Mike Ferriter begins his fourth season as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Central Washington in 2025.
Ferriter joins the Wildcats after four seasons in the same role at FCS Idaho State. Ferriter has made two stops at Idaho State, serving as Inside Receivers & Tight Ends coach from 2013 to 2014.
As the OC at Idaho State, Ferriter served as the primary play caller and the everyday quarterback coach. Under his tutelage, Tanner Gueller and Tyler Vander Waal each archived All-Big Sky status as quarterbacks.
Prior to his latest stop in Pocatello, Ferriter spent three seasons (2015-17) at his alma mater, Montana, where served as Inside Receivers & Tight Ends coach (2015-16), before adding Pass Game Coordinator duties to his docket (2017). In three seasons with the Grizzlies, Ferriter coached four all-conference receivers.
In 2013-14, Ferriter made his first stop at Idaho State as the Bengals’ Insider Receivers/Tight Ends coach, where he coached three all-conference picks, including two-time All-Big Sky tight end Josh Cook.
Ferriter spent four seasons as an offensive and defensive assistant coach at UNLV (2010-2013), working with wide receivers, offensive line, defensive back, and special teams. He began his coaching career in 2009 as the Wide Receiver/Quarterback coach at Helena (Mont.) High School.
Ferriter enjoyed a decorated playing career at Montana (2004-08), where he helped lead the Grizzlies to a pair of FCS national championships (2004, 2008). He was a two-time All-Big Sky selection, team captain, and National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete in 2009. Montana reached the FCS playoffs in each of his five seasons in Missoula.
Ferriter graduated from Montana in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology. He has finished course work toward an M.S in Exercise Physiology at UNLV.
Ferriter and his wife, Sierra, have a son, Tygh.
