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| current_team   = South Carolina Gamecocks
| position       = [[Offensive coordinator]]
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| birth_place    = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
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| high_school    = [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County)|Christopher Columbus]] {{nowrap|([[Miami|Miami, Florida]])}}
| college        = [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]
| draftyear      = 1987
| draftround     = 12
| draftpick      = 313
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*  [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{nfly|1987}})
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* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{nfly|1988}}–{{nfly|1990}})<br>Offensive assistant
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{nfly|1991}}–{{nfly|1992}})<br>Coaches' assistant
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{nfly|1993}}–{{nfly|1995}})<br>Tight ends coach
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{nfly|1996}}–{{nfly|1999}})<br>Offensive coordinator
* Miami Dolphins ({{nfly|2000}}–{{nfly|2002}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (2003–2006)<br>Head coach
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{nfly|2007}}–{{nfly|2010}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{nfly|2011}}–{{nfly|2012}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* Carolina Panthers ({{nfly|2013}}–{{nfly|2017}})<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[New York Giants]] ({{nfly|2018}}–{{nfly|2019}})<br>Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{nfly|2020}}–{{nfly|2021}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{nfly|2022}}–{{nfly|2023}})<br>Senior offensive assistant
* [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]  (2024)<br> Senior offensive assistant
* South Carolina (2025–present)<br>Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
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'''Mike Shula''' (born June 3, 1965) is an [[American football]] coach who is the [[offensive coordinator]] for the [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]]. He played [[college football]] as a [[quarterback]] for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] and was the school's head coach from 2003 to 2006. He was the [[offensive coordinator]] for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] from 1996 to 1999, the [[Carolina Panthers]] from 2013 to 2017, and the [[New York Giants]] from 2018 to 2019.

== Early life ==
Shula was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] on June 3, 1965. He is the son of [[Don Shula]], the NFL's all-time winningest coach, and the younger brother of [[Dave Shula]]. Shula attended high school at [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida)|Christopher Columbus High School]], in [[Miami, Florida]], where he won all-state honors and led his team to the state championship game in December 1982, where they lost to  a powerful Pensacola Woodham High team that finished ranked No 2 in the Nation. He enrolled at the [[University of Alabama]], where he started at [[quarterback]] for three seasons and graduated with a degree in [[labor relations]] in 1989.

== Playing career ==
Shula's football career started with the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Crimson Tide]], where he was the starting quarterback from [[1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1984]] to [[1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1986]]. The team's record during these three seasons was {{nowrap|{{winning percentage|24|11|1|record=y}},}} with wins in the [[1985 Aloha Bowl|Aloha Bowl]] and the [[1986 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]], plus key victories over [[1985 USC Trojans football team|USC]], [[1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] and [[1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]. Despite a lack of overwhelming athletic ability or a particularly strong arm, Shula was known for his gutsy performances in big games. He engineered last-minute comebacks against rival [[1985 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] in the 1985 [[Iron Bowl]], and [[1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]].

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After graduating from Alabama, Shula was selected in the 12 round as the 313st overall pick of the [[1987 NFL draft]] by the [[1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], but he saw little playing time in 1987, his only season in the NFL.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==

=== Early career ===
Shula has served in assistant coaching positions in the NFL, twice with the [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nbc6.net/sports/10765893/detail.html| title=Dolphins look at Shula as head coach candidate| publisher=[[WTVJ|NBC 6]]| date=January 16, 2007| access-date=September 11, 2008| quote=He has spent 15 years as an NFL assistant, most recently in 2000-02 as Miami's quarterbacks coach.}}</ref> plus stints with the [[Chicago Bears]] and the Buccaneers, where he was [[offensive coordinator]] from 1996 to 1999. As offensive coordinator under [[Tony Dungy]] with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], the team enjoyed success and narrowly missed the [[Super Bowl]] after losing the NFC Championship Game against eventual Super Bowl champion [[St. Louis Rams]].  Following that 1999 NFC Championship Game, he was fired as offensive coordinator after the Bucs finished no higher than 22nd in total offense during his tenure.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sptimes.com/2002/01/15/Sports/The_Tony_Dungy_file.shtml| title=The Tony Dungy file| newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]| date=January 15, 2002| access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> After his firing from Tampa, Shula went on to be the quarterbacks coach of the [[Miami Dolphins]] from 2000 to 2002, then left to become the head coach of the University of Alabama football team.

