Mike Landers (American football)

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Mike Landers
Current position
TitleSpecial teams coordinator / defensive line coach
TeamBentley
ConferenceNE-10
Playing career
1994–1995Georgia Tech
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998Wesleyan (assistant)
1999–2003Bridgewater State (assistant)
2004–2007Nichols (assistant)
2008–2017Mount Ida
2018–2019Framingham State (DC/ST)
2020–2021Dedham HS (MA) (assistant)
2022Brockton HS (MA) (assistant)
2023–presentBentley (ST/DL)
Head coaching record
Overall51–63
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 ECFC (2012)

Michael Landers is an American college football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach for Bentley University, a position he has held since 2023.[1] He served as the head football coach at Mount Ida College from 2008 to 2017.[2] He played as a walk-on athlete at Georgia Tech.[3][4]

The college closed after spring commencement in 2018; the University of Massachusetts Amherst acquired the campus and renamed it the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst.[5]

Head coaching record[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Mount Ida Mustangs (NCAA Division III independent) (2008)
2008 Mount Ida 3–7
Mount Ida Mustangs (Eastern Collegiate Football Conference) (2009–2017)
2009 Mount Ida 4–7 4–2 T–2nd
2010 Mount Ida 6–5 5–2 T–2nd
2011 Mount Ida 6–5 5–2 3rd
2012 Mount Ida 8–3 6–1 T–1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2013 Mount Ida 5–5 4–3 T–4th
2014 Mount Ida 5–5 5–2 T–2nd
2015 Mount Ida 2–8 2–5 6th
2016 Mount Ida 4–6 4–3 3rd
2017 Mount Ida 4–6 3–4 4th
Mount Ida: 51–63 38–24
Total: 51–63
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thakkar Announces Coaching Staff for 2023 Season". 2023-08-08. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Fenton, Jim (March 26, 2008). "Landers gets a team of his own". EnterpriseNews.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Pave, Marvin (March 20, 2008). "New head football coach at Mount Ida". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Haley, Tom (November 14, 2009). "Playoff fever hits Norwich, Mount Ida campuses". Rutland Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Stendahl, Max (April 22, 2018). "Mount Ida spent $30M to upgrade campus that will be sold to UMass". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Mount Ida football schedule". D3Football.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

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