Very sad news — Mike DeBord, former Michigan offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, has died according to his son. — angelique (@chengelis) April 15, 2025 ...

Former Tennessee Volunteers football offensive coordinator Mike DeBord passes away at the age of 69 The Tennessee fopotball tree unfortunately lost one of their former coordinators as Mike DeBord ...

Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike DeBord walks off the field in 2015. The former CMU head coach, U-M assistant has died at age 69. (WAYDE PAYNE — AP Photo, file) ...

DeBord would parlay that success in Ann Arbor to his first (and only) head-coaching gig in 2000, at nearby Central Michigan, where he struggled to gain traction. He finished 12-34 in four seasons ...

DeBord, who had a four-year stint as head coach at Central Michigan from 2000-03, also worked as the offensive coordinator at Tennessee (2015-16), Indiana (2017-18) and Kansas (2021).

Mike DeBord, former Michigan offensive coordinator, is pictured from his time in Ann Arbor as an assistant. He died on Tuesday, April 15 at 69.

DeBord started coaching in 1982, and first came to the University of Michigan in 1993 as an offensive line coach. He would become the offensive coordinator from 1997-99 before accepting the head ...