Staff Directory

Mike MacIntyre

Title:
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties

Mike MacIntyre is in his first season at Oregon State in 2026 as defensive coordinator and safeties coach, arriving in Corvallis with 33 years of collegiate coaching experience — including head coaching stints at Florida International, Colorado and San Jose State — and Consensus National Coach of the Year honors on his résumé.

MacIntyre came to Oregon State after serving as senior defensive analyst at Mississippi State in 2025. He previously spent three seasons as head coach at Florida International from 2022-24 and has been a defensive coordinator at Memphis, Ole Miss, Duke and Temple.

Coaching Highlights
• Named Consensus National Coach of the Year in 2016 after leading Colorado to a 10-4 record and the Pac-12 South Division title — the program’s first winning season since 2005
• Named the Grant Teaff National Coach of the Year in 2012 after guiding San Jose State to a 10-2 record and the program’s first appearance in the final BCS rankings (No. 24)
• Named the AFCA FBS Assistant Coach of the Year in 2009 as defensive coordinator at Duke
• Nominated for the Broyles Award in 2019 as Ole Miss’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach after leading a defense that improved nearly 40 spots in the national rankings from the previous season
• Directed a Memphis defense in 2021 that led the American Athletic Conference in defensive touchdowns and ranked among the national leaders in turnovers gained, interceptions and red zone defense
• Led historic turnarounds at both Colorado (inheriting a 1-11 program and producing a 10-4 season with a Pac-12 South title by his fourth year) and San Jose State (going from 1-12 in his first season to 10-2 by 2012)
• Coached Florida International wide receiver Eric Rivers to become the first-ever All-American in program history
• Mentored several NFL defensive backs, including five-time Pro Bowler Roy Williams, and served on Dallas Cowboys staffs under Bill Parcells that reached the NFL playoffs in 2003 and 2006

Coaching Career
• Oregon State (2026-present) — Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
• Mississippi State (2025) — Senior Defensive Analyst
• Florida International (2022-24) — Head Coach
• Memphis (2020-21) — Defensive Coordinator
• Ole Miss (2019) — Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
• Colorado (2013-18) — Head Coach
• San Jose State (2010-12) — Head Coach
• Duke (2008-09) — Defensive Coordinator
• New York Jets (2007) — Defensive Backs
• Dallas Cowboys (2003-06) — Defensive Backs
• Ole Miss (1999-2002) — Wide Receivers (1999-2000); Defensive Backs (2001-02)
• Temple (1997-98) — Defensive Coordinator
• UT Martin (1993-96) — Defensive Coordinator
• Davidson (1992) — Defensive Coordinator

Playing Career & Education
• Two-year letterwinner at Georgia Tech (1987-88) as a free safety and punt returner under head coach Bobby Ross
• Previously spent two seasons at Vanderbilt (1984-85), playing for his father, George MacIntyre, who was the Commodores’ head coach from 1979-85
• Bachelor’s degree in business management from Georgia Tech (1989); master’s degree in education with an emphasis on sports management from Georgia (1991)

Personal
MacIntyre and his wife, Trisha, have three children: Jennifer, Jay and Jonston.