Mike Foley is in his 21st season with the Colgate football program. He returned to campus in 1997 as offensive coordinator and line coach after three years on the Harvard staff. His return has seen the Raiders make four NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances including a run to the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA title game and capture four Patriot League titles. Colgate has broken the league record for rushing yardage three times under his tutelage, and led the Patriot League five out of the last eight seasons.
During his tenure as offensive coordinator Foley has produced 34 all-Patriot League players including 11 on the offensive line.
While with the Crimson, he served as the offensive coordinator during his entire stay. Prior to joining the Crimson staff, Foley served as head coach of the Colgate Raiders from 1988 to 1992.
He began his coaching career as offensive line coach at Bates College, before moving the next fall to Dartmouth as a freshman offensive line coach for one season.
After one season as offensive line coach at Holy Cross in 1980, he returned to his alma mater as junior varsity head coach and varsity receiver coach. After two seasons in that position, he took over as offensive line coach in 1983. Foley added the duties of offensive coordinator in 1984.
In 1986, he served as interim head coach during the absence of head coach Fred Dunlap, who was recovering from bypass surgery. Following Dunlap’s retirement in 1987, Foley was named head coach of the Raiders.
He was a four-year letterwinner at Colgate and captain of the 1977 team. A three-year starter at center, he was twice honored as an all-East performer by the Associated Press and in 1977 was also named to the ECAC all-East squad. In 2004, Foley was inducted into Colgate’s Athletic Hall of Honor.
Foley, 48 years old, was born October 5, 1955 in Kittery, Maine. He graduated from Colgate University in 1978 with a degree in economics.
He and his wife, Kathleen, are the parents of daughter, Erin (25), and son, Patrick (23), who is the linebacker coach at Amherst College.