Mike Bloomgren

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Hometown
Tallahassee, Florida

Alma Mater
Florida State ’99

Recruiting Areas
California (Orange County), Florida, Georgia (Southern), Ohio (Cincinnati)

Notable Players Coached
Christian McCaffrey, Joshua Garnett, David DeCastro, Cameron Fleming, Tyler Gaffney, Kevin Hogan, Austin Hooper, Jonathan Martin, Ty Montgomery, Kyle Murphy, Andrus Peat, David Yankey

 

Mike Bloomgren is Stanford’s Andrew Luck Director of Offense. Bloomgren serves as the associate head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. The 2017 season is his seventh on The Farm.
 
Bloomgren has coached 12 NFL Draft selections and 11 All-America selections at Stanford, including 2015 Outland Trophy winner Joshua Garnett and NCAA all-purpose yardage record holder Christian McCaffrey.
 
Stanford's offense has been consistently one of the nation's best during Bloomgren's time with the Cardinal, as his unit has continued to rewrite the record books. In 2016, the Cardinal set single-season school records for top rushing tandem (2,386 -- McCaffrey and Bryce Love), and the individual single-game school record was set for rushing yards (284 -- McCaffrey at Cal). That same season, the Cardinal ranked 17th nationally in time of possession (32:46), while McCaffrey ranked first in all-purpose yards per game (211.6), fourth in rushing yards (145.7) and 20th in rushing yards per carry (6.34).
 
The 2016 unit ended the season on a six-game winning streak in which the offense produced 290.5 rushing yards/game, the most by any Power 5 program over that stretch. McCaffrey averaged 198.2 yards rushing in those six games. McCaffrey, the eighth overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, earned All-America honors for the second straight season and was an All-Pac-12 first team running back. His 183.87 career all-purpose yards/game were most of any active FBS player at season's end, and his 6,987 career all-purpose yards were second-most of any active FBS player. He was one of two active FBS players with at least 3,500 career yards rushing and 1,200 yards receiving, with his 19 100-yard rushing games since start of the 2015 season tying for most in FBS over that span. McCaffrey was the only Stanford player ever with 2,000+ all-purpose yards in consecutive seasons.
 
Bloomgren was instrumental in the breakout season posted in 2015 by McCaffrey, that season's Associated Press Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy finalist. McCaffrey, the program’s single-season rushing leader, led the nation in all-purpose yards while breaking Barry Sanders’ NCAA record.
 
Quarterback Kevin Hogan’s passing efficiency in 2015 (171.0) was a Stanford single-season best, and the balance of the Cardinal offense proved to be a cornerstone during the program’s run to the Pac-12 title and victory over Iowa in the Rose Bowl.
 
Stanford amassed a school-record 3,131 rushing yards on 610 attempts, the most by the program. The offensive unit’s 529 points ranked second-most in a season, its 33 rushing touchdowns, 223.7 rushing yards/game, 30 passing touchdowns, 37.8 points/game and 6,097 total yards of offense ranked third.
 
Stanford scored at least 30 points in a national-best 13 consecutive games and led the nation in time of possession (34:48), the seventh-best by any team in the past 20 years.
 
Four Cardinal heard their names called at the NFL Draft following the 2015 season, including first-round selection Garnett, Stanford’s unanimous first team All-America -- and only the ninth in school history. Garnett was the program’s first Outland Trophy winner as the nation’s top interior lineman, and won the Morris Trophy, presented to the Pac-12 Lineman of the Year.
 
Tight end Austin Hooper, a third-round choice by the Atlanta Falcons, was a Mackey Award finalist and named to the AP All-America third team, All-Pac-12 first team and Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
 
Hogan, the winningest starting quarterback in school history (36-10), went to the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round. Hogan was 16-6 against opponents ranked in the AP Top 25, led Stanford to three Pac-12 titles, and was the first quarterback to win three bowl games, two in the Rose Bowl and in the Foster Farms Bowl.
 
Kyle Murphy, who started at left tackle in all 14 games as a senior, and was a Phil Steele All-America third team, All-Pac-12 first team and AP All-Pac-12 first team choice. Murphy went to the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round.
 
Bloomgren’s linemen were named a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s top offensive line.
 
While facing six nationally ranked opponents in 2014, including four on the road, Bloomgren helped Stanford win eight games and close the season on a three-game winning streak. The Cardinal scored at least 30 points in seven of 13 games on the season and increased its nation-best streak of scoring at least 10 points to 95 games. Stanford also set a record for the most points in a bowl game in program history with 45 in the Foster Farms Bowl win against Maryland.
 
Under Bloomgren’s watch in 2014, the Cardinal reached the 100-yard mark on the ground in 11 of 13 games. Left tackle Andrus Peat, a first team All-America selection by Sporting News and SI.com, was named to the All-Pac-12 first team, and Murphy earned second-team honors. Peat went on to be the 13th overall pick by the New Orleans Saints.
 
Stanford amassed a program-best 2,904 rushing yards during the 2013 season, Bloomgren’s first year at the offensive helm. The Cardinal outrushed opponents 1,529-497, an average of 218.5 to 71.0. Senior running back Tyler Gaffney’s 1,709 rushing yards on 330 attempts were the second-best single-season totals in Stanford history behind only Toby Gerhart (1,871 yards on 343 attempts in 2009). Gaffney’s 21 rushing touchdowns and only 41 yards lost were Pac-12-bests. He finished the season with nine 100-plus rushing yard games, becoming one of four Stanford backs to rush for at least six 100-yard rushing efforts in a season.
 
