Michael E. Costa (born c. 1948) is an American football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Christopher Newport University. Costa served as the head football coach at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1989 and St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2002 through the first game of the 2014 season.
Costa graduated from Flushing High School in Flushing, Queens and then played college football as a defensive back at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. He transferred to Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, from which he graduated in 1971. In 1981, Costa received a master's degree in health and physical education from West Chester University 1981 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Costa began his coaching career at Wilmington High School in Wilmington, Delaware, where was an assistant football coach from 1972 and 1981 and also coached basketball, track, and swimming. He moved to the college level in 1982 as assistant football coach at Cheyney under Andy Hinson. As assistant head coach and defensive back coach, he mentored Andre Waters, who went on to play in the National Football League (NFL). Costa succeeded Hinson as Cheyney's head football coach in 1985.
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Christopher Newport profile
Year of birth missing (living people) 1940s births Living people American football defensive backs Christopher Newport Captains football coaches Cheyney Wolves football coaches Elizabeth City State Vikings football coaches Hampton Pirates football coaches Norfolk State Spartans football players Prairie View A&M Panthers football players St. Augustine's Falcons football coaches Virginia Union Panthers football coaches College track and field coaches in the United States High school basketball coaches in Delaware High school football coaches in Delaware High school swimming coaches in the United States High school track and field coaches in the United States West Chester University alumni People from Flushing, Queens Players of American football from Queens, New York Coaches of American football from New York (state) Basketball coaches from New York (state) African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people