Football
Uremovich, Mike
Mike Uremovich
- Title:
- Head Football Coach
- Phone:
- 765-285-8251
- Email:
- football@bsu.edu
- Alma Mater:
- Purdue '00
- Years at Ball State:
- 1st season in 2025
- Years Coaching:
- 26th season in 2025
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On3.com (Aug. 20, 2025): Purdue Alum Mike Uremovich Returns as Ball State Head Coach
Mike Uremovich assumed football leadership duties at Ball State on Dec. 4, 2024, becoming the 19th head coach in program history.
He joins the Cardinals’ football program with a wide range of coaching experience from high school, small college, FCS and FBS levels -- including time spent within Group of 5 and Power 4 conference environments. He has been a coordinator or head coach during 20 of 25 seasons as a college coach, and his recruiting connections are deep in the Midwest, East Coast and Southeast regions.
Named the head coach at Butler exactly three years earlier, Uremovich (pronounced you-REM-uh-vitch) guided the Bulldogs to three straight winning seasons and a 23-11 record. A 9-3 mark in 2024 led to the first national ranking in Butler’s football history, debuting in the FCS Coaches Poll at No. 25 and rising as high as No. 23.
His three winning seasons at Butler were the program’s first string of three consecutive winning seasons since 1987 to 1989.
Uremovich, 48, arrives in Muncie with six bowl appearances under his belt and prior coaching experience in the Mid-American Conference, spending six seasons over three separate stints at Northern Illinois. In four years in a full-time capacity at NIU, the Huskies were 33-20 overall with a 25-7 ledger in the MAC.
He is the second Ball State football coaching hire named directly from Butler and he is the second coach this year to emerge from the Pioneer Football League (PFL) to assume an FBS head coaching job. Scott Abell resigned from his post at Davidson on Nov. 26, to take over at Rice.
At Butler, Uremovich guided the Bulldogs to a 7-4 season in 2022 and again in 2023, recording five PFL victories each year. Over three years at the helm of the program, the Bulldogs were 15-9 against league opponents and 15-4 overall when playing inside the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl.
The PFL’s Offensive Player of the Year was tutored by Uremovich in each of his first two years on the BU campus. Running back Jyran Mitchell earned the honor in 2023 while quarterback Bret Bushka was the choice in 2022, alongside punter and placekicker Luka Zurak who was the PFL’s Special Teams Player of the Year the same year.
Butler offenses had great success moving the ball during the three-year Uremovich era. Leading all FCS teams nationally in red zone offense and sacks allowed in 2022, the Bulldogs ranked first or second in the PFL in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense in both 2023 and 2024. BU’s 214.4 rush yards per game last season were seventh among FCS teams and its 407.8 yards of total offense ranked 28th.
While the Bulldogs’ offense averaged 35.6 points and 407.8 yards per game in 2024, the defense was equally as impressive as BU led the PFL and ranked fourth in the FCS with just 16.3 points allowed per game. In 2023, the Bulldogs led the league and ranked seventh nationally by allowing an average of only 17.5.
Butler boasted a top 10 FCS ranking last year in points allowed (4th) as well as points scored (9th).
Uremovich and the ‘Dawgs authored a five-game win streak in 2022 and again in 2024. Butler began the year 5-0 last season and was 8-2 when they received the program’s first national ranking following a 24-17 road win over Valparaiso. The No. 23 ranking followed a 36-20 home win over St. Thomas on senior day.
The Bulldogs also excelled in the classroom during his tenure, including seven student-athletes on Academic All-PFL teams in 2023. Highlighting that group was Academic All-American Bryan Bystol and his perfect 4.0 GPA.
Uremovich arrived in Indianapolis after serving as the offensive coordinator at Temple for three seasons (2019-21). That followed three seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois (2016-18).
During the 2019 season, Jadan Blue became the first receiver in Temple program history to top the century mark with school records of 1,067 receiving yards and 95 receptions. In addition, running back Re’Mahn Davis rushed for 936 yards and eight touchdowns to rank second all-time on those respective freshman lists. In his first game calling offensive plays for Temple, Uremovich’s unit set new school marks with 695 total yards and 507 passing yards against Bucknell.
Prior to Temple, Uremovich coached at Northern Illinois during three separate stints. NIU won the 2018 MAC championship and earned bowl appearances in both 2017 and 2018. The 2016 edition of the Huskies was 16th nationally in rushing yards, while future NFL Pro Bowl selection Kenny Golladay had 87 catches for 1,156 yards and eight TDs.
He previously served as the Huskies’ running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 2012 under Dave Doeren, and as a graduate assistant for Joe Novak from 2001-02. In 2012, NIU won the MAC championship and became the only MAC team to play in a Bowl Championship Series game when the Huskies earned a berth in the 2013 Orange Bowl. The Huskies finished ninth in the nation in both rushing and scoring offense that season and were ranked 15th nationally in total offense, while NIU special teams units ranked fifth in the country in kickoff coverage and fourth in punt coverage. Both the 2001 and 2002 teams won MAC West Division titles.
