Indiana (GA)
1978–1984 Westminster HS (GA)
1985–1996 Wheaton (IL) (DC)
1996–2019Wheaton (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall209–52
Tournaments15–10 (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)

Mike Swider (born May 26, 1955) is an American former 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.

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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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Wheaton Crusaders/Thunder (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin)(1996–2019)
1996 Wheaton8–16–12nd
1997 Wheaton4–54–3T–3rd
1998 Wheaton6–35–2T–2nd
1999 Wheaton7–25–2T–2nd
2000 Wheaton8–26–1T–1st
2001 Wheaton6–45–2T–3rd
2002 Wheaton10–27–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2003 Wheaton12–17–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2004 Wheaton10–26–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2005 Wheaton7–34–3T–3rd
2006 Wheaton10–26–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2007 Wheaton8–25–23rd
2008 Wheaton11–35–2T–2ndL NCAA Division III Semifinal
2009 Wheaton7–34–3T–3rd
2010 Wheaton10–26–12ndL NCAA Division III Second Round
2011 Wheaton8–25–23rd
2012 Wheaton8–26–1T–1st
2013 Wheaton8–25–23rd
2014 Wheaton11–17–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2015 Wheaton11–17–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2016 Wheaton11–27–12ndL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2017 Wheaton8–26–23rd
2018 Wheaton8–27–2T–3rd
2019 Wheaton12–19–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
Wheaton:209–52140–34
Total:209–52
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References

  1. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Wheaton Thunder Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ Schartz, Orrin (December 10, 2019). "Wheaton College football coach Swider announces retirement". Daily Herald . Arlington Heights, Illinois . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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