Mike Bloomgren
 Bloomgren at 2018 C-USA Kickoff | |
| Cleveland Browns | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 25, 1977 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Culver–Stockton |
| Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Career: | NCAA: 24–52 (.316) |
Michael Scott Bloomgren (born January 25, 1977) is an American professional football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head football coach at Rice University from 2018 to 2024.[1] Prior to beginning his coaching career, Bloomgren played the tight end position at Culver–Stockton College.
Early life
[edit]Bloomgren prepped at Florida High School in Tallahassee, Florida. He played college football as a tight end at Culver–Stockton College. He graduated from Florida State University magna cum laude with his bachelor's degree in sports management, with a minor in business, in 1999.
During his time at Florida State, he also worked as an undergraduate assistant to the linebackers.
Coaching career
[edit]Alabama
[edit]In 1999, Bloomgren became a graduate assistant at the University of Alabama. While at Alabama, he earned his master's degree in higher education administration with a 4.0 GPA.
Catawba College
[edit]After earning his graduate degree, Bloomgren went on to serve as an assistant at Catawba College from January 2002 to March 2005.
Delta State
[edit]From March 2005 to February 2007, Bloomgren served as the offensive coordinator, offensive line and special teams coach at Delta State University.
New York Jets
[edit]After leaving Delta State in February 2007, Bloomgren had a three-week stint at Texas A&M before accepting an offensive quality control position with the New York Jets. He served in this position under Brian Schottenheimer, and Bill Callahan. In 2009, when Rex Ryan became the head coach of the New York Jets, Bloomgren accepted a position as assistant offensive coordinator.
Stanford
[edit]In 2011, Bloomgren accepted the running game coordinator/offensive line coaching position at Stanford under head coach David Shaw. Bloomgren was promoted to offensive coordinator in January 2013.[2][3][4]
Rice
[edit]On December 5, 2017, it was announced that Bloomgren was hired to replace David Bailiff as the head coach at Rice University.[5] Rice fired Bloomgren on October 27, 2024, after a 2–6 start to the 2024 season. Pete Alamar succeeded him as interim head coach.[6]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]On January 8, 2025, Bloomgren was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their offensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Owls (Conference USA) (2018–2022) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Rice | 2–11 | 1–7 | T–6th (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Rice | 3–9 | 3–5 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2020 | Rice | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2021 | Rice | 4–8 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2022 | Rice | 5–8 | 3–5 | T–7th | L LendingTree | ||||
| Rice Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Rice | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | L First Responder | ||||
| 2024 | Rice | 2–6 | 1–3 | [a] | |||||
| Rice: | 24–52 | 17–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–52 | ||||||||
- ^ Rice fired Bloomgren after 8 games.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rice to hire Stanford offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren as head coach". Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "New York Jets offensive assistant Mike Bloomgren". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ "New York Jets assistant coaches". Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ "Stanford promoted Mike Bloomgren to Offensive Coordinator". Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Sources: Rice to hire Stanford OC Bloomgren". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (October 27, 2024). "Sources: Rice fires HC Bloomgren after 2-6 start". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Russo, Kelsey (January 8, 2025). "Browns announce Mike Bloomgren as new offensive line coach". Cleveland Browns. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1977 births
- Living people
- American football tight ends
- Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches
- Catawba Indians football coaches
- Cleveland Browns coaches
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- Culver–Stockton Wildcats football players
- Delta State Statesmen football coaches
- Florida State Seminoles football coaches
- Florida State University alumni
- New York Jets coaches
- Players of American football from Tallahassee, Florida
- Rice Owls football coaches
- Stanford Cardinal football coaches
- University of Alabama alumni