=== Alabama ===
Shula was hired as head coach at [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] in May 2003 after the termination of [[Mike Price]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E4D6173FF93AA35756C0A9659C8B63| title=Alabama decides to hire Mike Shula as its coach| newspaper=[[New York Times]]| date=May 9, 2003| access-date=September 11, 2008 | first=Judy | last=Battista}}</ref><ref name="Price fired">{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2003 |title=Alabama fires coach Price for 'questionable conduct' |url=http://static.espn.go.com/ncf/news/2003/0503/1548767.html |access-date=March 10, 2009 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> At the time of his arrival, the program was in great turmoil despite a 10–3 record the previous year. In that year, the program had been hammered by [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] sanctions, and lost [[Dennis Franchione]] to [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]],<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2002/12/05/franchione_am/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030529093906/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2002/12/05/franchione_am/| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 29, 2003| title=Texas A&M hires Dennis Franchione| magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]| date=December 5, 2002| access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> and subsequently fired [[Mike Price]] due to his off-field actions.<ref name="Price fired" /> At the time, he was the second-youngest coach in all of [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I-A]] football, at age 38. He was hired on a six-year, $5.4&nbsp;million contract.<ref name="NYT" />

'''[[2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2003]]''' – With the loss of several players from the 2002 team, and an offense that was not fully installed due to time constraints, Alabama suffered through a 4–9 season in 2003. The season was marked by close losses and fourth quarter collapses. In games decided by one score or less, Alabama was 0–6 on the season. Alabama lost overtime games to [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] and [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]], and generally seemed to be close but not close enough to breaking through virtually all season.

'''[[2004 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2004]]''' – The 2004 season got off to a quick start with Alabama quickly moving to 3–0 with blowout wins over Middle Tennessee, Mississippi, and Western Carolina. However, against Western Carolina, star quarterback [[Brodie Croyle]] tore his right [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]] on a pass attempt, ending his season.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=242620333| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040925000911/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=242620333| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 25, 2004| title=Croyle sustains season-ending injury to right knee| publisher=ESPN| date=September 18, 2004| access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> The injury effectively marked the beginning of the end for the 2004 season. The offense sputtered the rest of the way while suffering even more injuries to several other key players. Starting tailback Ray Hudson suffered a season ending knee injury three weeks later against Kentucky, and starting fullback Tim Castille also suffered a season ending knee injury the following week in the fourth quarter against Tennessee. Backup quarterback Marc Guillon and backup tailback [[Kenneth Darby]] were also sidelined due to injuries. Alabama hobbled down the stretch to finish the year 6–6. By the time of the [[Iron Bowl]], the Crimson Tide had a third-string quarterback, with a fourth-string tailback, two true freshman wide receivers, and a true freshman tight end. The season was, like the year before, marred by close losses. Shula did, however, lead Alabama to its first bowl game since the 2001 season, with a berth in the [[2004 Music City Bowl]] against the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gophers]]. Alabama lost the game after the third-string quarterback Spencer Pennington sailed a pass over the head of [[Tyrone Prothro]], who was open in the back of the endzone, and failed to convert on a 4th-and-5.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243660135| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118024832/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243660135| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 18, 2005| title=Minnesota overcomes second-ranked 'Bama defense| publisher=ESPN| date=December 31, 2004| access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref>

'''[[2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2005]]''' – The 2005 season would see fortunes turn around for Shula and his Alabama team. Despite a catastrophic leg injury suffered by star [[wide receiver]] [[Tyrone Prothro]], Alabama went 10–2 with a victory in the [[2006 Cotton Bowl Classic]] over the [[Mike Leach (American football coach)|Mike Leach]]-led [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Red Raiders]]. The season included blowout wins over [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] and [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]], and also included a 6–3 win in a defensive classic over rival Tennessee. Alabama was ranked third in the nation and in the National Championship chase before losing at home in overtime to [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] and getting blown out by archrival Auburn on the road. The relative success gave Shula his first 10–win season in just his third year as head coach and also extended Alabama's lead in respect to having the most 10–win seasons of any program in the nation. Furthermore, the Cotton Bowl Classic appearance and victory extended Alabama's lead in playing in, and winning, more bowl games than any other major school. The Tide finished the season ranked eighth in the nation.

