Mike Landers (American football)

American football coach

Mike LandersCurrent position

Title| Special teams coordinator / defensive line coach
Team| Bentley
Conference| NE-10
Playing career
1994–1995| Georgia Tech
Position(s)| Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998| Wesleyan (assistant)
1999–2003| Bridgewater State (assistant)
2004–2007| Nichols (assistant)
2008–2017| Mount Ida
2018–2019| Framingham State (DC/ST)
2020–2021| Dedham HS (MA) (assistant)
2022| Brockton HS (MA) (assistant)
2023–present| Bentley (ST/DL)
Head coaching record
Overall| 51–63
Tournaments| 0–1 (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

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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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

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1. ^ "Thakkar Announces Coaching Staff for 2023 Season". August 8, 2023. `{{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.

## External links

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* Framingham State profile
* Bentley profile

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Mount Ida Mustangs head football coaches

* John Papas (1999)
* Ed Sweeney (2000–2007)
* Mike Landers (2008–2017)

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