Mike Canales
Mike Canales went 3–9 as a head coach, 2010–2015, at North Texas. Share
- Record
- 3–9 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2010 3–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | North Texas interim, final 5 games | 2–3 | T–6th | |||
| 2011–14: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2015 | North Texas interim, final 7 games | 1–6 | 6th (West) | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| At home | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| On the road | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 3–9 | 25% |
His own 12 games on file, 2010–2015, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentuckyseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Middle Tennesseeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| UTSAseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Marshallseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| UL Monroeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Tennesseeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | BYU | Graduate assistant | |
| 1987–94 | Snow | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1995 | Pacific (CA) | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1996–2000 | South Florida | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2001–02 | NC State | Passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2003 | New York Jets NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2004–05 | Arizona | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2006 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2007–08 | South Florida | Passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2009 | South Florida | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2010 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2010 | North Texas | Interim head coach | |
| 2011–15 | North Texas | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2015 | North Texas | Interim head coach | |
| 2016 | Utah State | Assistant head coach and running backs and tight ends coach | |
| 2017 | Tennessee | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2018–20 | UTEP | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2021 | Maryland | Analyst | |
| 2022 | Bethune-Cookman | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2023–25 | Southeastern | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2026–present | Peru State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Chuck SheltonPacific
- Jim LeavittSouth Florida
- Chuck AmatoNC State
- Herm EdwardsNew York Jets
- Mike StoopsArizona
- Todd DodgeNorth Texas
- Dan McCarneyNorth Texas
- Matt WellsUtah State
- Brady HokeTennessee
- Butch JonesTennessee
- Dana DimelUTEP
- and 1 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Nick QuartaroDrake, Fordham
- Kevin PatrickSouth Florida
Worked under (13)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1985–86 | Graduate assistant | |
| Chuck Shelton | Pacific | 1995 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Jim Leavitt | South Florida | 1997–2009 | 1997–2009: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2007–08: passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Chuck Amato | NC State | 2001–02 | Passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Herm Edwards | New York Jets NFL | 2003 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Mike Stoops | Arizona | 2004–06 | 2004–05: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2006: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Todd Dodge | North Texas | 2010 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Dan McCarney | North Texas | 2011–15 | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Matt Wells | Utah State | 2016 | Assistant head coach and running backs and tight ends coach | |
| Brady Hoke | Tennessee | 2017 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Butch Jones | Tennessee | 2017 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Dana Dimel | UTEP | 2018–20 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Locksley | Maryland | 2021 | Analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Quartaro | North Texas, 2010: assistant head coach and wide receivers coach; 2015: assistant head coach and tight ends coach | Drake, Fordham | |
| Kevin Patrick | North Texas, 2015: defensive line coach | South Florida |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary DeLoach | North Texas, 2010: defensive coordinator | |
| Chris Cosh | North Texas, 2015: defensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | North Texas | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $15,833 | $191,100 USA Today | |
| 2014 | North Texas | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $15,833 | $190,300 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.