Mike Swider

Mike Swider
Biographical details
Born (1955-05-26) May 26, 1955
Illinois, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977Indiana (GA)
1978–1984Westminster HS (GA)
1985–1996Wheaton (IL) (DC)
1996–2019Wheaton (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall209–52
Tournaments15–10 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
9 CCIW (2000, 2002–2004, 2006, 2012, 2014–2015, 2019)
Georgia Class 3A (1978)
Awards
CCIW Coach of the Year (2002, 2002–2003, 2006, 2014–2015, 2019)

Mike Swider (born May 26, 1955) is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois from 1996 to 2019. Swider's Wheaton teams won nine conference titles and made 10 appearances in the NCAA Division III Football Championship. In each of their first five appearances, they were eliminated from the tournament by Larry Kehres's Mount Union Purple Raiders.

Swider's coaching record at Wheaton was 209–52. He had the most wins and highest winning percentage (.801) of any coach in program history. Swider announced his retirement on December 10, 2019.