Mike Smith (born June 13, 1959) is a former American football coach.
He most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2016 to 2018.
He is the former head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, a position he held from 2008 to 2014.
He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars between 2003 and 2007.
During his tenure as the head coach of the Falcons, Smith became the franchise's winningest coach by number of wins in addition to being the recipient of the 2008 NFL Coach of the Year Award by the Associated Press and was also voted NFL Coach of the Year Award by the Sporting News three different times 2008, 2010 and 2012