Michael A. McGlinchey (December 28, 1944 – March 24, 1997) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Salisbury University, Central Connecticut State University, and Frostburg State University, compiling a career college football record of 91–49–6. McGlinchey was born in Richland, Washington and attended Newark High School in Newark, Delaware. At the University of Delaware, he competed in football, baseball, and wrestling. McGlinchey died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, at his home in Salisbury, Maryland, on March 24, 1997.