Michael McCourt

Biography

Michael McCourt comes to UNI ahead of the 2025 season after spending the past two years as special teams coordinator/running backs coach at Drake. Under his tutelage, Drake's special teams were stellar in 2024, finishing sixth overall in the final PFF rankings. The Bulldogs ranked fifth in the FCS in blocked kicks, second in field goals made per game and fifth in punt return coverage. Under his instruction, kicker Shane Dunning was a two-time all-conference performer and the 2023 Pioneer Football League Special Teams Player of the Year. In total, he has coached 11 all-conference honorees, including first-teamers long snapper Brett Welsing in 2024 and return specialist Deyon Campbell in 2023. He also has previous experience at Stephen F. Austin and Pace University. McCourt worked as a coaching intern for the NFL's Oakland Raiders in 2018 and 2019 before joining Findlay University as running backs coach. As a player, McCourt was a record-setting quarterback at Nichols College.