Uremovich coached the offensive line at North Carolina State from 2013-15, where he helped the Wolfpack to a pair of bowl appearances. Behind his offensive line, the 2014 Wolfpack posted the fourth-best rushing total in school history and the best per-game average since 1992. At NC State, he coached Joe Thuney, who started every game at guard for the New England Patriots during four Super Bowl seasons (2014, 2016-18). The All-Pro is now with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Uremovich had a successful seven-year tenure (2005-11) as head coach at the University of St. Francis, an NAIA program based in Joliet, Illinois. In 2011, he led the Fighting Saints to their most successful season in school history as they won a school-record 10 games and claimed their first win over an NCAA FCS team when they defeated Georgia State. The team was ranked as high as No. 8 in the NAIA national coaches poll and also earned the first NAIA national playoff victory in program history. Uremovich led the Saints to a 17-7 record over his final two seasons. Overall, he posted a 33-45 record, rebuilding a program that had won a total of four games over three seasons prior to his arrival.
In addition to serving as a graduate assistant at Northern Illinois, Uremovich’s early coaching career also included stints at Waynesburg College (Pa.), Benedictine University (Ill.), Providence Catholic (Ill.) High School and McCutcheon (Ind.) High School.
Uremovich is a 2000 graduate of Purdue. He received his master’s degree from Northern Illinois in 2002. He and his wife, Katie, have a daughter, Ella (19), and two sons, Michael (17) and Drew (13).
Uremovich’s Coaching Career
Dec. 4, 2024 – Ball State; Head Coach
2022-24 – Butler; Head Coach
2019-21 – Temple; Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2016-18 – Northern Illinois; Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2013-15 – North Carolina State; Offensive Line Coach
2012 – Northern Illinois; Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
2005-11 – University of St. Francis (Ill.); Head Coach
2003-04 – Waynesburg College (Pa.); Offensive Coordinator
2001-02 – Northern Illinois; Graduate Assistant
2000 – Benedictine University (Ill.); Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach
1998-99 - Providence Catholic High School (Ill.); Wide Receivers Coach
1996-97 – McCutcheon High School (Ind.); Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach
Uremovich as a Head Coach
Butler University (Three Seasons; 23-11 Record)
2024 – 9-3
2023 – 7-4
2022 – 7-4
University of St. Francis (Seven Seasons; 33-45 Record)
2011 – 10-3; NAIA Playoffs
2010 – 7-4
2009 – 3-8
2008 – 7-4
2007 – 3-8
2006 – 1-9
2005 – 2-9
Total (10 seasons; 56-56 Record)
On3.com (Aug. 20, 2025): Purdue Alum Mike Uremovich Returns as Ball State Head Coach
Mike Uremovich assumed football leadership duties at Ball State on Dec. 4, 2024, becoming the 19th head coach in program history.
He joins the Cardinals’ football program with a wide range of coaching experience from high school, small college, FCS and FBS levels -- including time spent within Group of 5 and Power 4 conference environments. He has been a coordinator or head coach during 20 of 25 seasons as a college coach, and his recruiting connections are deep in the Midwest, East Coast and Southeast regions.
Named the head coach at Butler exactly three years earlier, Uremovich (pronounced you-REM-uh-vitch) guided the Bulldogs to three straight winning seasons and a 23-11 record. A 9-3 mark in 2024 led to the first national ranking in Butler’s football history, debuting in the FCS Coaches Poll at No. 25 and rising as high as No. 23.
His three winning seasons at Butler were the program’s first string of three consecutive winning seasons since 1987 to 1989.
Uremovich, 48, arrives in Muncie with six bowl appearances under his belt and prior coaching experience in the Mid-American Conference, spending six seasons over three separate stints at Northern Illinois. In four years in a full-time capacity at NIU, the Huskies were 33-20 overall with a 25-7 ledger in the MAC.
He is the second Ball State football coaching hire named directly from Butler and he is the second coach this year to emerge from the Pioneer Football League (PFL) to assume an FBS head coaching job. Scott Abell resigned from his post at Davidson on Nov. 26, to take over at Rice.
At Butler, Uremovich guided the Bulldogs to a 7-4 season in 2022 and again in 2023, recording five PFL victories each year. Over three years at the helm of the program, the Bulldogs were 15-9 against league opponents and 15-4 overall when playing inside the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl.
The PFL’s Offensive Player of the Year was tutored by Uremovich in each of his first two years on the BU campus. Running back Jyran Mitchell earned the honor in 2023 while quarterback Bret Bushka was the choice in 2022, alongside punter and placekicker Luka Zurak who was the PFL’s Special Teams Player of the Year the same year.
Butler offenses had great success moving the ball during the three-year Uremovich era. Leading all FCS teams nationally in red zone offense and sacks allowed in 2022, the Bulldogs ranked first or second in the PFL in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense in both 2023 and 2024. BU’s 214.4 rush yards per game last season were seventh among FCS teams and its 407.8 yards of total offense ranked 28th.
