Mike Burchett - Football Coach - University of Houston Athletics

Mike Burchett

Title:
Offensive Analyst

Mike Burchett
Hometown	Prestonsburg, Ky.
College	Kentucky, 2014
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Level	School
College	Kentucky (2010-11); West Virginia (2011-12)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year	School, Position
2023 -	Houston, Quarterbacks
2019-22	Houston, Offensive Analyst
2018	Fordham, Offensive Coordinator/QBs
2017	West Virginia, Offensive Analyst
2015-16	West Virginia, Offensive Graduate Assistant
2014	Kentucky, Offensive Graduate Assistant
2013	Kentucky, Student Assistant
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE
Year	Bowl, School
2022	Independence Bowl, Houston
2021	Birmingham Bowl, Houston
2020	New Mexico Bowl, Houston
2017	Heart of Dallas Bowl, West Virginia
2016	Russell Athletic Bowl, West Virginia
2015	Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, West Virginia

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• Mike Burchett was promoted to Quarterbacks Coach on Feb. 27, 2023, after spending the previous four seasons as Houston's Offensive Analyst under Head Coach Dana Holgorsen. He joined the Cougars on Jan. 11, 2019, following one season as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Fordham.

• In his four seasons as Offensive Analyst, Houston racked up nearly 20,000 yards of total offense. The Cougars' 106 passing touchdowns in that timeframe ranked 24th nationally. Over the past three seasons (2020-22), the Cougars appeared in three bowl games including registering back-to-back bowl wins for the first time since 2014-15. Since 2020, led by First-Team All-Conference quarterback Clayton Tune, the Cougars combined for 87 touchdown passes (13^th nationally) alongside a 65.3 completion percentage (19^th nationally) and 10,008 passing yards (21^st nationally).

• In 2022, the Cougars ranked eighth nationally in passing offense (314.0). Houston wide receiver Nathaniel Dell led the nation in receiving touchdowns (17) and receiving yards (1,398) while Matthew Golden set a Houston true freshman record with seven receiving touchdowns.

• Burchett had an immediate impact in his first year on Rose Hill as the Fordham passing game ranked first in the Patriot League while freshman quarterback Tim DeMorat set a school freshman record with eleven touchdown passes, completing 148 passes for 1,633 yards, both second best all-time among Fordham freshmen.

• Burchett arrived at Fordham after spending three years at West Virginia University, the last year as the Offensive Analyst where he was responsible for advanced scouting, preliminary game planning and offensive self-scout. He also assisted in developing weekly game plans, specifically the pass game plan and scripted the defensive scout team based on the offensive game plan.

• In his first two years in Morgantown, Burchett served as an Offensive Graduate Assistant where he was responsible for coaching the quarterbacks under the supervision of head coach Dana Holgorsen. He also conducted all position meetings and daily drills with the Mountaineer quarterbacks and assisted in developing weekly pass game plans. Burchett’s in-game duties included assisting with play calling and communicating with the head coach and quarterbacks.

• Prior to his stint at West Virginia, Burchett was an Offensive Graduate Assistant at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky, in 2014 where he assisted the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in providing detailed breakdowns of opponent’s coverage tendencies, first down tendencies and opening drive tendencies. He also compiled opponent scouting reports, composed daily quarterback cut-ups for position meetings and coached the scout team, defensive secondary and linebackers.

• A 2014 graduate of Kentucky with a degree in mathematical economics, Burchett was a preferred walk-on for the Wildcats in 2010 and 2011, being a part of the 2011 team that appeared in the BBVA Compass Bowl. He transferred to West Virginia in 2011 where he served as the backup to Geno Smith for two years as the Mountaineers won the 2011 Big East Championship and the 2012 Orange Bowl.

• Burchett returned to Kentucky in 2013 where he served as a student assistant while finishing his undergraduate degree. He also earned a master’s degree in corporate and organizational communication from West Virginia in 2016.