Michael Wilson London Sr. (born October 9, 1960) is the current head football coach for the

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program at the

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. He is a former defensive back and associate head coach and defensive line coach for the

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. Prior to Maryland, London was the head coach of the

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program of the

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. Prior to William & Mary, London was head coach of the

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program at

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A native of the

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area of

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, London played college and pro football as a

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for the

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and

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. He was a

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and

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with the city's street crimes unit before pursuing a coaching career. He has served in various coaching roles with

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, William & Mary,

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, and

, as well as the

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. His most notable roles have come as

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and later

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at the University of Virginia, head coach at Howard University where in 2017 he coached his team to the largest

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upset victory in college football history, and previously as head coach at the

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, where his team won the

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Coaching career

Position coach

First hired as a

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coach at the University of Richmond, Mike London later coached the

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at the

, the

of the

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, and the

, twice. London worked closely with

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defensive end

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while he played for the

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. In an interview with ''

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,'' Long would later say of London, "when you get a coach who matches your intensity and emotion, you can just look at that person and know that at some level that coach is going to be with you through the thick and the thin."

Defensive coordinator

In 2006, London was named by Virginia coach

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as the team's new

to replace Al Golden. Virginia's defense under London was much more aggressive than it was under Golden. Allowing just 289.5 yards per game, the Virginia defense under London gave up fewer yards than any Virginia defense had in the past 27 years. London developed first year defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald, who by the end of the season had more tackles than any other freshman in the country. The next year his defense was perhaps even better given the scope of the UVA football program. A highlight of this season was when Virginia was scheduled to play the

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in the last game ever in the legendary

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. The Virginia defense, under the supervision of London, dominated the 'Canes and Virginia won, 48–0. It was Miami's worst loss at the Orange Bowl in their 70 years of playing there. The Cavaliers finished the season ranked 6th in the nation in sacks with 40, and allowed the 19th-fewest rushing yards (106.7 yds/game) and the 16th-fewest points against (19.7/game) on the way to a 9-win season and a narrow loss to

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and Heisman Trophy candidate

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in the

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. At the end of the season, lineman Chris Long won the

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and was drafted second overall in the

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Head coach

Richmond Spiders

;2008 season On January 19, 2008, Mike London was named the head coach of the Richmond Spiders. Previous coach

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had left to become the offensive coordinator at the

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. Sixteen starters returned from a team that Clawson had taken to the semifinals of the FCS Football Championship playoffs. Soon after opening the season with a loss to

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team Virginia 16–0, the team suffered heartbreaking losses to the

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and

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by a touchdown or less. After the JMU loss, London's team stood at 4–3. The 2008 Spiders would not lose another game. They rattled off nine straight victories including last-minute heroics against the

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and

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, a 33–13 dismantling of the heavily favored

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, and culminating with a 24–7 blowout victory against the

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in the NCAA Championship Game. In his first season, the

had earned its first National Championship in any sport. ;2009 season On September 5, 2009, Richmond upset the

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of the

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, 24–16, on their home turf in

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. After beginning the 2009 campaign 8–0 and riding a streak of 17 straight wins, the Richmond Spiders became only the third FCS team ever to receive a vote in the

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(after Northern Iowa in 2007, and Appalachian State later in the same season).

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of the ''

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'' gave the Spiders their AP Top 25 vote for the week of November 2. The Spiders won the CAA regular season, but lost in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament to Appalachian State. Just two days later, Mike London was announced as head football coach at the University of Virginia on December 7, 2009.

Virginia Cavaliers

;2010 season Following the termination of

, London was hired to coach the

and initially awarded a five-year contract paying $1.7 million per year. He is the third African-American head football coach in the ACC, behind Wake Forest's Jim Caldwell and

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. He is also the second African-American head coach of a major sport at Virginia; the first was former men's basketball coach

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. In London's first season with Virginia, his Cavaliers went 4–8, with two wins coming against I-FCS opponents. The best win of the season was over then-#22

. Following the season, London enjoyed a strong recruiting class, pulling in what is widely regarded as UVA's best (and largest) recruiting class since Groh's first full season in 2002. ;2011 season Having finished with a 4–8 overall record and having managed just one win in the ACC the previous season, London orchestrated a turnaround in 2011, taking the team to an 8–4 regular season record and a 5–3 mark in the conference. Signature wins in the 2011 campaign included upsets over previously undefeated and 12th-ranked

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, at

, and at 23rd-ranked

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, at a venue (

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) where UVA had never won. The final regular season game of the year pitted the 24th-ranked Cavaliers against the #5

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in a battle for not only the Commonwealth Cup, but also for the Coastal Division crown and a chance to play in the ACC championship. UVa lost the game 38–0, suffering its first home shutout since 1984. Following the regular season, London was named ACC Coach of the Year, receiving 31 votes, ahead of Virginia Tech's

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, who received 12 votes, and Clemson's

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, who received two votes. ;2012 season After leading the Cavalier football program to a bowl game the year before, London led UVA to a disappointing 4–8 season. Highlights included wins over Penn State and Miami. The Cavaliers suffered a loss to rival Virginia Tech their final game of the season, making it the ninth year in a row UVA has failed to beat Virginia Tech. ;2013 season The Cavaliers won their opening game against BYU, then lost ten of the next eleven games, culminating in a 2–10 season. The University lost every game against ACC opponents. The team suffered lopsided loses to Oregon, Ball State and Duke. Despite not being able to win consistently, London was able to recruit a small but stellar class for the 2014 season headlined by consensus five-star prospects Andrew Brown and Quin Blanding. ;2014 season Despite an opening game loss to

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, Virginia began the season 4–2, including an upset of top-25

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, in their first game as ACC rivals and their first meeting at all in twenty-five years. Virginia lost their next four games, but rebounded with a win against Miami, only to lose at Virginia Tech. ;2015 season On November 26, 2014, Virginia athletic director

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confirmed that London would remain as coach for the 2015 season. After a 1–3 start in the 2015 season, including a September 25 14-56 blowout loss to the Boise State University Broncos, calls for London's resignation or termination began appearing in the media and elsewhere The University had no comment to the rumors and press stories, and many college football pundits did not give the reports much long term credibility, including Mike London himself. On November 29, 2015, after losing the last game of the season to Virginia Tech, London announced his resignation.

Howard Bison

;2017 season London became Howard University's head coach prior to the start of the 2017 season. On September 2, 2017, under the leadership of freshman quarterback Caylin Newton (younger brother of

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), London coached Howard to the program's first Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) win; defeating

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, a 45-point favorite, in the biggest upset in college football history by

. The Bison would finish the season 7–4, 6–2 in

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play to finish in a tie for second place. ;2018 season The 2018 season was less favorable for Coach London's Bison as the team finished the season 4–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. However a bright spot for London was that his sophomore quarterback Caylin Newton was awarded 2018 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year. On November 19, head coach Mike London resigned to become the head coach at William & Mary, replacing

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, who was the Tribe's football coach since 1980. He finished at Howard with a winning two-year record of 11–10.

Personal life

His son,

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, is a retired wide receiver who played for the

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of the

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. His younger brother Paul London played

for Virginia under George Welsh in the early 1990s. His daughter, Kristen London, played women's basketball at Virginia under famed former coach

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, and is currently playing professional football for the Denver Bandits of the Women's National Football Conference (WNFC). He is a member of

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- The National Leadership Honor Society, and

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fraternity.

Head coaching record

References

External links

William & Mary profile

Howard profile
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