While the Bulldogs’ offense averaged 35.6 points and 407.8 yards per game in 2024, the defense was equally as impressive as BU led the PFL and ranked fourth in the FCS with just 16.3 points allowed per game. In 2023, the Bulldogs led the league and ranked seventh nationally by allowing an average of only 17.5.
Butler boasted a top 10 FCS ranking last year in points allowed (4th) as well as points scored (9th).
Uremovich and the ‘Dawgs authored a five-game win streak in 2022 and again in 2024. Butler began the year 5-0 last season and was 8-2 when they received the program’s first national ranking following a 24-17 road win over Valparaiso. The No. 23 ranking followed a 36-20 home win over St. Thomas on senior day.
The Bulldogs also excelled in the classroom during his tenure, including seven student-athletes on Academic All-PFL teams in 2023. Highlighting that group was Academic All-American Bryan Bystol and his perfect 4.0 GPA.
Uremovich arrived in Indianapolis after serving as the offensive coordinator at Temple for three seasons (2019-21). That followed three seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois (2016-18).
During the 2019 season, Jadan Blue became the first receiver in Temple program history to top the century mark with school records of 1,067 receiving yards and 95 receptions. In addition, running back Re’Mahn Davis rushed for 936 yards and eight touchdowns to rank second all-time on those respective freshman lists. In his first game calling offensive plays for Temple, Uremovich’s unit set new school marks with 695 total yards and 507 passing yards against Bucknell.
Prior to Temple, Uremovich coached at Northern Illinois during three separate stints. NIU won the 2018 MAC championship and earned bowl appearances in both 2017 and 2018. The 2016 edition of the Huskies was 16th nationally in rushing yards, while future NFL Pro Bowl selection Kenny Golladay had 87 catches for 1,156 yards and eight TDs.
He previously served as the Huskies’ running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 2012 under Dave Doeren, and as a graduate assistant for Joe Novak from 2001-02. In 2012, NIU won the MAC championship and became the only MAC team to play in a Bowl Championship Series game when the Huskies earned a berth in the 2013 Orange Bowl. The Huskies finished ninth in the nation in both rushing and scoring offense that season and were ranked 15th nationally in total offense, while NIU special teams units ranked fifth in the country in kickoff coverage and fourth in punt coverage. Both the 2001 and 2002 teams won MAC West Division titles.
Uremovich coached the offensive line at North Carolina State from 2013-15, where he helped the Wolfpack to a pair of bowl appearances. Behind his offensive line, the 2014 Wolfpack posted the fourth-best rushing total in school history and the best per-game average since 1992. At NC State, he coached Joe Thuney, who started every game at guard for the New England Patriots during four Super Bowl seasons (2014, 2016-18). The All-Pro is now with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Uremovich had a successful seven-year tenure (2005-11) as head coach at the University of St. Francis, an NAIA program based in Joliet, Illinois. In 2011, he led the Fighting Saints to their most successful season in school history as they won a school-record 10 games and claimed their first win over an NCAA FCS team when they defeated Georgia State. The team was ranked as high as No. 8 in the NAIA national coaches poll and also earned the first NAIA national playoff victory in program history. Uremovich led the Saints to a 17-7 record over his final two seasons. Overall, he posted a 33-45 record, rebuilding a program that had won a total of four games over three seasons prior to his arrival.
In addition to serving as a graduate assistant at Northern Illinois, Uremovich’s early coaching career also included stints at Waynesburg College (Pa.), Benedictine University (Ill.), Providence Catholic (Ill.) High School and McCutcheon (Ind.) High School.
Uremovich is a 2000 graduate of Purdue. He received his master’s degree from Northern Illinois in 2002. He and his wife, Katie, have a daughter, Ella (19), and two sons, Michael (17) and Drew (13).
Uremovich’s Coaching Career
Dec. 4, 2024 – Ball State; Head Coach
2022-24 – Butler; Head Coach
2019-21 – Temple; Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2016-18 – Northern Illinois; Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2013-15 – North Carolina State; Offensive Line Coach
2012 – Northern Illinois; Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
2005-11 – University of St. Francis (Ill.); Head Coach
2003-04 – Waynesburg College (Pa.); Offensive Coordinator
2001-02 – Northern Illinois; Graduate Assistant
2000 – Benedictine University (Ill.); Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach
1998-99 - Providence Catholic High School (Ill.); Wide Receivers Coach
1996-97 – McCutcheon High School (Ind.); Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach
Uremovich as a Head Coach
Butler University (Three Seasons; 23-11 Record)
2024 – 9-3
2023 – 7-4
2022 – 7-4
University of St. Francis (Seven Seasons; 33-45 Record)
2011 – 10-3; NAIA Playoffs
2010 – 7-4
2009 – 3-8
2008 – 7-4
2007 – 3-8
2006 – 1-9
2005 – 2-9
Total (10 seasons; 56-56 Record)
Football // UConn Preview
Friday, September 19
This Week in Ball State Sports // Mike Uremovich, Ally Becki, Qua Ashley & Kelli Miller Phillips
Thursday, September 18
Football // Together: Episode 4. Produced by Ball State Sports Link
Thursday, September 18
Football // Celebrating Coach Uremovich first win
Wednesday, September 17
