- Mike Gravier
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Mike Gravier Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head coach Team Bluefield Biographical details Born September 27, 1960 Playing career Grand Valley State Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1988
1989–1991
1992–1994
1995–1998
2009
2011–presentSoutheast Missouri State (WR)
Michigan Tech (QB/RB/WR)
Malone (OC)
Malone
Concord (TE)
BluefieldHead coaching record Overall 30–12–1 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Mike Gravier (born September 27, 1960[1]) is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College.[2] Gravier is known for significant success as a coach with upstart Malone, having successfully led the team to significant victories early in the history of the program at a time when other peer programs were well-established,[3] including a NAIA playoff appearance in the program's third year.[4]
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Coaching career
Malone
Gravier was the second head football coach for the Malone College Pioneers[5] located in Canton, Ohio and he held that position for four seasons, from 1995[6] until 1998. His career coaching record at Malone was 30 wins, 12 losses, and 1 ties.[7] This ranks him first at Malone in total wins and first at Malone in winning percentage.[8]
Gravier's success at Malone is supported by his first-year record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie[9] and included a victory over rival Geneva College.[10] The sole loss came in the quarterfinal playoffs for the NAIA national championships.[11] His team also reached the national championship hunt during his last season at Malone, losing to Georgetown College.[12] Three of the four years he coached at Malone, his team was either league champion or co-champion.[13] In spite of his success on the field, he was asked to resign by the administration a week before the season opening game of 1999[14] after allegations surfaced that he struck a student athlete during a practice session.[15]
Assistant coaching
Prior to coaching at Malone, he was an assistant coach for the Michigan Tech Huskies[16] and at Southeast Missouri State[17] He also was an assistant at Malone under head coach Joe Palmisano, whom he replaced to be the head coach.[18][19] He also worked as the tight ends coach at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia.[20]
Bluefield College
Gravier is currently the head coach at Bluefield College in Bluefield, Virginia. The program will start non-sanctioned "club play" for the 2011 season and expects to join the Mid-South Conference in the NAIA beginning in the 2012 football season.[2]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA Coachs' Poll# Malone Pioneers (Mid-States Football Association) (1995–1998) 1995 Malone 10–1–1 3–0–1 1st L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal 1996 Malone 8–2 5–1 T–2nd 1997 Malone 5–5 3–3 T–7th 1998 Malone 7–4 5–1 2nd L NAIA First Round Malone: 30–12–1 16–5–1 Total: 30–12–1 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final NAIA Coaches' Poll. References
- ^ "No Better Gift For Gravier 0-2 Pioneers regroup to shut out Trinity -- on coach's 37th birthday". Akron Beacon-Journal. September 28, 1997. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6C0A98E659893&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ a b White, Jim (July 24, 2010). "Bluefield College names football coach". Religious Herald. http://www.religiousherald.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4386&Itemid=53. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ Perrotto, John (October 27, 1995). "Geneva-Malone a Showdown of NAIA Div II Powerhouses". Beaver Country Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19951027&id=DzowAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DtsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1701,6663337.
- ^ Perrotto, John (November 15, 1995). "Malone Expected Geneva Rematch". Beaver Country Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19951115&id=FH8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o7UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3882,3559455.
- ^ "Puma Football to Host Malone in Homecoming Game". Saint Joseph's College. http://www.saintjoe.edu/news/announcements.html?id=430.
- ^ "Transactions". Kansas City Star. January 14, 1995. p. D6. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF41579A63DAA5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ "2007-2008 Mid-States Football Association Press Guide". Mid-States Football Association. http://www.mid-statesfootball.org/docs/2007-08_PressGuide.pdf#67.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Malone Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/msfa_mideast/malone/coaching_records.php.
- ^ "Records and archives". Mid-States Football Association. http://www.mid-statesfootball.org/archives.php#YearlyMSFAStandings.
- ^ Robertson, Scott (November 18, 1995). "Malone beats Geneva on last-play field goal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=394NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vW8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2813,1211410&dq=mike-gravier+malone.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Malone College 1995 Football Results". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=4477&year=1995.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Malone College 1998 Football Results". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=4477&year=1998.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Mike Gravier Results by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4477.
- ^ Call, Andy (September 29, 1999). "Malone's long list of injured includes its starting QB". Canton Repository. http://www.cantonrep.com/archive/1999/09/29/sports.htm.
- ^ "Walsh's win is big news, in small way". Akron Beacon Journal. October 3, 1999. http://www.ohio.com/.
- ^ "Football media guide". Michigan Tech Huskies. http://www.michigantechhuskies.com/pdf5/135292.pdf?ATCLID=1552704&SPSID=96244&SPID=10916&DB_OEM_ID=18800.
- ^ "NCAA Record". The NCAA News. April 5, 1989. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_video/NCAANewsArchive/1989/19890405.pdf.
- ^ "Transactions". Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-01-14/sports/1995014007_1_line-coach-football-coach-receivers-coach.
- ^ "Gravier New Malone Coach". Akron Beacon-Journal. January 14, 1995. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6314A99C9E837&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ "2009 Football Coaching Staff". Concord University. http://www.cumountainlions.com/coaches.aspx?rc=19&path=football.
External links
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– )
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