Entering 2022 season
Mike Rigell is in his third season as head coach of the Simon Fraser University football team.
He was promoted to head coach, pro tem, in March 2020, and guided the program through the cancellation of its 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. SFU returned to the field in 2021, completing the campaign with a record of 1-7, and 0-4 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play. Rigell was named the program’s permanent leader in November 2021.
He first came to SFU in 2018 to serve as the team’s recruiting coordinator, special teams coach and receivers coach, under Thomas Ford.
Rigell started his football career as a standout player at NCAA Division I FBS program Brigham Young University, winning numerous awards, including Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference Honors and Honorable Mention Media All-Mountain West Conference Honors. Rigell continued his playing career in the Arena Football League, competing for the Utah Warriors, Tri-Cities Fever and Rapid City Aces from 2003-2006.
After a successful playing career, Rigell served as special teams coordinator and running backs/receivers coach at Snow College (2014-16) and the University of Puget Sound (2013-14). He held similar roles at New Mexico Highlands University in 2012 and at Idaho State University in 2011. Rigell also worked with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs on a Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship.
Rigell holds a Bachelor of Arts and Communications in Broadcast Journalism from BYU and a Master’s in Special Education and Mental Health Therapy.
