Mike Stoops - Defensive Coordinator / Safeties - Staff Directory

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Mike Stoops

Title:
Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
Phone:
561-297-1094

At FAU

Joined the staff in January of 2021 as the team’s defensive coordinator
The Owls saw several players shine under Stoops' direction, especially in th secondary where he focused his practice attention
Fifth-year senior safety Jordan Helm finished his final campaign ranked No. 3 nationally in fumbles recovered 2i5h three
Korel Smith and Teja Young completed 2021 ranked No. 51 nationally averaging 0.2 interceptions per game. Not far behind was Romain "Smoke" Mungin, ranked No. 117, also with 0.2 per game
As a unit, Stoops' defense was ranked No. 8 in third down conversion defense and No. 34 in first down defense

Getting to Know

At Alabama

Served two seasons as an analyst for the Crimson Tide, including for the 2020 National Championship-winning squad

At Oklahoma

Began his second stint at Oklahoma in 2012 where he served as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator while working with the defensive backs
Coordinated a 2017 OU defense that improved by 37 yards per game from 2016. The Sooners allowed 394.9 yards per contest to rank fourth in the Big 12 and 238.4 passing yards per game to rank third
Outside linebacker/defensive end Ogbonnia Okoronkwo was a Walter Camp First-Team All-American and Co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
Presided over a 2015 OU defense that led the Big 12 in total defense (364.5 ypg), scoring defense (22.0 ppg), passing defense (202.8 ypg), pass efficiency defense (108.5) and sacks (3.08 per game). The Sooners also finished second in the league in rushing defense (161.7 ypg) and interceptions (1.5 per game).
ESPN.com named him the Big 12’s top assistant coach in February 2014 and Rivals.com named him the league’s top recruiter in 2013
Coached 29 NFL Draft picks while players under his direction have combined for 11 national awards, 13 All-America honors, 41 all-conference honors and 48 academic all-conference accolades
The Sooners led the Big 12 in run defense (106.4 ypg) under his direction in 2014 and did not permit an individual 100-yard rusher
Revamped the Oklahoma defensive scheme in 2013, giving the Sooners more multiple looks. That move paid immediate dividends as OU led the Big 12 in total defense (350.2 ypg) for the first time since 2006. The Sooners also led the Big 12 in pass defense (212.5 ypg)
In total, the Sooners saw marked improvement in 10 major defensive categories in 2013 under Stoops. OU ranked second in the Big 12 in both rushing defense (137.6 ypg) and scoring defense (22.1 ppg) – a decrease of 55.4 ypg and 3.4 ppg compared to 2012.
Perhaps two of the biggest areas of improvement for the Sooners in 2013 came in terms of takeaways (24) and third-down defense (60-178, 33.7%). OU forced eight more turnovers compared to 2012, while the club led the Big 12 and tied for 10th in the nation in terms of third-down conversions permitted. Oklahoma also allowed a league-low 17.9 first downs per game in 2013.
Oklahoma’s pass rush returned to roots of creating havoc in 2013, as well. The Sooners racked up 33.0 sacks, up from 24.0 a year earlier. OU registered 7.0 of those sacks in a 45-31 Sugar Bowl win vs. Alabama
Making OU’s 2013 defensive accomplishments even more impressive were the host of young players who made immediate contributions, including LB Dominique Alexander and CB Zack Sanchez, who both earned Freshman All-America honors

At Arizona

Led Arizona to its third consecutive bowl berth in 2010, matching the school's best previous streak
Kept fans in the stands with a seventh consecutive 50,000-plus average attendance, Arizona's best-ever streak. UA reached its third-highest single-season average in 2010 at 54,408
Placed five players on the All-Pac-10 first and second units including Sports Illustrated All-American receiver Juron Criner, a first-team all-league pick
Led Arizona to its highest regular-season ranking in 12 years, No. 9, in 2010. The Cats were in the polls for 11 weeks
Led Arizona to a second-place finish in the Pac-10 in 2009, its highest finish in 11 seasons
Returned Arizona to the national rankings in 2009, with the team ascending to No. 18 in November
Coached the Wildcats to back-to-back eight-victory seasons in 2008 and 2009
Helped lead the program's defense to consecutive years in the nation's Top 25 in total defense in 2008 and 2009
Arizona's victory over No. 20 Southern California in 2009 gave Stoops victories over a ranked team in each of his six seasons in Tucson
Helped Arizona record a sixth consecutive 50,000-plus per-game attendance figure, its best streak in the 30 years Arizona Stadium has been near its current capacity. The 2006 club attracted a record 390,589 fans for the second-best game average in UA history, 55,798
Arizona had 12 players selected in the NFL Draft in a four-year span, after their development under Stoops' training systems
Capped the university's first eight-win season in 10 years with a bowl victory over No. 17 BYU in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl in 2008, and took UA to the Holiday Bowl in 2009
The Cats beat ranked teams each of his five seasons in Tucson including an unbeaten squad in 2005 and the potential No. 1 club hours before that possibility in 2007
Added 2007 Jim Thorpe Award winner Antoine Cason to his long list of national award winners. Cason was a consensus All-American and later a first round pick by the San Diego Chargers. Moreover, he was a team spokesman and representative of the program from his first day onward
The Cats had four first-team All-Pac-10 honorees in 2007 and 2008, the most in five years
Arizona's recruiting classes attracted high-level players each year of his tenure, competing for top players at every position while has attracting a number of Top 25 classes

