Mike Sirianni has become part of a family football coaching dynasty.

Excelling as an athlete at Southwestern Central School in Jamestown, NY, Mike earned four letters in track and field, three letters in basketball, and two letters in football. His athletic success continued at Mount Union College, where Mike compiled 99 receptions for 1,746 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns, helping the Purple Raiders to a NCAA Division III national championship in 1993. As a junior and a senior at Mount Union, Mike also won the Ohio Athletic Conference triple jump four times, twice indoors and twice outdoors.

After graduating from Mount Union in 1994, Mike served as a graduate assistant football coach at Ithaca College, while earning his master's degree in exercise and sports management. Mike then coached wide receivers at his alma mater for three seasons, during which the Purple Raiders won the NCAA Division III title in 1996 and 1997. Mike next served for a year as offensive coordinator at Wilkes University and another three years as offense coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Washington & Jefferson College.

In 2003, Mike took over as head coach for Washington & Jefferson and has become one of college football's most successful head coaches and the winningest football coach in W&J history, leading the Presidents to the postseason in 20 of his 23 seasons, including 13 Division III playoff appearances. Through the 2025 season, Mike's teams have compiled a .805 winning percentage (202-49), never finishing worse than 6-4 in any season. Under Mike, the Red & Black have won or shared the Presidents' Athletic Conference football title ten times, with Mike receiving PAC Coach of the Year honors seven times, with another co-Coach of the Year award. In 2017, Mike was named Region 2 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, and, in 2021, was named South Region Coach of the Year by D3football.com.

Mike was inducted into the Washington Greene Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2024. Moreover, Mike, his father Fran, brother Nick, and brother Jay have each been inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.

Mike has resided in Hopewell, PA, for the past 19 years. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of two daughters: Jenna and Jordan.

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