Michael Charles Leach was an American college football coach who primarily coached at the NCAA Division I FBS level. Nicknamed "the Pirate", he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time co
Leach in 2012
Leach, shown on the left, made a U.S. Navy air traffic controller an honorary team captain for the 2004 Holiday Bowl
Leach during the 2012 season
The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents Mississippi State University in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegi
Mike Leach (American football coach)
…he coached at Washington State University from 2012 to 2019, where he recorded the third-most wins of any coach in school history. He then coached at Mississippi State University from 2020 until his death in 2022. Leach was known for directing offenses using lots of passing to several receivers, in a spread system known as the…
Head coach Sylvester Croom
Cotton District Starkville, MS