Mike Knoll (born October 1, 1951) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at New Mexico State University from 1986 to 1989 and at Upper Iowa University from 2005 to 2008,[1] compiling a career college football coaching record of 15–73. Knoll also worked as an assistant coach at Missouri Western State University, the University of Tulsa, Iowa State University, the University of Miami, Northwestern University, Bacone College, and Northeastern State University.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1951 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1977 | Missouri Western (LB) |
| 1978 | New Mexico State (OLB) |
| 1979 | Tulsa (DL) |
| 1980–1982 | Tulsa (DC) |
| 1983 | Iowa State (DC) |
| 1984 | Miami (FL) (DB) |
| 1985 | Miami (FL) (LB) |
| 1986–1989 | New Mexico State |
| 1990–1991 | Northwestern (AHC/DC) |
| 1992–1996 | Tulsa (DC/ST/DL) |
| 2004 | Bacone (AHC/DC) |
| 2005–2008 | Upper Iowa |
| 2010–2012 | Northeastern State (AHC/DL/RC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–73 |
Coaching career
editKnoll was the head football coach at New Mexico State University from 1986 to 1989, where he compiled a record of 4–40 (.100).[2] He ended his stint at New Mexico State on a 17-game losing streak. New Mexico State won two games in 1987, and lost 10 or more games in 1986, 1988, and 1989. In each of his four seasons, the Aggies were outscored by 200 or more points.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State Aggies (Pacific Coast Athletic Association / Big West Conference) (1986–1989) | |||||||||
| 1986 | New Mexico State | 1–10 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1987 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1988 | New Mexico State | 1–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1989 | New Mexico State | 0–11 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| New Mexico State: | 4–40 | 1–27 | |||||||
| Upper Iowa Peacocks (NCAA Division II independent) (2005) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | |||||||
| Upper Iowa Peacocks (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2006–2008) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2007 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2008 | Upper Iowa | 2–9 | 2–8 / 0–6 (South) | T–11 / 7th (South) | |||||
| Upper Iowa: | 9–33 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–73 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Coss, Matt (October 22, 2008). "Upper Iowa football: School officials refuse to say why Knoll was fired". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ https://nmstatesports.com/documents/2018/8/23/2018_Football_Media_Guide.pdf [bare URL PDF]