Under Bloomgren, quarterback Hogan completed his first full season as a starter in 2013. Hogan finished 180 of 295 passing with 2,630 yards passing and 20 touchdowns, adding 355 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 84 attempts.
 
Cultivating explosive plays in Bloomgren’s offense, Stanford scored 23 offensive touchdowns covering 20 yards or more in 2013. Wide receivers Devon Cajuste and Ty Montgomery made strides under Bloomgren in 2013, as Cajuste finished with 22.9 yards/catch, the school’s best single-season mark and highest such average since 1971. Montgomery tied a single-game record that stood since 1981 for touchdowns (5) and points (30) in the first half against Cal.
 
Montgomery (14) and Gaffney (22) combined to score 36 of Stanford’s 53 offensive touchdowns on the season.
 
Bloomgren’s offensive unit saw three players selected in the 2014 NFL Draft and two linemen in the first five rounds - Cameron Fleming (fourth round - New England), David Yankey (fifth round - Minnesota) and Gaffney (sixth round - Carolina).
 
Individual honors are closely tied to Bloomgren. He has earned recognition for both his coaching and recruiting prowess. Rivals.com named Bloomgren one of its 2014 National Recruiters of the Year -- the latest such honor that began in 2012 when ESPN recognized him as its Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year. Rivals.com tabbed Bloomgren as one of the nation's top-25 recruiters in 2016. FootballScoop.com named Bloomgren its 2013 Offensive Line Coach of the Year following two years of eye-opening accomplishments.  
 
Bloomgren joined the Cardinal staff as offensive line coach and run game coordinator in 2011 after spending four seasons with the New York Jets, where he served as assistant offensive coordinator (2010), offensive assistant (2009) and offensive quality control coach (2007-08).
 
In 2013, all five offensive linemen received All-Pac-12 honors, including first-team selection Yankey. Yankey was named Stanford’s first two-time first-team All-American selection since Bob Whitfield (1990-91). One of four senior starters on the offensive line in 2013, Yankey was also selected as a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award.
 
Four of Bloomgren’s five starting offensive linemen earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2012, including first-teamer Yankey.
 
Yankey was the winner of the league’s 2012 Morris Trophy. The consensus All-American was Stanford’s first winner of the award since 2002.
 
In 2013, the offensive line ranked among the top groups in the country. In 13 games, the unit only surrendered 15 sacks to rank 16th nationally. Stanford was also fourth nationally in tackles for loss allowed, with only 48 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Running behind the offensive line, Gaffney tallied nine games with over 100 rushing yards. As a team, the Cardinal averaged 210.9 rushing yards/game.
 
Entering the 2013 season, Kevin Danser, Fleming and Yankey were on the Outland Trophy watch list, giving Stanford more selections than any other program.
 
The Cardinal offensive line afforded 200-plus yards rushing in six games during the 2012 season, paving the way for record-breaking running back Stepfan Taylor. The Doak Walker Award semifinalist produced the best season of his career (109.29 yards/game) behind the most inexperienced offensive line of his career. Stanford’s 37 combined career offensive line starts coming into 2012 ranked 103rd in the FBS.
 
Bloomgren’s work with the offensive line in 2011, which included three first-year starters, played a pivotal role in providing protection for Heisman finalist Andrew Luck to complete over 70 percent of his passes and throw a school-record 37 touchdowns, in addition to compiling the third-highest rushing total in school annals. Stanford’s ground game keyed an offense that ranked seventh nationally in scoring average at 43.2 points/game and eighth in total offense at 489.3 yards/game.
 
Right guard David DeCastro was a unanimous 2011 All-America selection and finalist for the Outland Trophy under Bloomgren’s watch, while left tackle Jonathan Martin earned first team Walter Camp Football Foundation and American Football Coaches Association All-America honors. Martin was also a finalist for the Lombardi Award, awarded to the nation’s top college lineman or linebacker. Yankey and Cameron Fleming were all-conference honorable mention selections in their first seasons of collegiate competition.
 
As run game coordinator, Bloomgren’s play calling and schemes aided Stanford’s single-game rushing record of 446 yards in 2011 against No. 25 Washington. Two players ran for 100 yards in the 65-21 rout (Taylor with 138 yards on 10 carries and Gaffney with 117 yards on nine carries). Anthony Wilkerson added 93 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries; all told, six players averaged better than 6.6 yards/carry in the victory.
 
Prior to joining the Jets, Bloomgren served as offensive coordinator at Delta State for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
 
Bloomgren worked under both Mike Dubose and Dennis Franchione as a graduate assistant at Alabama from 1999-2001, helping the Tide to the 1999 Southeastern Conference championship. Bloomgren launched his coaching career as an undergraduate assistant for Bobby Bowden at Florida State, where the Seminoles captured a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference titles (1997-98) during his tenure.
 
A 1999 graduate of Florida State with a bachelor’s degree in sports management, Bloomgren earned his master’s degree in higher education from Alabama in 2001.
 
A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Mike and his wife, Lara, have two sons, Tyler and Parker.