Mike Swider (born May 26, 1955) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, a position he has held since 1996. Swider's Wheaton teams have won seven conference titles and made seven 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.
Swider's coaching record at Wheaton is 170–45. He has the most wins (170) and highest winning percentage (.791) of any coach in program history.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
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Wheaton Crusaders/Thunder (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1996–present) |
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 |
Wheaton: | 170–45 | 111–29 | |
Total: | 170–45 | |
National championship Conference title Conference division title |