At Oklahoma

During Stoops' first tenure, as OU's defensive coordinator, the Sooners put together a 55-11 record, including a perfect 13-0 mark in 2000 when Oklahoma won its seventh national championship
Helped develop four 2005 NFL draft picks
OU appeared in five consecutive bowl games after a four-year drought, and in 2002, the Sooners became the first Big 12 team to win the Rose Bowl, dispatching Washington State, 34-14
The Sooners finished in the Top 10 in the national rankings four times in Stoops' five years on the staff
In April 2004, three of Stoops OU players were selected in the NFL Draft, Tommie Harris in the first round, Teddy Lehman in the second round, and Derrick Strait in the third round
Cornerback Derrick Strait won the Jim Thorpe and Bronko Nagurski awards, and defensive tackle Tommie Harris won the Lombardi Trophy in 2003
Six Oklahoma players were named All-America in 2003, including three on Stoops' defensive units – Strait, Harris and linebacker Teddy Lehman. Lehman was a finalist for the Butkus Award in 2002, and he won the Butkus Award in 2003
Oklahoma netted a dozen Big 12 Conference All-Academic honors as well, including eight first-team selections and six by defensive players
Stoops was a finalist for the 2001 American Football Coaches Association assistant coach of the year award. That year's Oklahoma club was fourth nationally in scoring defense and total defense, fifth in pass efficiency defense, seventh in rushing defense, 11th in passing defense and sixth in turnovers gained
Stoops helped put a number of OU players into the National Football League in his final years in Norman, including 2000 linebacker Torrence Marshall, 2001 linebacker Rocky Calmus, 2001 linebacker Brandon Moore, 2001 safety Roy Williams, 2002 defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson and 2002 cornerback Andre Woolfolk. Williams won the Jim Thorpe and the Bronko Nagurski Awards in 2001

At Kansas State

Stoops coached on Kansas State teams that finished 9-2-1 in 1993, 9-3 in 1994, 10-2 in 1995, 9-3 in 1996, 11-1 in 1997 and 11-2 in his final year in 1998 when KSU won the Big 12 North Division title
KSU put together a string of five consecutive bowl appearances in Stoops' final years on the staff
The Wildcats were one of only four schools to rank among the Division I-A top 10 in every major defensive category during 1998. In 1997, the KSU defense also stood fourth and fifth in total defense and pass efficiency defense

At Iowa

Was a student-athlete at Iowa and earned his first coaching experience in Iowa City, first as a graduate assistant and later as a linebacker and defensive back coach

As a Player

Stoops earned United Press International First Team All-America honors, at Iowa, as a defensive back in 1984. He was a two-time, First Team All-Big Ten selection in 1983-84, and led the Big Ten Conference in interceptions in 1983 as a junior with six in nine games
Stoops played with the Chicago Bears and the Arena Football League's Pittsburgh Gladiators for a year after college graduation

Personal
Birthdate: Dec. 13, 1961
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
High School: Cardinal Mooney, Youngstown, Ohio
College: University of Iowa, 1986
Playing Experience: University of Iowa, safety, 1981-84
Family: Wife, Erin; Daughter, Payton; sons, Colton and Ozzy

Mike Stoops' Coaching History

2020	Analyst	Alabama
2019	Analyst	Alabama
2018	Defensive Coordinator/OLB	Oklahoma
2017	Defensive Coordinator/OLB	Oklahoma
2016	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/OLB	Oklahoma
2015	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/OLB	Oklahoma
2014	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties	Oklahoma
2013	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties	Oklahoma
2012	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Oklahoma
2011	Head Coach (1-5)	Arizona
2010	Head Coach (7-6)	Arizona
2009	Head Coach (8-5)	Arizona
2008	Head Coach (8-5)	Arizona
2007	Head Coach (5-7)	Arizona
2006	Head Coach (6-6)	Arizona
2005	Head Coach (3-8)	Arizona
2004	Head Coach (3-8)	Arizona
2003	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Oklahoma
2002	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Oklahoma
2001	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Oklahoma
2000	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Oklahoma
1999	Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Oklahoma
1998	Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DB	Kansas State
1997	Co-Defensive coordinator/DB	Kansas State
1996	Co-Defensive coordinator/DE	Kansas State
1995	Defensive Ends Coach	Kansas State
1994	Defensive Ends Coach	Kansas State
1993	Defensive Ends Coach	Kansas State
1992	Defensive Ends Coach	Kansas State
1991	Volunteer Coach (LB/DB)	Iowa
1990	Volunteer Coach (LB/DB)	Iowa
1989	Volunteer Coach (LB/DB)	Iowa
1988	Volunteer Coach (LB/DB)	Iowa
1987	Graduate Assistant Coach	Iowa

