Football
McHugh, Mike
Mike McHugh
- Title:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations/Chief of Football Staff
- Email:
- mmchugh@mail.fresnostate.edu
Last updated: March 7, 2023
Mike McHugh reunited with the Bulldogs in 2018 after spending the 2013 season at Fresno State in a similar role. He was the director of football operations for two seasons (2014-15) at Washington under Chris Petersen and spent two seasons (2016-17) at Missouri under Barry Odom before making his return to The Valley.
McHugh’s ties to the Bulldogs run through alum and head coach Jeff Tedford, having spent a total of 13 seasons with him. The 2022 season was the first for the pair since the 2018-19 seasons, as well as 10 seasons (2003-12) at California. The two also were on the same Oregon (1999-2000) staff when Tedford was the Ducks’ offensive coordinator. The 2022 season marks the 13th season of football the pair will work together, and the third year together at Fresno State.
Following Tedford's brief departure from football coaching, McHugh stayed on the Fresno State staff as the DFO under Tedford’s successor, Kalen DeBoer, for the 2020-21 seasons. McHugh and DeBoer shared the Bulldogs’ 2018 season with one another when DeBoer was the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator.
In his career, McHugh has turned in over 25 years of experience in the crucial role of ops director. In the role, McHugh is involved in a wide variety of important administrative duties related to overseeing the coordination of all team travel, oversight of the football budget, handling compliance and academic issues, scheduling of facilities, assisting with recruiting operations and managing the day-to-day functions of the program.
A native of Boyertown, Pa., McHugh started his playing career at Potomac State College (Keyser, WV) in 1976 and ‘77 and was the team’s leading receiver and elected team captain for the 1977 season. McHugh continued his playing career at Findlay University in Ohio, where he was a member of the Oilers’ 1979 NAIA championship team. He led Findlay in receiving in 1981 and earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1983.
McHugh served as Findlay’s head women’s track & field coach in 1982 before going on to a football coaching job at Liberty Benton High School in Findlay, Ohio that same year. He took an assistant football coaching position at Northmor High in Galion, Ohio for the 1983 season and then became head coach from 1984-87. McHugh was also Northmor’s girls’ track coach in 1984 and 1985. McHugh moved to the college ranks in 1989, working as an offensive line coach at Eastern Michigan in 1989 and 1990 before moving to recruiting coordinator in 1991 and defensive line coach in 1992. He earned a master’s degree in physical education from EMU in 1993.
In 1993, McHugh was named Video Coordinator/Recruiting assistant at Missouri, and became the Director of Football Operations in 1994, a position he held through the 1998 season, and he was part of the Holiday Bowl (1997) and Insight.com (1998) bowl teams. After six seasons at MU, he joined Mike Bellotti’s staff at Oregon for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He then spent two seasons as a quality control coach with the Detroit Lions in 2001 and 2002 before taking the operations job at California, where he worked from 2003-12.
Experience:
2018-present: Fresno State – Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations/Chief of Football Staff
2016-17: Missouri – director of football operations
2014-15: Washington – director of football operations
2013: Fresno State – director of football operations
2003-12: California – director of football operations
2001-02: Detroit Lions – quality control coach
1999-2000: Oregon – director of football operations
1994-98: Missouri – director of football operations
1993: Missouri – video coordinator/recruiting assistant
1992: Eastern Michigan – defensive line coach
1991: Eastern Michigan – recruiting coordinator
1989-90: Eastern Michigan – assistant offensive line coach
1985-88: Northmor HS – assistant coach/head coach
Mike McHugh reunited with the Bulldogs in 2018 after spending the 2013 season at Fresno State in a similar role. He was the director of football operations for two seasons (2014-15) at Washington under Chris Petersen and spent two seasons (2016-17) at Missouri under Barry Odom before making his return to The Valley.
McHugh’s ties to the Bulldogs run through alum and head coach Jeff Tedford, having spent a total of 13 seasons with him. The 2022 season was the first for the pair since the 2018-19 seasons, as well as 10 seasons (2003-12) at California. The two also were on the same Oregon (1999-2000) staff when Tedford was the Ducks’ offensive coordinator. The 2022 season marks the 13th season of football the pair will work together, and the third year together at Fresno State.
Following Tedford's brief departure from football coaching, McHugh stayed on the Fresno State staff as the DFO under Tedford’s successor, Kalen DeBoer, for the 2020-21 seasons. McHugh and DeBoer shared the Bulldogs’ 2018 season with one another when DeBoer was the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator.
In his career, McHugh has turned in over 25 years of experience in the crucial role of ops director. In the role, McHugh is involved in a wide variety of important administrative duties related to overseeing the coordination of all team travel, oversight of the football budget, handling compliance and academic issues, scheduling of facilities, assisting with recruiting operations and managing the day-to-day functions of the program.
A native of Boyertown, Pa., McHugh started his playing career at Potomac State College (Keyser, WV) in 1976 and ‘77 and was the team’s leading receiver and elected team captain for the 1977 season. McHugh continued his playing career at Findlay University in Ohio, where he was a member of the Oilers’ 1979 NAIA championship team. He led Findlay in receiving in 1981 and earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1983.
McHugh served as Findlay’s head women’s track & field coach in 1982 before going on to a football coaching job at Liberty Benton High School in Findlay, Ohio that same year. He took an assistant football coaching position at Northmor High in Galion, Ohio for the 1983 season and then became head coach from 1984-87. McHugh was also Northmor’s girls’ track coach in 1984 and 1985. McHugh moved to the college ranks in 1989, working as an offensive line coach at Eastern Michigan in 1989 and 1990 before moving to recruiting coordinator in 1991 and defensive line coach in 1992. He earned a master’s degree in physical education from EMU in 1993.
In 1993, McHugh was named Video Coordinator/Recruiting assistant at Missouri, and became the Director of Football Operations in 1994, a position he held through the 1998 season, and he was part of the Holiday Bowl (1997) and Insight.com (1998) bowl teams. After six seasons at MU, he joined Mike Bellotti’s staff at Oregon for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He then spent two seasons as a quality control coach with the Detroit Lions in 2001 and 2002 before taking the operations job at California, where he worked from 2003-12.
Experience:
2018-present: Fresno State – Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations/Chief of Football Staff
2016-17: Missouri – director of football operations
2014-15: Washington – director of football operations
2013: Fresno State – director of football operations
2003-12: California – director of football operations
2001-02: Detroit Lions – quality control coach
1999-2000: Oregon – director of football operations
1994-98: Missouri – director of football operations
1993: Missouri – video coordinator/recruiting assistant
1992: Eastern Michigan – defensive line coach
1991: Eastern Michigan – recruiting coordinator
1989-90: Eastern Michigan – assistant offensive line coach
1985-88: Northmor HS – assistant coach/head coach
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