Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Adrian |
Conference | MIAA |
Record | 0–0 |
Biographical details | |
Born | July 9, 1964 |
Alma mater | Eastern Michigan University (1987) |
Playing career | |
1982 | Grand Valley State |
1983–1986 | Eastern Michigan |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1987 | Montpelier HS (OH) (assistant) |
1988–1989 | Summerfield HS (MI) |
1990–1993 | Central Catholic HS (OH) |
1994 | Saint Joseph's (IN) (DC) |
1995 | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
1996–1997 | Bryan HS (OH) |
2002–2003 | Adrian (assistant) |
2004–2005 | Eastern Michigan (co-ST/DB) |
2006–2012 | Whitmer HS (OH) |
2013–2023 | Saline HS (MI) |
2024–present | Adrian |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–9 (college) 171–38 (high school: Saline & Whitmer) |
Joseph Palka (born July 9, 1964) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Adrian College, a position he has held since 2024. [1] [2] He was the head football coach for Summerfield High School from 1988 to 1989; Central Catholic High School from 1990 to 1993; [3] Saint Joseph's College in Collegeville, Indiana, in 1995; Bryan High School from 1996 to 1997, Whitmer High School from 2006 to 2012, [4] and Saline High School from 2013 to 2023. [5] He also coached for Montpelier High School and Eastern Michigan. [6] He played college football for Grand Valley State and Eastern Michigan as a linebacker.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Saint Joseph's Pumas (Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference)(1995) | |||||||||
1995 | Saint Joseph's | 1–9 | 1–9 | 12th | |||||
Saint Joseph's: | 1–9 | 1–9 | |||||||
Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Adrian | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Adrian: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 0–0 |
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