Head Coaching Record: 41-50

Bowl Game Appearances

2020	Rose Bowl and CFP National Championship - National Champions -	Alabama	Analyst
2019	Citrus Bowl	Alabama	Analyst
2017	Rose Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2016	Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2015	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2014	Russell Athletic Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2013	Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2012	Cotton Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2010	Alamo Bowl	Arizona	Head Coach
2009	Holiday Bowl	Arizona	Head Coach
2008	Las Vegas Bowl	Arizona	Head Coach
2003	Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2002	Rose Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2001	Cotton Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
2000	Orange Bowl - National Champions -	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
1999	Independence Bowl	Oklahoma	Defensive Coordinator
1998	Alamo Bowl	Kansas State	Defensive Coordinator
1997	Fiesta Bowl	Kansas State	Co-Defensive Coordinator
1996	Cotton Bowl	Kansas State	Co-Defensive Coordinator
1995	Holiday Bowl	Kansas State	Assistant
1994	Aloha Bowl	Kansas State	Assistant
1993	Copper Bowl	Kansas State	Assistant
1991	Holiday Bowl	Iowa	Volunteer Assistant
1990	Rose Bowl	Iowa	Volunteer Assistant
1988	Peach Bowl	Iowa	Volunteer Assistant
1987	Holiday Bowl	Iowa	Graduate Assistant
1984	Freedom Bowl	Iowa	Player
1983	Gator Bowl	Iowa	Player
1982	Peach Bowl	Iowa	Player
1981	Rose Bowl	Iowa	Player

Mike Stoops' All-Americans & NFL athletes
DE/LB - Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (OU) LA Rams `18
LB - Jordan Evans (OU) Cincinnati `17
DE - Charles Tapper (OU) Dallas `16
DB - Zack Sanchez (OU) Carolina `16
LB - Devante Boyd (OU) Tampa Bay `16
DL - Eric Striker (OU) Buffalo `16
DT - Jordan Phillips (OU) Miami `15
DE - Geneo Grissom (OU) New England `15
DB - Aaron Colvin (OU) Jacksonville `14
LB - Corey Nelson (OU) Denver `14
DT - Stacy McGee (OU) Oakland `13
DE - David King (OU) Philadelphia `13
S - Tony Jeffferson (OU) Arizona `13
DT - Earl Mitchell (UA) Houston `09
TE - Rob Gronkowski (UA) New England `09
OT - Eben Britton (UA) Jacksonville `08
WR - Mike Thomas (UA) Jacksonville `08
CB - Antoine Cason (UA) San Diego `08
LB - Spencer Larsen (UA) Denver `08
CB - Wilrey Fontenot (UA) Atlanta `08
SS - Michael Johnson (UA) New York Giants `07
WR - Syndric Steptoe (UA) Cleveland `07
DE - Copeland Bryan (UA) Buffalo `07
RB - Chris Henry (UA) Tennessee `06
PK - Nick Folk (UA) Dallas `07
CB - Mike Hawkins (OU) Green Bay `05
SS - Donte Nicholson (OU) Tampa Bay `05
CB - Antonio Perkins (OU) Cleveland `05
SS - Brodney Pool (OU) Cleveland `05
DT - Tommie Harris (OU) Chicago `04
LB - Tedy Lehman (OU) Detroit `04
CB - Derrick Strait (OU) New York Jets `04
DE - Jimmy Wilkerson (OU) Kansas City `03
CB - Andre Woolfolk (OU) Tennessee `03
LB - Rocky Calmus (OU) Tennessee `02
LB - Brandon Moore (OU) San Diego `02
FS - Roy Williams (OU) Dallas `02
LB - Torrance Marshall (OU) Green Bay `01
DE - Darren Howard (KSU) New Orleans `00
DT - Damion McIntosh (KSU) San Diego `00
CB - William Bartee (OU) Kansas City `00
LB - Jeff Kelly (KSU) Atlanta `99
CB - Chris Canty (KSU) New England `97
LB - DeShawn Fogle (KSU) Philadelphia `97