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Michael Norman Gardner 
Sport(s) College football Current position Title Head Football Coach Team Tabor Record 4–6 (4–5) Biographical details Born March 9, 1967 Place of birth Roeland Park, Kansas Playing career 1986–1990 Baker University Position(s) Kicker Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2010–present
2006–2009
2004–2005
2001–2003
1996–2000
1993–1996
1990–1993Tabor
Malone
Tabor
Tabor (asst.)
Lindenwood (asst.)
Bethel (asst.)
Hastings (asst.)Head coaching record Overall 49–27 (.645) Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Awards KCAC Coach of the Year [2] (2005)
AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)Michael Norman Gardner (born March 9, 1967, in Roeland Park, Kansas[1]) is currently the coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. Having left Tabor for Malone in 2006, Gardner was chosen to replace Mike Gottsch after Tabor's winless 2009 season.[2] Gardner's teams achieved post-season play for his first five years as a head coach at the college level—the first two years qualifying for the NAIA playoffs and the next three years to the Victory Bowl.
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Coaching career
Assistant coaching
Gardner began in coaching as Special Teams and Recruiting Coordinator at Hastings College from 1990 to 1993. He later held assistant coaching positions at Bethel College (Kansas), Lindenwood University, and Tabor College.
Tabor
In 2004, he became the head coach at Tabor College and held that position until 2006. During his time at Tabor his teams won two conference championships and advanced to the national playoffs.
Malone
Gardner was named head coach at Malone College following the 2006 season. His team at Malone began the 2008 season ranked #24 in the NAIA pre-season poll.[3] Following the 2009 season, Gardner resigned to clear the way for his return to Tabor.
Gardner was the fifth football coach in Malone's history, and his coaching record at Malone was 25 wins and 18 losses.[4] As of the conclusion of the 2009 season, this ranks him second at Malone in total wins and second at Malone in winning percentage. [5]
Tabor
Gardner returned to Tabor starting with the 2010 season and led the team to a record of 4 wins and six losses, finishing sixth in the conference. Counting his previouos two years coaching at Tabor, he is now the winningest coach in the history of the program.[6]
Year Position School 2010–present Head Coach Tabor College (Kansas) 2006–2009 Head Coach Malone College 2004–2005 Head Coach Tabor College (Kansas) 2001–2003 Defensive Coordinator Tabor College (Kansas) 2000 Defensive Coodinator Lindenwood University (Missouri) 1996–1999 Special Teams Coordinator Lindenwood University (Missouri) 1993–1996 Quarterbacks Coach
Tight End Coach
Wide Receivers CoachBethel College (Kansas) 1990–1993 Special Teams Coach
Recruiting CoordinatorHastings College (Nebraska) Head Coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA Coach's Poll# Tabor College (NAIA) (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2005) 2004 Tabor 9–2 8–1 1st 6[7] 2005 Tabor 11–1 9–0 1st 6[8] Tabor College: 20–3 17–1 Malone Pioneers (NAIA) (Mid-States Football Association) (2006–2009) 2006 Malone 7–4 4–2 L Victory Bowl[9] 19[10] 2007 Malone 8–4 4–3 W Victory Bowl[11] 25[12] 2008 Malone 6–4 4–2 L Victory Bowl 22[13] 2009 Malone 4–6 2–5 Malone College: 25–18 14–12 Tabor College (NAIA) (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2010–present) 2010 Tabor 4–6 4–5 6th 2011 Tabor 3–6 2–6 Tabor College (second tenure): 7–12 6–11 Total: 51–33 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. Playing career
Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007.[14] He was an All-American each of his last three years at Baker[15]
Awards
Gardner served as the Defensive Coordinator at Tabor from 2001 to 2003 and helped guide the Bluejays to their first-ever NAIA national playoff appearance in 2003 and a #15 NAIA national ranking. He was named the AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year and the AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2003 season. His 2003 defense ranked 11th in the final NAIA statistics while his 2002 team ranked an impressive second overall. In 2005, Gardner was named Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference "Co-Coach" of the year along with Saint Mary coach Lance Hinson.[16]
As a player, Gardner was a three-time NAIA All-American and a four-time All-Conference selection while at Baker University (KS) and he played for a national championship in 1986. He has been involved in 10 national playoff games as a player and eight as a coach and his 2005 Tabor squad won its first-round playoff contest.
Personal life
Gardner is a 1990 graduate of Baker University with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education. He later earned a Master of Arts in Teaching at Hastings College in 1993. Gardner and his wife have two children and live in Hilssboro.
He played junior high and high school football at Olathe South High School and Indian Trail Junior High School in Olathe, Kansas plus his seventh grade year at Concordia Junior-Senior High School in Concordia, Kansas.
References
- ^ Dannelly, Jason (December 1, 2009). "Gardner; Back to Tabor". Victory Sports Network. http://football.victorysportsnetwork.com/article.php?articleID=10700.
- ^ USA Today "Malone football coach quits to return to Tabor" December 12, 2009
- ^ NAIA Pre-Season Rankings
- ^ Malone Resignation Announcement
- ^ Malone Coaching Records
- ^ Kleinsasser, Joe (23 November 2010). "Mike Gardner shows why he’s TC’s winningest coach". Hillsboro Free Press. http://www.hillsborofreepress.net/index.php?view=article&id=18093856%3Amike-gardner-shows-why-hes-tcs-winningest-coach&option=com_content&Itemid=158. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ 2005 Football Postseason Rating :: Football Ratings
- ^ Malone College : Head Coach
- ^ Malone Game by Game Results
- ^ 2006 NAIA Football Postseason Final Rating :: Sioux Falls (S.D.) Claims No. 1 After Win in Title Game
- ^ Malone College : 2007 Schedule/Results
- ^ 2007 NAIA Football Top 25 Coaches' Poll Announced - #10 :: Final regular season poll has Sioux Falls (S.D.) at No. 1 for 11th straight week
- ^ [1] Football Top 25 Coaches’ Poll – Final Regular Season (November 16, 2008)
- ^ http://signal.baldwincity.com/section/sports/story/6744
- ^ American Football Monthly - Rodeo Circuit - February 2004
- ^ KCAC Sports "2005 Football All-Conference Selections" November 21, 2005
External links
- Tabor Bluejays Coach's bio
External links
- Announcement of Mike Gardner as head coach at Malone
- Announcement of Mike Gardner as head coach at Tabor (2009)
Malone Pioneers head football coaches Joe Palmisano (1993–1994) • Mike Gravier (1995–1998) • Steve Saulnier (1999–2001) • Dan Hanson (2002–2005) • Mike Gardner (2006–2009) • Eric Hehman (2010– )
Tabor Bluejays head football coaches Categories:- 1967 births
- Living people
- Baker Wildcats football players
- Hastings Broncos football coaches
- Lindenwood Lions football coaches
- Malone Pioneers football coaches
- People from Cloud County, Kansas
- People from Olathe, Kansas
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