Mike Nesbitt (American football)

Mike Nesbitt
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
TeamHouston Christian
ConferenceSLC
Biographical details
BornBelen, New Mexico, U.S.
Playing career
1992–1995New Mexico
Position(s)Punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2004Howard Payne (OC)
2005–2006Blinn (OC)
2007–2009West Texas A&M (WR/QB)
2010West Texas A&M (OC)
2011Stephen F. Austin (OC)
2012Houston (OC)
2013–2016West Texas A&M
2017–2024OUAZ
2025–presentHouston Christian (OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall76–32
Bowls0–1
Tournaments2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
0–3 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 SAC (2019, 2021–2023)

Mike Nesbitt is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Houston Christian University, positions he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for Ottawa University in Surprise, Arizona, from 2017 to 2024. He served as the head football coach at West Texas A&M University from 2013 to 2016, compiling a record of 25–17. Nesbitt was the offensive coordinator for the Houston Cougars football team at the University of Houston at the start of the 2012 college football season. He previously served as the offensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin State University, West Texas A&M, and Blinn College. His 2006 Blinn team won the NJCAA national championship, and his 2010 West Texas A&M team ranked second in the nation with an average of 529 yards per game in total offense.