Coaches / Position coach / Mike Dawson
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not coaching now
Rating73recent
Peak77best 5 yrs
Career73whole career
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Mike Dawson
Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Edge · UCF
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here3
Programs2
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive line
Rating73Peak77
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCF | Defensive line | 79 | +2.8 | 0.868 | 0.69 |
| 2024 | UCF | Defensive line | 79 | +3.5 | — | 0.60 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | Defensive line | 77 | -4.3 | 0.871 | 0.11 |
| 2021 | Nebraska | Special teams | 52 | -20.8 | 0.864 | -0.95 |
| 2021 | Nebraska | Defensive line | 76 | -2.2 | 0.864 | 0.17 |
| 2020 | Nebraska | Defensive line | 72 | +2.7 | 0.883 | 0.34 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | Defensive line | 72 | +0.7 | 0.881 | 0.21 |
| 2017 | UCF | Defensive line | 79 | -1.6 | 0.837 | 0.17 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.