Mike Toop

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Mike Toop
Playing career
Football
1973–1976 Merchant Marine
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1977–1981 Chaminade HS (NY) (assistant)
1982 Holy Cross HS (NY) (assistant)
1983–1984 Albany (assistant)
1985–1986 Union (NY) (assistant)
1987–1991 Colgate (assistant)
1992–1998 Penn (DC)
1999–2000 Connecticut (DC)
2001–2004 Davidson
2005–2021 Merchant Marine
Lacrosse
1985–1987 Union (NY)
1988–1991 Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall87–108 (football)
57–28 (lacrosse)
Bowls3–0

Mike Toop is a retired American football and lacrosse coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in King's Point, New York, from 2005 until his retirement in 2021, [1] and at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, from 2001 to 2004. [2] He also coached men's lacrosse at Union College in Schenectady, New York, from 1985 to 1987 and Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, from 1988 to 1991.[ citation needed ]

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Football coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Davidson Wildcats (Pioneer Football League)(2001–2004)
2001 Davidson5–41–23rd (south)
2002 Davidson7–32–12nd (south)
2003 Davidson3–81–2T–2nd (south)
2004 Davidson2–71–2T–3rd (south)
Davidson:17–225–7
Merchant Marine Mariners (Liberty League)(2005–2016)
2005 Merchant Marine3–72–56th
2006 Merchant Marine3–71–56th
2007 Merchant Marine1–91–6T–6th
2008 Merchant Marine3–72–57th
2009 Merchant Marine4–62–5T–6th
2010 Merchant Marine4–63–3T–3rd
2011 Merchant Marine3–72–4T–5th
2012 Merchant Marine5–53–4T–4th
2013 Merchant Marine4–41–48th
2014 Merchant Marine2–80–78th
2015 Merchant Marine3–62–5T–6th
2016 Merchant Marine5–44–3T–3rd
Merchant Marine Mariners (New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference)(2017–2021)
2017 Merchant Marine6–44–34thW ECAC Chapman Bowl
2018 Merchant Marine8–25–2T–2ndW New England
2019 Merchant Marine6–35–2T–3rd
2020–21 Merchant Marine1–00–0N/A
2021 Merchant Marine9–15–12ndW New England
Merchant Marine:70–8624–35
Total:87–108

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Toop". Merchant Marine Mariners . Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mike Toop resigns as Davidson head football coach". Pioneer Football League . Retrieved January 10, 2020.


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