Following the season, the university gave Shula a contract extension—6 years, $1.8&nbsp;million per year.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2343183| title=Tide bumps Shula's pay to $1.8M under 6-year deal| publisher=ESPN| date=February 24, 2006| access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref>

'''[[2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2006]]''' – Although few expected Alabama to win 10 games again in 2006, expectations generally still called for a solid eight or nine win season. The Tide jumped out of the gate playing well, moving to 3–0 on the heels of clutch kicking and the solid quarterback play of [[John Parker Wilson]]. The team suffered two consecutive losses to the Arkansas Razorbacks and, the eventual national champion, Florida Gators. The Tide struggled the rest of the year, as the offense could not consistently move the ball once inside the red zone, and the defense played below previous standards. The Tide lost to long time rival Tennessee after leading for over fifty minutes. Alabama ended the season by losing their final three games to [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] at home, LSU, and their fifth consecutive Iron Bowl loss to in state rival Auburn, ending with a 6–6 record. On November 26, one week after the Iron Bowl loss, Alabama athletic director [[Mal Moore]] notified Mike Shula that he would not be retained as the University of Alabama's head football coach for the 2007 season.<ref name="fired">{{cite web|url=http://www.tidesports.com/article/20061126/NEWS/61127001/1011 |title=BREAKING NEWS: Shula is out |publisher=TideSports.com |date=November 26, 2006 |access-date=September 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007132213/http://www.tidesports.com/article/20061126/NEWS/61127001/1011 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 }}</ref>   The University of Alabama had to pay Shula $4 million left on his contract after they fired him.

=== Assistant coach ===
On January 16, 2007, the ''Miami Herald'' reported that Shula was a candidate to become the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins. At that point he'd already had two interviews for the job.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2733146 | title=Ex-Alabama coach Shula interviews with Dolphins | agency=Associated Press | publisher=ESPN | date=January 16, 2007 | access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2734355 | title=Dolphins bring in Cameron for second interview| first=Len | last=Pasquarelli | publisher=ESPN | date=January 17, 2007 | access-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> If the job had gone to Shula, he would have obtained the job [[Nick Saban]]—the coach who took over at Alabama—had vacated. However, on January 19, 2007, the Miami Dolphins announced that [[Cam Cameron]], then [[offensive coordinator]] of the [[San Diego Chargers]], had been appointed to the job.

On January 25, 2007, the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] named Shula their quarterbacks coach.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=5813| title=Shula joins Del Rio staff| publisher=Jacksonville Jaguars| last=Ketchman| first=Vic| date=January 26, 2007| access-date=September 27, 2008}}</ref> He oversaw quarterback [[David Garrard]]’s development from becoming a full-time starter in 2007 to making the Pro Bowl in 2009. In Shula's first year with the Jaguars, Garrard ranked third in the NFL with a 102.2 passer rating – an almost 23-point improvement from the previous season – threw an NFL-low three interceptions and established a team record with a 64.0 completion percentage.

On January 21, 2011, the [[Carolina Panthers]] named Shula as their quarterbacks coach. In 2011, he helped quarterback [[Cam Newton]] earn Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year after turning in one of the most prolific rookie seasons in NFL history, passing for 4,051 yards and accounting for 35 total touchdowns. In 2012, under Shula's tutelage, Newton improved on his Rookie-of-the-Year quarterback rating from 2011 with an 86.2 mark while rushing for more than 700 yards for a second straight season. Newton's 7,920 passing yards in the 2011/12 seasons surpassed the previous mark for a player's first two seasons held by Peyton Manning.

