Mike O'Cain
American football player and coach (born 1954)
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Mike O'Cain (born July 20, 1954) is a former American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State University from 1993 to 1999, compiling a record of 41–40. O'Cain played football as a quarterback and punter at Clemson University from 1974 to 1976.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1954 |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1976 | Clemson |
| Positions | Quarterback, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977 | Clemson (GA) |
| 1978–1980 | The Citadel (RB) |
| 1981–1984 | Murray State (assistant) |
| 1985 | East Carolina (AHC) |
| 1986–1992 | NC State (QB) |
| 1993–1999 | NC State |
| 2000 | North Carolina (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2003 | Clemson (QB) |
| 2004 | Clemson (OC/QB) |
| 2006–2012 | Virginia Tech (QB) |
| 2013 | James Madison (OC/QB) |
| 2014–2017 | East Tennessee State (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–40 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
O'Cain was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the East Tennessee State University football team from 2014 to 2017.[2][3] He was the offensive coordinator at James Madison University in 2013, and served as quarterbacks coach at Virginia Tech from the 2006 to the 2012.[4][5]
Coaching career
Prior to joining Frank Beamer's staff at Virginia Tech, O'Cain was the offensive coordinator at Clemson University. Under O'Cain, Clemson had ranked nationally among the top offenses in the NCAA. He has also served as an assistant coach at Murray State University, Virginia Tech, East Carolina University, and North Carolina State University. He was promoted to the head coaching position at NC State, and compiled a 41–40 record from 1993 to 1999. While with the Wolfpack, he recruited Philip Rivers, although he did not coach him.
Broadcasting career
Immediately prior to assuming his role at Virginia Tech, O'Cain served as the color commentator for Hokie Playback, a rebroadcast of Virginia Tech's home football games.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1993–1999) | |||||||||
| 1993 | NC State | 7–5 | 4–4 | 5th | L Hall of Fame | ||||
| 1994 | NC State | 9–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Peach | 17 | 17 | ||
| 1995 | NC State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | NC State | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1997 | NC State | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1998 | NC State | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | L MicronPC | ||||
| 1999 | NC State | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| NC State: | 41–40 | 26–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–40 | ||||||||
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