Mike Bath (born September 11, 1977) is an American

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coach and former player. He was most recently the

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and

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s coach at

Indiana State University Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified ...

, a position he held from 2022 to 2024. He served as interim head football coach at

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public university, public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest List of colleges and universities in Ohio, university in Ohi ...

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for the final seven games of the 2013 season, replacing the fired Don Treadwell. Prior to his promotion, he was in the third year of his second stint as an assistant coach with the program.

Playing career

Bath played football at Miami as a

from 1997 to 2000. He was a three year starter at Miami, and finished his career with 7,010 passing yards and 49 passing touchdowns.

Coaching career

After a two year stint as a high school assistant coach in Celina, OH, he began his college coaching career at his alma mater in 2004, serving as a

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for two years before being elevated to a full-time position for three more. In between his two coaching stints at Miami, he was the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, and

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s coach at

Ashland University Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio, United States. The university consists of a main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern U ...

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, from 2009 to 2010. Bath was an assistant coach at the

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from 2014 to 2018 and

Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a Public university, public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. B ...

from 2019 to 2021.

Head coaching record

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References

External links

Indiana State profile

Western Michigan profile

Wyoming profile
1977 births Living people American football quarterbacks Ashland Eagles football coaches Indiana State Sycamores football coaches Miami RedHawks football coaches Miami RedHawks football players Wyoming Cowboys football coaches People from Celina, Ohio Sportspeople from Mercer County, Ohio Coaches of American football from Ohio Players of American football from Ohio {{2000s-collegefootball-coach-stub