Mike Clark (American football coach, Bridgewater)

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Mike Clark
Biographical details
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
Overall166–103–1
Tournaments10–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 ODAC (2001–2005, 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 166-103-1. [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's 2001 Bridgewater team is the only Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) team to appear in the NCAA Division III National Championship title game. Clark retired after the spring season in 2021. [3]

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Clark played college football at the University of Cincinnati from 1976 to 1979. [4]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs D3#
Bridgewater Eagles (Old Dominion Athletic Conference)(1995–2021)
1995 Bridgewater0–9–10–56th
1996 Bridgewater5–53–2T–2nd
1997 Bridgewater2–81–45th
1998 Bridgewater0–100–56th
1999 Bridgewater5–53–34th
2000 Bridgewater10–25–12ndL NCAA Division III Second Round 15
2001 Bridgewater12–16–01stL NCAA Division III Championship 2
2002 Bridgewater11–16–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2003 Bridgewater12–26–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal 7
2004 Bridgewater8–36–01stL NCAA Division III First Round 17
2005 Bridgewater10–26–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 12
2006 Bridgewater8–24–2T–2nd
2007 Bridgewater7–33–34th
2008 Bridgewater4–63–35th
2009 Bridgewater7–34–2T–2nd
2010 Bridgewater8–24–23rd
2011 Bridgewater6–43–34th
2012 Bridgewater7–34–3T–3rd
2013 Bridgewater4–61–68th
2014 Bridgewater8–25–2T–1st
2015 Bridgewater4–62–56th
2016 Bridgewater5–54–3T–4th
2017 Bridgewater4–61–5T–6th
2018 Bridgewater6–44–3T–2nd
2019 Bridgewater10–18–01stL NCAA Division III First Round 20
2020–21 Bridgewater3–21–2T–5th
Bridgewater:166–103–193–64
Total:166–103–1
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "Mike Clark". Bridgewater Eagles football . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "2001 National Championship". Mount Union Purple Raiders football . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. Hite, Patrick (January 5, 2021). "Bridgewater's Michael Clark to retire as school's football coach". Staunton, Virginia . Cleveland, Ohio . Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats football. 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2019.