{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1964)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Mike Simmonds | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Offensive line coach | current_team = Indiana State | current_conference = MVFC | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|5|9}} | birth_place = Belleville, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Belleville (IL) West<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maroons' offense steamrolls Althoff|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/767078197/?match=1&terms=%22Mike%20Simmonds%22|access-date=2024-12-16|website=The Belleville News-Democrat|language=en-US}}</ref><br>Indiana State University | player_years1 = 1983–1986 | player_team1 = Indiana State | player_years2 = 1987–1989 | player_team2 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers | player_years3 = 1990 | player_team3 = San Diego Chargers | coach_years1 = 1991–1997 | coach_team1 = Hillsborough HS (FL) (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1998–2005 | coach_team2 = Jefferson HS (FL) | coach_years3 = 2006 | coach_team3 = South Florida (GA) | coach_years4 = 2007–2009 | coach_team4 = South Florida (OL) | coach_years5 = 2010 | coach_team5 = Indiana State (OL) | coach_years6 = 2011–2015 | coach_team6 = North Texas (OL) | coach_years7 = 2016 | coach_team7 = Eastern Illinois (OL) | coach_years8 = 2017 | coach_team8 = Northern Iowa (OL) | coach_years9 = 2018–2023 | coach_team9 = UTEP (OL) | coach_years10 = 2024–present | coach_team10 = Indiana State (OL) | overall_record = 75–29 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Mike Simmonds''' (born May 9, 1964) is an American college football coach and former professional player who is the offensive line coach for Indiana State, a position he has held since 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Simmonds - Football Coach |url=https://gosycamores.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mike-simmonds/1081 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Indiana State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He played as a guard in the National Football League (NFL).
Simmonds played collegiately for the Indiana State Sycamores.<ref name="gosycamores.com">{{cite web|url=http://gosycamores.com/hof.aspx?hof=117|title=GoSycamores.com - Official Site of Indiana State Athletics|website=gosycamores.com}}</ref> He was selected in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He spent three seasons there, he was activated from the practice squad for 5 games during the 1989 season. He spent one season on the San Diego Chargers practice squad.<ref name="unipanthers.com">{{cite web|url=http://unipanthers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=596|title=University of Northern Iowa Athletics - 2017 Football Coaching Staff|website=unipanthers.com}}</ref>
He began his coaching career at Hillsborough High in Tampa before moving to Jefferson High as a head coach, during his seven-year tenure (1998–2005), his team reached the Florida High School Championship game three times (1998, 2002, 2004).<ref name="unipanthers.com"/><ref name="gosycamores.com"/>
He started his college coaching career in 2005.
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==External links== *[http://unipanthers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=596 Northern Iowa] *[https://gosycamores.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mike-simmonds/1081 Indiana State]
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