Mike Minter facts for kids
Minter in 2006
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| Current position | |
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| Title | Defensive analyst |
| Team | Western Michigan |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 15, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1996 | Nebraska |
| 1997–2006 | Carolina Panthers |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | First Assembly Christian |
| 2011 | Johnson C. Smith (AHC/ST) |
| 2012 | Liberty (ST) |
| 2013–2023 | Campbell |
| 2024–present | Western Michigan (DA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–66 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Michael Christopher Minter (born January 15, 1974) is an American college football coach and a former football player. He is currently a defensive analyst for Western Michigan University, a role he has held since 2024. Before this, he was the head football coach at Campbell University for eleven seasons. Minter also played professionally as a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for ten years, from 1997 to 2006, with the Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was chosen by the Panthers in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.
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Early Life and College Football
Minter grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma, and went to Lawton High School. He was a star player in both football and basketball. In football, he played as a running back and free safety. During his senior year, he led the state in rushing yards with 1,589 and scored 21 touchdowns. He was also good at basketball, averaging 21 points per game.
After high school, Minter went to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was part of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football teams that won national championships in 1994 and 1995. In his first year, he played as a backup safety and made 21 tackles.
During his second year, he started as a free safety but got injured, which kept him out for the rest of the season. In 1995, he played a very important role as the starting strong safety for the team that won its second national championship in a row. He made 53 tackles and had two interceptions that year. This earned him a spot on the All-Big Eight second-team. In his final college season, Minter played safety for most of the games before moving to linebacker. He had 51 tackles and five interceptions, earning him All-Big 12 first-team honors.
Professional Football Career
Minter was picked by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft. He quickly became a starter in his first year and stayed in that position until he retired. In his rookie season, he had 83 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
In 1998, Minter missed ten games due to a serious infection after knee surgery. After that, he started almost every game for the Panthers, except for two games in 2001 due to another injury. In 2003, Minter played in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. He had a career-high 18 tackles in that game, even though he broke his left foot in the third quarter. He kept playing despite the injury.
Over his ten years in the NFL, all with the Panthers, Minter made 790 tackles. He also had 15 interceptions and scored 4 defensive touchdowns. He holds team records for games started (141) and consecutive starts (94).
Minter announced his retirement from professional football on August 7, 2007. He decided to retire early because of ongoing problems with his knees.
Life After Playing Football
After his NFL career, Mike Minter became a football coach. He coached for three seasons at First Assembly Christian School in Concord, North Carolina, where his teams won two state championships.
In 2011, he worked as an assistant coach at Johnson C. Smith University. In January 2012, he became the special teams coach at Liberty University.
On November 26, 2012, Minter was named the head football coach at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. He coached the Campbell Fighting Camels for eleven seasons. In 2024, he became a defensive analyst for Western Michigan University.
Coaching Record in College Football
Campbell Fighting Camels (2013–2017)
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Campbell Fighting Camels (Pioneer Football League) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Campbell | 3–9 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | Campbell | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015 | Campbell | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Campbell | 5–5 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Campbell | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd |
Campbell Fighting Camels (2018–2019) |
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| Campbell Fighting Camels (Big South Conference) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Campbell | 6–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Campbell | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th |
Campbell Fighting Camels (2020) |
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| Campbell Fighting Camels (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2020) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Campbell | 0–4 |
Campbell Fighting Camels (2021–2022) |
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| Campbell Fighting Camels (Big South Conference) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Campbell | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 2022 | Campbell | 5–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd |
Campbell Fighting Camels (2023) |
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| Campbell Fighting Camels (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Campbell | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Campbell: | 49–66 | 29–41 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–66 | ||||||||