On January 18, 2013, the Panthers named Shula their offensive coordinator<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8858189/mike-shula-carolina-panthers-promoted-offensive-coordinator | title=Panthers name Mike Shula new OC | first=Pat | last=Yasinskas | publisher=ESPN | date=January 18, 2013 | access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> replacing [[Rob Chudzinski]], who had been hired as the [[Cleveland Browns]]' head coach. Shula was named Offensive Coordinator of the Year by [[Pro Football Focus]] during the 2015 NFL season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/01/20/pro-pffs-2015-nfl-positional-coaches-of-the-year-awards/|title=PFF News & Analysis &#124; PFF}}</ref>

In the 2015 season, Newton won the [[NFL MVP]] award, and the Panthers reached [[Super Bowl 50]] on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the [[2015 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] by a score of 24–10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201602070den.htm|title=Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016|work=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>

On January 9, 2018, following the Panthers' wild-card playoff loss to the [[New Orleans Saints]], he was released by the Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-part-ways-with-OC-Mike-Shula-QB-coach-Ken-Dorsey/ac55e975-b353-49d1-9b90-4b629efe87e1 |title=Panthers part ways with OC Mike Shula, QB coach Ken Dorsey |access-date=January 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109171303/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-part-ways-with-OC-Mike-Shula-QB-coach-Ken-Dorsey/ac55e975-b353-49d1-9b90-4b629efe87e1 |archive-date=January 9, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On February 13, 2018, Shula was hired by the New York Giants as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nj.com/giants/2018/02/giants_hire_mike_shula_as_offensive_coordinator_wh.html | title=Giants hire Mike Shula as OC &#124; What it means | date=February 13, 2018 }}</ref>

On January 28, 2020, Shula was hired by the Denver Broncos as quarterbacks coach and working again with offensive coordinator [[Pat Shurmur]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web| url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-name-mike-shula-as-quarterbacks-coach | title=Broncos name Mike Shula as quarterbacks coach. | date=January 28, 2020 | access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref>

On March 15, 2022, Shula was hired by Buffalo Bills as Senior Offensive Assistant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bills add Mike Shula to the coaching staff; Eric Washington gets a promotion |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-add-mike-shula-to-the-coaching-staff-eric-washington-gets-a-promotion |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=www.buffalobills.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 6, 2024, Shula was not retained by the Buffalo Bills.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglioccheti |first=Geoff |date=2024-03-06 |title=Report: Bills Not Retaining Offensive Assistant |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-not-retaining-offensive-coach-mike-shula |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills News, Analysis and More |language=en}}</ref>

On March 20, 2024, Shula was hired by South Carolina Gamecocks as Offensive Analyst, and promoted in December 17, 2024 to Offensive Coordinator following Appalachian State's hiring of Dowell Loggains as head coach.  Shula was responsible for developing quarterback Lanorris Sellers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=Gamecocks hire Mike Shula as offensive analyst |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39772069/south-carolina-hires-former-alabama-coach-mike-shula-analyst |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shula is [[Catholic]] and married to Shari Shula.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2006 |title=Shula gone, but homes in limbo |url=http://www.tidesports.com/article/20061202/NEWS/612020340/1011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070616210322/http://www.tidesports.com/article/20061202/NEWS/612020340/1011 |archive-date=June 16, 2007 |access-date=September 11, 2008 |website=TideSports.com}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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 | extrafootnotes = ‡ The NCAA ruled that Alabama must vacate 21 victories (16 during Shula's tenure)<br /> due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions. Alabama's official record was 0–2 (0–2 SEC)<br /> in 2005 and 0–6 (0–6 SEC) in 2006. Shula's official record at Alabama was 10–23 (5–19 SEC).<ref>{{cite news |first=Ian R. |last=Rapoport |title=NCAA will force Alabama to vacate football wins, but not lose future scholarships |url=http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1244708118315750.xml&coll=2 |work=The Birmingham News |date=June 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614073614/http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/birminghamnews/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports%2F1244708118315750.xml&coll=2 |archive-date=June 14, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tommy |last=Deas |title=UA appeal: NCAA abused discretion |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090728/NEWS/907289983?Title=UA-appeal-NCAA-abused-discretion |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=July 28, 2009 |access-date=August 18, 2009}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://gamecocksonline.com/staff/mike-shula/ South Carolina Gamecocks bio]

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