Mike Kemp

Title:

Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach
Phone:

716-270-2815
Email:

kempmi@ecc.edu

Bio

Mike Kemp was named the Head Coach of the Erie Community College football team in May 2021. He was elevated to the position after serving as an assistant coach at the college since 2018.

Coach Kemp brings over 40 years of football coaching experience to Erie. He was the head coach at Plymouth State College from 1996-1998 - twice leading the Panthers to an ECAC Playoff berth. He then went on to be the head coach at Utica College from 1999-2007 where he led the Pioneers to their first-ever winning season in 2005.

During his career, Kemp has coached every position on the field. He has served as offensive, defensive and special teams coordinator. He has coached at the Division I, II and III levels of college football.

Kemp holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's of Physical Education from Springfield College.

While at Notre Dame, Kemp was a 3-year starter in wrestling and played football as a walk-on. After graduation, he played minor league football for eight seasons with the Rochester Mustangs, Buffalo Geminis and Niagara Falls Spartans.

Kemp's coaching career includes stops at Springfield College (MA), St. Lawrence University (NY), University of Connecticut, University of Pennsylvania, SUNY Cortland, Plymouth State (NH), Utica College (NY), SUNY Brockport and Norwich University (VT)

A native of Brockport, NY, Kemp is a member of the University of Notre Dame Wall of Honor and the Brockport High School Hall of Fame.