Mike Stoops

Mike Stoops
Kentucky Wildcats
Position:	Inside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	December 13, 1961 (age 63); Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cardinal Mooney
College:	Iowa
Undrafted:	1985
Career history
As a player:
	Chicago Bears (1985); Atlanta Falcons (1986); Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987); Chicago Bears (1987);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Iowa (1986–1987); Graduate assistant; Iowa (1991); Linebackers & defensive backs coach; Kansas State (1992–1995); Defensive ends coach; Kansas State (1996); Co-defensive coordinator & defensive ends coach; Kansas State (1997); Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach; Kansas State (1998); Assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach; Oklahoma (1999–2003); Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach; Arizona (2004–2011); Head coach; Oklahoma (2012–2018); Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach; Alabama (2019–2020); Defensive analyst; Florida Atlantic (2021); Defensive coordinator; Kentucky (2022–present); Inside linebackers coach;
Career highlights and awards
	National Championship (2020); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1983, 1984);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Joseph Stoops (born December 13, 1961) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the inside linebackers coach for the University of Kentucky, a position he has held since 2022. Stoops also 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 football coach at the University of Iowa, Kansas State University, and University of Oklahoma. He is the younger brother of Bob Stoops, the former head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program, and the older brother of Mark Stoops, head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats football program. He returned to Oklahoma as the defensive coordinator in 2012. He served in the position until he was fired on October 7, 2018. After spending time at the University of Alabama as an analyst, he spent one season as the defensive coordinator of the Florida Atlantic Owls in 2021.