Avante Mitchell
American football coach (born 1979)
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Avante Mitchell (born c. December 1979) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Olivet Nazarene University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Lawrence Technological University from 2020 to 2023.[2][3] He was the interim head football coach for Concordia University Ann Arbor in 2012.[4] He also coached for Taylor and Northwood.[5]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Olivet Nazarene |
| Conference | MSFA |
| Record | 12–8 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 1979 (age 46) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Wayne State University Northwood University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011 | Concordia (MI) (LB/DL) |
| 2012 | Concordia (MI) (interim HC) |
| 2013–2015 | Taylor (DC/ST) |
| 2016–2018 | Northwood (DB) |
| 2019 | Lawrence Tech (DC) |
| 2020–2023 | Lawrence Tech |
| 2024–present | Olivet Nazarene |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–37 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Cardinals (Mid-States Football Association) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Concordia | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th (MEL) | |||||
| Concordia: | 0–9 | 0–5 | |||||||
| Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (Mid-States Football Association) (2020–2023) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Lawrence Tech | 0–2 | 0–1 | 6th (MEL) | |||||
| 2021 | Lawrence Tech | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th (MEL) | |||||
| 2022 | Lawrence Tech | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th (MEL) | |||||
| 2023 | Lawrence Tech | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th (MEL) | |||||
| Lawrence Tech: | 13–20 | 7–15 | |||||||
| Olivet Nazarene Tigers (Mid-States Football Association) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Olivet Nazarene | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd (MWL) | |||||
| 2025 | Olivet Nazarene | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th (MWL) | |||||
| 2026 | Olivet Nazarene | 0–0 | 0–0 | (MWL) | |||||
| Olivet Nazarene: | 12–8 | 6–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–37 | ||||||||
