At San Diego State
- Mike Goff, a 12-year NFL veteran and 2005 All-Pro, completed his third year as the Aztecs’ offensive line coach.
- In 2023, Goff mentored yet another all-Mountain West selection in left guard Cade Bennett. It is his second consecutive second team selection after starting all 11 games he appeared in, logging the most snaps among SDSU offensive linemen, and allowing just one sack on the season per Pro Football Focus.
- During the 2022 season, Goff saw two pupils earn all-Mountain West accolades with center Alama Uluave as a first team selection and left guard Cade Bennett as a second team selection. Uluave graded as the top center in the league PFF, and fifth among all lineman in the league for pass block rating while Bennett paced the offense in total snaps played and graded as the second best pass blocker in the Mountain West.
- In his first season back on The Mesa, Goff coached three all-Mountain West performers, including first-team honorees Zachary Thomas and William Dunkle, while Alama Uluave received honorable mention. Dunkle also garnered second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, while Thomas was ultimately chosen by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
- Under Goff’s direction, the SDSU offensive line contributed to a rushing attack that ranked third in the MW with 174.3 yards and 1.71 sacks allowed per game in 2021
- Goff began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant with the San Diego State football program in 2010 and 2011, working with the offensive line. With Goff on the Aztec staff, the Scarlet and Black played in the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl and the 2011 New Orleans Bowl.
- Individually, Goff assisted in the development of two all-Mountain West performers in Trask Iosefa and Alec Johnson, who earned second-team honors in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Previous Coaching Experience
- Goff returns to the West Coast after serving a two-year stint as offensive line coach at Western Kentucky in 2019 and 2020.
- During Goff’s tenure with the Hilltoppers, WKU made two postseason appearances in the 2019 First Responder Bowl and the 2020 LendingTree Bowl.
- Prior to the bowl season in 2020, Goff’s offensive line at WKU was ranked 14th in FBS as a unit by PFF College. The Hilltoppers ultimately finished the season ranked with a No. 2 national pass-blocking grade and a No. 17 run-blocking grade.
- Goff coached three all-Conference USA linemen in 2020, including right guard Jordan Meredith, who received PFF College All-America honorable mention for the second year in a row to go with second-team all-league honors. In addition, right tackle Mason Brooks and left tackle Cole Spencer garnered C-USA honorable mention.
- In Goff’s first year on the WKU campus, the Hilltoppers’ offensive line was ranked 20th in FBS as a unit by PFF College, highlighted by a No. 1 pass-blocking grade. In addition, WKU surrendered a pressure on just 12.7 percent of its pass-block snaps, which was eighth-lowest in the nation.
- Under Goff’s tutelage, the Hilltoppers had three linemen merit all-Conference USA distinction in 2019, including first-team selection Miles Pate, while Jordan Meredith earned honorable mention and Gunner Britton landed on the C-USA all-freshman team. Meredith was also named an honorable mention All-American by PFF College after receiving a 79.3 overall PFF rating (5th among FBS guards), a 89.3 pass-block rating (2nd among FBS guards) and a 79.2 run-block rating (T-7th among FBS guards).
- Before moving to the Bluegrass State, Goff spent four years as an offensive assistant on the football staff at USC from 2015-18. During that stretch, the Trojans made three bowl appearances, including the 2017 Rose Bowl.
- Working with USC’s offensive line, Goff helped tackles Zach Banner and Chad Wheeler earn first-team All-America honors in 2016 to go with first-team all-Pac-12 accolades. Banner, who was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award that year, was also a fourth-round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2017 NFL Draft. Banner played professionally for the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, while Wheeler saw action for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks.
- Collectively, the Trojans’ offensive line was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award in 2016. With Goff’s assistance that year, USC ranked sixth nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.9) and finished seventh in tackles for loss allowed per game (4.4).
- In 2015, Banner also received first-team all-Pac-12 recognition with the aid of Goff’s guidance, while center Max Tuerk was a third-round selection by the Chargers in the 2016 NFL Draft.
- Prior to his arrival at Heritage Hall, Goff coached one season at the prep level as an assistant at Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California.
Playing Experience
- Goff’s career in the NFL included runs with the Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2003), San Diego Chargers (2004-08), and Kansas City Chiefs (2009).
- Goff started 154 of his 171 career games in the league after he was drafted in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft following his collegiate career at Iowa.
- As a player at Iowa under legendary Hawkeye head coach Hayden Fry, Goff’s teams went to three bowl games, including his final two seasons as a starter.
- Goff appeared 47 games with 24 starts and, as a senior, he started all 12 games at right guard for the nation’s eighth-ranked rushing attack.
- Goff received All-America recognition in football as a prep at LaSalle-Peru High School in Peru, Illinois, where he also competed as a wrestler, winning a sectional championship in the heavyweight class.
Education
- Graduated in 2012 from Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies.
Personal
- Goff resides in San Diego with his wife Jessica and daughter Harper.
- While living in San Diego after his retirement from the NFL, Goff was a local sports radio and television analyst.
- In 2007, Goff cut his signature long hair and donated it to Locks of Love.