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Mike White 
White in 2007 Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born January 4, 1936 Place of birth Berkeley, California Playing career 1955–1957 California Position(s) End, halfback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1958–1963
1964–1971
1972–1977
1978–1979
1980–1987
1990–1994
1995–1996
1997–1999California (assistant)
Stanford (assistant)
California
San Francisco 49ers (assistant)
Illinois
Los Angeles Raiders (assistant)
Oakland Raiders
St. Louis Rams (assistant)Head coaching record Overall 82–71–4 (college)
15–17 (NFL)Bowls 0–3 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 1 Pac-8 (1975)
1 Big Ten (1983)Awards Sporting News College Football COY (1983)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1983)
Big Ten Coach of the Year (1983)Michael Kavanaugh White (born January 4, 1936) is former American football player and coach. He has 16 years experience as a head coach, including stints at the University of California, Berkeley (1972–1977), the University of Illinois (1980–1987) and the Oakland Raiders of the NFL (1995–1996).
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College coaching career
During his college coaching career, White was twice named National Coach of the Year, first in 1975 where he coached a team led by Joe Roth, Chuck Muncie and Wesley Walker to the Pac-8 co-championship.
White moved to the University of Illinois in 1980. He succeeded Gary Moeller, who in three seasons at Illinois finished no higher than eighth in the Big Ten Conference. White quickly turned around the Illinois football program, posting a winning season in only his second year. In 1982, Illinois went to the Liberty Bowl, the school's first bowl appearance since the 1964 Rose Bowl. The 1982 Liberty Bowl was also notable as the final game coached by University of Alabama head coach Bear Bryant. In 1983, Illinois won its first Big Ten title in 20 years with an overall record of 10–1, including a 9–0 conference record, and played in the 1984 Rose Bowl. It also marked the first time since 1967 that neither Michigan nor Ohio State won at least a share of the conference title. White was honored for his team's achievements by being named UPI Coach of the Year. The 1983 Illinois team is the only team in Big Ten history to beat each of the other conference teams in a single season, an achievement made possible by the fact that rarely in conference history have teams played all the other teams in a season. White also led the Fighting Illini to the 1985 Peach Bowl, which they lost to Army 31–29. In eight seasons at Illinois, White's teams had a combined record of 47–41–3, for a winning percentage of .533. Along the way, White coached future NFL quarterbacks Dave Wilson, Tony Eason, and Jack Trudeau, and record-setting wide receiver David Williams.
NFL coaching career
White's years as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders are best recalled for the team's collapse in the 1995 season, when the 8–2 Raiders went into a nosedive, losing their final six games to finish 8–8 and out of the playoffs. Following a 7-9 record in 1996, White was fired by the Raiders on Christmas Eve, being given the news by Bruce Allen though Al Davis was involved in the decision.[1] It is likely that the call was made in the morning, allowing White's family to enjoy Christmas Eve. White was on the coaching staff of the Rams 1997-1999, including a Super Bowl victory at the conclusion of the '99 season. White later served as the Director of Football Administration for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Personal and later life
White a member of The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Since 2006, White has served as Camp Blue's manager at the Lair of the Golden Bear, a family camp run by the Cal Alumni Association.
