Football
LaFleur, Mike
Mike LaFleur
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator/QBs/WRs
- Email:
- milafleur@davidson.edu
- Phone:
- 2371
Mike LaFleur
Elmhurst College '09
1st Season
Mike LaFleur joins the Davidson football staff as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for the 2013 season.
LaFleur comes to Davidson from Saint Joseph’s College, a Division II school in Rensselaer, Ind., where he served in the same capacity and also as the recruiting coordinator. LaFleur joined the Saint Joseph's College football staff as the quarterbacks coach in 2010 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2011.
“Mike has an excellent football pedigree,” said Nichols, who was named as Davidson’s 27th head coach in December. “He brings a passion for the game and an intimate understanding of offensive football. He will energize not only our offense, but also our entire program. I am excited about the opportunity to have him and his wife Lauren join our football family.”
Saint Joseph’s offense saw dramatic improvement under LaFleur’s tutelage in 2012, as the Pumas improved their points per game average from 18 to 28 and gained 72 more yards per game, resulting in the program’s first winning season in seven years. The squad also set a new school and conference record for total offensive yards in a game and a school record for passing touchdowns in a season.
“I am very excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the Davidson football program,” said LaFleur. “Davidson College is a prestigious institution and I look forward to working with our student-athletes and building a winning tradition.”
Under LaFleur’s guidance last season, wide receiver Julian Walker was named a Beyond College Sports Network All-American and to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference first team. Walker opened the season by catching 11 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Pioneer Football League member Valparaiso, and set school and conference records for receptions in a season, receptions in a game, and touchdown receptions in a game. Quarterback Billy VandeMerkt set school and conference records for touchdown passes and total yards in a game en route to Division II national player of the week accolades, and finished the season with a school record for total offense.
LaFleur arrived at SJC from his alma mater, Elmhurst College, where he spent the 2009 season as an offensive assistant coach working primarily with quarterbacks.
As a player, LaFleur was a team captain and three-time letterwinner for Elmhurst College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in December 2009. As a quarterback, LaFleur saw action in 13 games, making seven starts over the course of two seasons. In 2008, he became the Blue Jays' starting free safety where he started all 10 games that season.
A native of Mount Pleasant, Mich., LaFleur married his wife, Lauren, in July of 2010. His brother, Matt LaFleur, is the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Redskins.
Elmhurst College '09
1st Season
Mike LaFleur joins the Davidson football staff as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for the 2013 season.
LaFleur comes to Davidson from Saint Joseph’s College, a Division II school in Rensselaer, Ind., where he served in the same capacity and also as the recruiting coordinator. LaFleur joined the Saint Joseph's College football staff as the quarterbacks coach in 2010 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2011.
“Mike has an excellent football pedigree,” said Nichols, who was named as Davidson’s 27th head coach in December. “He brings a passion for the game and an intimate understanding of offensive football. He will energize not only our offense, but also our entire program. I am excited about the opportunity to have him and his wife Lauren join our football family.”
Saint Joseph’s offense saw dramatic improvement under LaFleur’s tutelage in 2012, as the Pumas improved their points per game average from 18 to 28 and gained 72 more yards per game, resulting in the program’s first winning season in seven years. The squad also set a new school and conference record for total offensive yards in a game and a school record for passing touchdowns in a season.
“I am very excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the Davidson football program,” said LaFleur. “Davidson College is a prestigious institution and I look forward to working with our student-athletes and building a winning tradition.”
Under LaFleur’s guidance last season, wide receiver Julian Walker was named a Beyond College Sports Network All-American and to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference first team. Walker opened the season by catching 11 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Pioneer Football League member Valparaiso, and set school and conference records for receptions in a season, receptions in a game, and touchdown receptions in a game. Quarterback Billy VandeMerkt set school and conference records for touchdown passes and total yards in a game en route to Division II national player of the week accolades, and finished the season with a school record for total offense.
LaFleur arrived at SJC from his alma mater, Elmhurst College, where he spent the 2009 season as an offensive assistant coach working primarily with quarterbacks.
As a player, LaFleur was a team captain and three-time letterwinner for Elmhurst College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in December 2009. As a quarterback, LaFleur saw action in 13 games, making seven starts over the course of two seasons. In 2008, he became the Blue Jays' starting free safety where he started all 10 games that season.
A native of Mount Pleasant, Mich., LaFleur married his wife, Lauren, in July of 2010. His brother, Matt LaFleur, is the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Redskins.
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