Mike Stoops
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 13, 1961 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1984 | Iowa |
| 1985 | Chicago Bears |
| 1986 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh Gladiators |
| 1987 | Chicago Bears |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Iowa (GA) |
| 1991 | Iowa (LB/DB) |
| 1992–1995 | Kansas State (DE) |
| 1996 | Kansas State (co-DC/DE) |
| 1997 | Kansas State (co-DC/DB) |
| 1998 | Kansas State (AHC/co-DC/DB) |
| 1999–2003 | Oklahoma (AHC/co-DC/DB) |
| 2004–2011 | Arizona |
| 2012–2014 | Oklahoma (AHC/DC/DB) |
| 2015–present | Oklahoma (AHC/DC/OLB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–50 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
Michael Jaffrey Stoops (born December 13, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. Stoops served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 2003 until his firing during the 2011 season. He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa, Kansas State University, and Oklahoma. He is the younger brother of Bob Stoops, the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program, and the older brother of Mark Stoops, head coach at the University of Kentucky.
Stoops is one of six children born to Ron, Sr. and Evelyn "Dee Dee" Stoops in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father was an assistant football coach and defensive coordinator.
After high school Stoops played for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes (1982–1984) as a strong safety. He played on the same team with quarterback Chuck Long and was a two-time all-Big Ten Conference selection.
Stoops was signed as a free agent in May 1985 by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), but was cut on August 27. In February 1986 he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons, but he missed the Falcons May 9–15 minicamp with a ruptured gall bladder from an auto accident and was later cut by Atlanta.
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