Mike Macdonald
Updated: 12/20/2025, 11:12:06 AM Wikipedia source
Michael Macdonald (born June 26, 1987) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 2022 to 2023. Macdonald attended the University of Georgia, where he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 2010. Macdonald previously served as an assistant coach for the Ravens under John Harbaugh and at the University of Michigan under his brother Jim Harbaugh in 2021.
Infobox
Title
Head coach
Born
(1987-06-26) June 26, 1987 (age 38)Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
High school
Centennial (Roswell, Georgia)
College
Georgia
Regular season
22–10 (.688)
Tables
· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
SEA
SEA
Team
SEA
Year
2024
Regular season
10
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
2nd in NFC West
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
SEA
SEA
Team
SEA
Year
2025
Regular season
12
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Regular season
800
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
22
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
0
Postseason
0
Postseason
000
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| SEA | 2024 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 588 | 2nd in NFC West | — | — | — | — |
| SEA | 2025 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 800 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 0 | 688 | 0 | 0 | 000 | |||
References
- "Mike Macdonald"http://www.ravenspr.com/coaches_personnel_bios/MIKE_MACDONALD.pdf
- "Who is Michigan's Mike Macdonald? 'One of the smartest men in this world'"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2332869/2021/01/21/michigan-mike-macdonald-ravens-defensive-coordinator/
- www.baltimoreravens.comhttps://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/cover-story-how-analytical-mike-macdonald-s-heart-led-his-coaching-rise
- The Detroit Newshttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2021/01/17/michigan-hires-ravens-linebackers-coach-mike-Macdonald-defensive-coordinator/4198557001/
- Mlive.comhttps://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2021/01/michigan-football-hires-mike-Macdonald-as-next-defensive-coordinator.html
- Detroit Free Presshttps://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2021/01/17/mike-Macdonald-michigan-football-defensive-coordinator-don-brown/4198405001/
- Baltimore Ravenshttps://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/mike-Macdonald-officially-hired-by-michigan-as-defensive-coordinator
- The Baltimore Sunhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/68320689/coaching-staff-altered/
- The Baltimore Sunhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/68321303/harbaugh-stays-in-house-makes/
- The Baltimore Sunhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/68321703/ravens-go-with-continuity-promote/
- University of Michiganhttps://mgoblue.com/news/2021/1/17/football-mike-Macdonald-named-michigans-defensive-coordinator
- Nashville Tennesseanhttps://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2024/01/13/mike-Macdonald-tennessee-titans-coach-search-nfl-news-mike-vrabel/72209701007/
- "Ravens Name Mike Macdonald Defensive Coordinator"https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-name-mike-Macdonald-defensive-coordinator
- StatMusehttps://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/baltimore-ravens-points-allowed-2022
- FOX Sportshttps://www.foxsports.com/nfl/team-stats?category=defense&season=2022
- Pro-Football-Reference.comhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2023/opp.htm
- Pro-Football-Reference.comhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/2023.htm
- Seahawks.comhttps://www.seahawks.com/news/mike-macdonald-named-head-coach-of-the-seattle-seahawks
- NFL.comhttps://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-coaching-gm-tracker-latest-news-interviews-developments-in-2024-hiring-cycle
- The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/reports-seahawks-expected-to-hire-mike-Macdonald-as-head-coach-to-replace-pete-carroll/
- Champs or Chumpshttps://champsorchumps.us/team/nfl/seattle-seahawks/started-3-0
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/sea
- NBC Sports Bay Area & Californiahttps://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/live-updates-score-highlights-seattle-seahawks-2/1804405/
- Seahawks Wirehttps://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2025/01/05/seahawks-defeat-rams-30-25-end-the-season-on-a-high-note/
- Seahawks.comhttps://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-2024-season-the-beginning-of-something-really-special
- Field Gullshttps://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seahawks-statistics/151461/seahawks-news-mike-macdonald-rare-company-road-game-success-coaches
- BaltimoreRavens.comhttps://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/coaches-roster/mike-Macdonald
- The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-coach-mike-macdonald-and-wife-stephanie-have-first-child/