Mike Menefee, who has more than 16 seasons of coaching experience, was hired in April 2009 as an assistant coach at UTSA. He will tutor the program’s safeties.
In his first year in the Alamo City, Menefee was instrumental in helping the program sign its first-ever recruiting class. The group featured nine all-state and 28 all-district performers.
Menefee came to UTSA from Illinois State, where he was an assistant coach from 2005-08. He mentored the safeties for the past three seasons, guiding both starters — Jesse Caesar and Tom Nelson (a free agent signee of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009) — to All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. In 2006, Menefee’s safeties were key contributors to the defense’s 17 interceptions, the most by the program since 1989.
Prior to joining the Redbirds staff, Menefee was the head coach at Edna High School, near Victoria, for five seasons. He led the 2002 squad to the playoffs, snapping an eight-year drought, and the Cowboys finished that campaign with a 7-4 record. He joined the Edna coaching staff in 1998 and took over as athletics director and head coach during the 2000 season. Menefee sent 18 players to the collegiate level during his tenure.
Menefee got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Tulsa in 1980-81, working with the secondary. He then served as Texas A&M-Kingsville’s secondary coach the next season.
Menefee played collegiately at Tulsa with current Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith and former Illinois State head coach Denver Johnson. He was a two-year starter at free safety for the Golden Hurricane after transferring from Kilgore College.
Menefee earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Tulsa in 1981. He and his wife, Shelley, have a son, Garrett, and a daughter, Mary Kathryn.
The Mike Menefee File
Coaching Experience
· 2009-present: UTSA, assistant coach
· 2005-08: Illinois State, assistant coach
· 2000-04: Edna (Texas) High School, head coach
· 1998-99: Edna (Texas) High School, assistant coach
· 1981-82: Texas A&M-Kingsville, assistant coach
· 1980-81: Tulsa, graduate assistant
Professional Players Coached
· Tom Nelson, Cincinnati Bengals, 2009 (free agent)
· Teddy Williams, Dallas Cowboys, 2010 (free agent)
Playing Experience
· 1978-79: Tulsa, defensive back
· 1976-77: Kilgore (Texas) College, defensive back
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in education, Tulsa, 1981
Personal Data
· Wife: Shelley
· Son: Garrett
· Daughter: Mary Kathryn
In his first year in the Alamo City, Menefee was instrumental in helping the program sign its first-ever recruiting class. The group featured nine all-state and 28 all-district performers.
Menefee came to UTSA from Illinois State, where he was an assistant coach from 2005-08. He mentored the safeties for the past three seasons, guiding both starters — Jesse Caesar and Tom Nelson (a free agent signee of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009) — to All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. In 2006, Menefee’s safeties were key contributors to the defense’s 17 interceptions, the most by the program since 1989.
Prior to joining the Redbirds staff, Menefee was the head coach at Edna High School, near Victoria, for five seasons. He led the 2002 squad to the playoffs, snapping an eight-year drought, and the Cowboys finished that campaign with a 7-4 record. He joined the Edna coaching staff in 1998 and took over as athletics director and head coach during the 2000 season. Menefee sent 18 players to the collegiate level during his tenure.
Menefee got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Tulsa in 1980-81, working with the secondary. He then served as Texas A&M-Kingsville’s secondary coach the next season.
Menefee played collegiately at Tulsa with current Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith and former Illinois State head coach Denver Johnson. He was a two-year starter at free safety for the Golden Hurricane after transferring from Kilgore College.
Menefee earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Tulsa in 1981. He and his wife, Shelley, have a son, Garrett, and a daughter, Mary Kathryn.
The Mike Menefee File
Coaching Experience
· 2009-present: UTSA, assistant coach
· 2005-08: Illinois State, assistant coach
· 2000-04: Edna (Texas) High School, head coach
· 1998-99: Edna (Texas) High School, assistant coach
· 1981-82: Texas A&M-Kingsville, assistant coach
· 1980-81: Tulsa, graduate assistant
Professional Players Coached
· Tom Nelson, Cincinnati Bengals, 2009 (free agent)
· Teddy Williams, Dallas Cowboys, 2010 (free agent)
Playing Experience
· 1978-79: Tulsa, defensive back
· 1976-77: Kilgore (Texas) College, defensive back
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in education, Tulsa, 1981
Personal Data
· Wife: Shelley
· Son: Garrett
· Daughter: Mary Kathryn