Mike Clark (American football coach, Bridgewater)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Youngstown, Ohio |
Playing career | |
1976–1979 | Cincinnati |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1980–1985 | Murray State (DL/LB) |
1986–1987 | Cincinnati (WR) |
1988–1992 | Virginia Tech (DC) |
1993–1994 | VMI (QB/DC) |
1995–2021 | Bridgewater |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 166–103–1 |
Tournaments | 10–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 ODAC (2001–2005, 2014, 2019) | |
Michael Clark is a former American football coach He served as the head football coach at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia from 1995 to 2021, compiling a record of .[1] While at Bridgewater, he has led a remarkable turnaround of a historically struggling program. In 2001, he led Bridgewater to the NCAA Division III National Championship game, which they narrowly lost to Mount Union, 30–27.[2] Clark retired after the spring season in 2021.[3]
Clark played college football at the University of Cincinnati from 1976 to 1979.[4]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
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Bridgewater Eagles (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1995–2021) | |||||||||
1995 | Bridgewater | 0–9–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1996 | Bridgewater | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1997 | Bridgewater | 2–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
1998 | Bridgewater | 0–10 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1999 | Bridgewater | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
2000 | Bridgewater | 10–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2001 | Bridgewater | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship | ||||
2002 | Bridgewater | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
2003 | Bridgewater | 12–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
2004 | Bridgewater | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2005 | Bridgewater | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 12 | |||
2006 | Bridgewater | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2007 | Bridgewater | 7–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
2008 | Bridgewater | 4–6 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
2009 | Bridgewater | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2010 | Bridgewater | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
2011 | Bridgewater | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
2012 | Bridgewater | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2013 | Bridgewater | 4–6 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
2014 | Bridgewater | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
2015 | Bridgewater | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
2016 | Bridgewater | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
2017 | Bridgewater | 4–6 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
2018 | Bridgewater | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
2019 | Bridgewater | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 20 | |||
2020–21 | Bridgewater | 3–2 | 1–2 | T–5th | |||||
Bridgewater: | 166–103–1 | 93–64 | |||||||
Total: | 166–103–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References[]
- ^ "Mike Clark". Bridgewater Eagles football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "2001 National Championship". Mount Union Purple Raiders football. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ Hite, Patrick (January 5, 2021). "Bridgewater's Michael Clark to retire as school's football coach". Staunton, Virginia. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats football. 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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