Head coaching record
College
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° California Golden Bears (Pacific-10 Conference) (1972–1977) 1972 California 3–8 3–4 5th 1973 California 4–7 2–5 T–5th 1974 California 7–3–1 4–2–1 T–3rd 1975 California 8–3 6–1 T–1st 15 14 1976 California 5–6 3–4 T–4th 1977 California 8–3 4–3 5th California: 35–30–1 21–20–1 Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1980–1987) 1980 Illinois 3–7–1 3–5 T–6th 1981 Illinois 7–4 6–3 T–3rd 1982 Illinois 7–5 6–3 4th L Liberty 1983 Illinois 10–2 9–0 1st L Rose 10 10 1984 Illinois 7–4 6–3 T–2nd 1985 Illinois 6–5–1 5–2–1 3rd L Peach 1986 Illinois 4–7 3–5 T–6th 1987 Illinois 3–7–1 2–5–1 8th Illinois: 47–41–3 40–26–2 Total: 82–71–4 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
- ^ Schapiro, Washington Post, Dec. 25, 1996
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California Golden Bears head football coaches No team (1882–1884) • Oscar S. Howard (1885–1886) • No coach (1887) • No team (1888) • No coach (1889–1891) • Lee McClung (1892) • William Heffelfinger (1893) • Charles O. Gill (1894) • Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) • Charles Nott (1897) • Garrett Cochran (1898–1899) • Addison Kelly (1900) • Frank Simpson (1901) • James Whipple (1902–1903) • James Hopper (1904) • J. W. Knibbs (1905) • No team (1906–1914) • James Schaeffer (1915) • Andy Smith (1916–1925) • Nibs Price (1926–1930) • Bill Ingram (1931–1934) • Stub Allison (1935–1944) • Buck Shaw (1945) • Frank Wickhorst (1946) • Pappy Waldorf (1947–1956) • Pete Elliott (1957–1959) • Marv Levy (1960–1963) • Ray Willsey (1964–1971) • Mike White (1972–1977) • Roger Theder (1978–1981) • Joe Kapp (1982–1986) • Bruce Snyder (1987–1991) • Keith Gilbertson (1992–1995) • Steve Mariucci (1996) • Tom Holmoe (1997–2001) • Jeff Tedford (2002– )
Illinois Fighting Illini head football coaches Scott Williams (1890) • Robert Lackey (1891) • Ed Hall (1892–1893) • Louis Vail (1894) • George Huff (1895–1899) • Fred Smith (1900) • Edgar Holt (1901–1902) • George W. Woodruff (1903) • Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal & Clyde Matthews (1904) • Fred Lowenthal (1905) • Justa Lindgren (1906) • Arthur R. Hall (1907–1912) • Robert Zuppke (1913–1941) • Ray Eliot (1942–1959) • Pete Elliott (1960–1966) • Jim Valek (1967–1970) • Bob Blackman (1971–1976) • Gary Moeller (1977–1979) • Mike White (1980–1987) • John Mackovic (1988–1991) • Lou Tepper (1991–1996) • Ron Turner (1997–2004) • Ron Zook (2005– )
Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders head coaches Eddie Erdelatz (1960–1961) • Marty Feldman (1961–1962) • Red Conkright (1962) • Al Davis (1963–1965) • John Rauch (1966–1968) • John Madden (1969–1978) • Tom Flores (1979–1987) • Mike Shanahan (1988–1989) • Art Shell (1989–1994) • Mike White (1995–1996) • Joe Bugel (1997) • Jon Gruden (1998–2001) • Bill Callahan (2002–2003) • Norv Turner (2004–2005) • Art Shell (2006) • Lane Kiffin (2007–2008) • Tom Cable (2008–2010) • Hue Jackson (2011– )
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year winners 1963: Royal | 1964: Broyles | 1965: Daugherty | 1966: Parseghian | 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Royal | 1970: Ralston | 1971: Fairbanks | 1972: McKay | 1973: Switzer | 1974: Claiborne | 1975: Bellard | 1976: Majors | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Rogers | 1979: Mackovic | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Fry | 1982: MacIntyre | 1983: White | 1984: Wacker | 1985: Schembechler | 1986: Cooper | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: No Award | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Erickson | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Snyder | 1997: Price | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: J. Jones | 2000: Erickson | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Meyer | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Grobe | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winners 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Schembechler | 1970: Blackman | 1971: Devaney | 1972: Paterno | 1973: Majors | 1974: Switzer | 1975: Kush | 1976: Burns | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Powers | 1979: Mackovic | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Sherrill | 1982: Stovall | 1983: White | 1984: Morrison | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Johnson | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Nehlen | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: B. Bowden | 1992: Stallings | 1993: T. Bowden | 1994: Paterno | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Br. Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Bi. Snyder | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Ferentz | 2003: Stoops | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Schiano | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
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