Mike London
Mike London went 107–94 as a head coach, 2008–2026, at Richmond, Virginia, Howard and William & Mary. Share
12 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2008–09 at Richmond; 2017–18 at Howard; 2019–26 at William & Mary. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 107–94 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2011 8–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Richmond * | 13–3 | 3rd (South) | NCAA Division I Championship W | 1 | |
| 2009 | Richmond * | 11–2 | 1st (South) | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals L | 5 | |
| 2010 | Virginia | 4–8 | T–5th (Coastal) | |||
| 2011 | Virginia | 8–5 | T–2nd (Coastal) | Chick-fil-A Bowl L | ||
| 2012 | Virginia | 4–8 | 6th (Coastal) | |||
| 2013 | Virginia | 2–10 | 7th (Coastal) | |||
| 2014 | Virginia | 5–7 | 7th (Coastal) | |||
| 2015 | Virginia | 4–8 | 6th (Coastal) | |||
| 2016: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2017 | Howard * | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 2018 | Howard * | 4–6 | T–4th | |||
| 2019 | William & Mary * | 5–7 | T–9th | |||
| 2020 | William & Mary * | 1–2 | 3rd (South) | |||
| 2021 | William & Mary * | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 2022 | William & Mary * | 11–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L | 8 | |
| 2023 | William & Mary * | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 2024 | William & Mary * | 7–5 | T–9th | |||
| 2025 | William & Mary * | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 2026 | William & Mary * | 2–2 | ||||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 15 | 4–11 | 27% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 6–21 | 22% |
| Conference games | 48 | 14–34 | 29% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 15–19 | 44% |
| At home | 43 | 22–21 | 51% |
| On the road | 29 | 5–24 | 17% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 13–3 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 14–43 | 25% |
His own 73 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cutcliffe 2010–2015 | 2–4 | Duke | 6 | |
| Paul Johnson 2010–2015 | 2–4 | Georgia Tech | 6 | |
| Frank Beamer 2010–2015 | 0–6 | Virginia Tech | 6 | |
| Larry Fedora 2011–2015 | 0–5 | Southern Miss, North Carolina | 5 | |
| Al Golden 2011–2014 | 3–1 | Miami | 4 | |
| Jimbo Fisher 2010–2014 | 1–2 | Florida State | 3 | |
| Randy Edsall 2011–2013 | 1–2 | Maryland | 3 |
Mike London’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Miamiseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Georgia Techseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Dukeseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| North Carolinaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Marylandseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Richmondseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Florida Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Richmond | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1991–94 | William & Mary | Defensive line coach | |
| 1995–96 | Richmond | Outside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 1997–2000 | Boston College | Defensive line coach | |
| 2001 | Virginia | Defensive line coach | |
| 2002–04 | Virginia | Defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2005 | Houston Texans NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 2006–07 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| 2008–09 | Richmond | Head coach | |
| 2010–15 | Virginia | Head coach | |
| 2016 | Maryland | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach | |
| 2017–18 | Howard | Head coach | |
| 2019–present | William & Mary | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim MarshallRichmond
- Jimmye LaycockWilliam & Mary
- Jim ReidRichmond
- Tom O’BrienBoston College
- Al GrohVirginia
- D.J. DurkinMaryland
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mark CarneyKent State
- Mike FaragalliToronto Argonauts
- Russ HuesmanChattanooga, Richmond
- Vincent BrownNorth Carolina A&T
- Vic ShealyAzusa Pacific, Houston Christian
- Gordon SammisUConn
- Jim ReidMassachusetts, Richmond, VMI
- Scott WachenheimVMI
- Jon TenutaGeorgia Tech
- Steve FairchildColorado State
- Tom O’BrienBoston College, NC State
- Mike ArcherLSU
- and 1 more
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Marshall | Richmond | 1989–90 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Jimmye Laycock | William & Mary | 1991–94 | Defensive line coach | |
| Jim Reid | Richmond | 1995–96 | Outside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Tom O’Brien | Boston College | 1997–2000 | Defensive line coach | |
| Al Groh | Virginia | 2001–07 | 2001: defensive line coach; 2002–04: defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator; 2006–07: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| D.J. Durkin | Maryland | 2016 | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (13)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Carney | Richmond, 2008: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Kent State | |
| Mike Faragalli | Richmond, 2008–09: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Virginia, 2010–12: running backs coach | Toronto Argonauts | |
| Russ Huesman | Richmond, 2008: defensive coordinator | Chattanooga, Richmond | |
| Vincent Brown | Richmond, 2008–09: linebackers coach; Virginia, 2010–12: linebackers coach and special teams coordinator; 2013: defensive line coach; Howard, 2017–18: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; William & Mary, 2019–22: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | North Carolina A&T | |
| Vic Shealy | Richmond, 2009: defensive coordinator | Azusa Pacific, Houston Christian | |
| Gordon Sammis | Virginia, 2010–12: graduate assistant; William & Mary, 2019–21: offensive line coach | UConn | |
| Jim Reid | Virginia, 2010–12: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Massachusetts, Richmond, VMI | |
| Scott Wachenheim | Virginia, 2010: tight ends coach; 2011–14: offensive line coach | VMI | |
| Jon Tenuta | Virginia, 2013–14: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 2015: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and safeties coach | Georgia Tech | |
| Steve Fairchild | Virginia, 2013–15: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Colorado State | |
| Tom O’Brien | Virginia, 2013–14: AHC-O and tight ends coach | Boston College, NC State | |
| Mike Archer | Virginia, 2014: safeties coach; 2015: assistant head coach and linebackers coach | LSU | |
| Brennan Marion | Howard, 2017–18: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; William & Mary, 2019: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Sacramento State |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Poindexter | Virginia, 2010–13 | |
| Bill Lazor | Virginia, 2010–12: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Chris Beatty | Virginia, 2015: assistant head coach and running backs coach | |
| Ras-I Dowling | Howard, 2017: defensive quality control; 2018: cornerbacks coach; William & Mary, 2019: cornerbacks coach; 2020–22: defensive backs coach; 2023–26: co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Christian Taylor | William & Mary, 2020–23: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Billy Parker | William & Mary, 2023: safeties coach and nickels coach | |
| Winston October | William & Mary, 2025–26: offensive 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 | Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $715,000 | $3,198,400 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $715,000 | $2,303,599 USA Today | |
| 2013 | Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $715,000 | $2,189,703 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2012 | Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $715,000 | $2,556,460 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2011 | Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $715,000 | $1,794,679 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2010 | Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $715,000 | $1,780,000 USA Today via Leeds |
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.
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
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.
How he coached
London’s teams went for it on 21% of fourth downs and on 36% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 52% of plays and took 23.2 seconds a play, 2010–2015.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 12 g | 28 of 94 30% | 55% | 54% | 19.9 | 0.00 | |
| 2011 13 g | 22 of 109 20% | 39% | 48% | 23.3 | −0.06 | |
| 2012 12 g | 27 of 109 25% | 37% | 56% | 23.6 | −0.08 | |
| 2013 12 g | 22 of 127 17% | 25% | 52% | 20.9 | −0.11 | |
| 2014 12 g | 17 of 104 16% | 36% | 51% | 25.0 | −0.09 | |
| 2015 12 g | 15 of 90 17% | 31% | 52% | 26.5 | +0.03 | |
| All 73 g | 131 of 633 21% | 36% | 52% | 23.2 | −0.05 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.