Mike Long
Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line/
Video Coordinator
E-mail Coach Long: mlong@wingate.edu
Call Coach Long: 704-233-8180

The Wingate offense ranked second in the SAC in total offense per game with 342.7 yards per contest in 2006. Also, the Bulldog passing game was first among SAC teams (and eighth in NCAA Division II) at 273.8 yards per game.

Brooks led the SAC in receptions per game (5.55) and receiving yards per game (73.5) in 2006. Metzelaars topped the SAC charts in passing yards per game (251.5) and total offense per game (245.7). Metzelaars was 16th in the NCAA Division II in total offense.

In 2005, Brooks shared the SAC lead in touchdown receptions (10). Both Brooks and Manshack earned post-season honors from the league. In 2004, Bulldog wide receiver Rodney Williams and Manshack were named to the All-SAC second team. Williams caught a school-record 74 passes and became only the second receiver in the school’s senior college history to surpass 1000 yards receiving in a season.

In 2003, Bulldogs were ranked second in the SAC in the red zone. Wingate’s offense included two All-SAC performers in running back Antonio Hailstock and lineman Marcus Johnson. Each year, Long and the offensive coaches have the Bulldogs near the top of the SAC statistical rankings.

Prior to joining coach Reich’s staff at Wingate, Long was an assistant football coach at Lehigh University, where he served as assistant offensive line coach. Long served as assistant recruiting coordinator at Lehigh, acting as a liaison with the admissions and financial aid office. He also helped organize recruiting weekends.

Long helped with the Lehigh special teams, including the punt (long snappers), PAT/FG and kickoff teams. His many other responsibilities included game-day duties with personnel groups, supervising recruiting efforts in Georgia and New England and assisting in opponent analysis and weekly game plans. Also, he monitored the academic and athletic progress of the offensive line and served as Lehigh's head JV coach.

During Long's time at Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks won the Patriot League championship in 1999 and 2000. Also, Lehigh qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 1999 and 2000. The Mountain Hawks led the Patriot League in rushing in 2000.

While a student-athlete at James Madison University, Long earned four varsity letters as an offensive guard for the Dukes. He started two seasons at JMU, as the team won the Lambert Cup in 1994 (his senior season). Long was elected the team’s most improved offensive lineman during the spring of 1993. The Dukes qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 1991 and 1994.

Coach Long and his wife Erin have a daughter, Olivia Anna Long (16 months). The Long family resides in Indian Trail.