Mike Gardner
Current position | |
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Title | Tabor |
Conference | KCAC |
Record | 106–69 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Roeland Park, Kansas, U.S. | March 9, 1967
Playing career | |
1986–1990 | Baker |
Position(s) | Malone |
2010–present | Tabor |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 131–87 |
Bowls | 1–2 |
Tournaments | 3–5 (NAIA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year (2003) | |
Michael Norman Gardner (born March 9, 1967)
Playing career
Gardner played college football at
Coaching career
Assistant coaching
Gardner began in coaching as special teams and recruiting coordinator at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska from 1990 to 1993. He later held assistant coaching positions at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, and Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas.
Tabor
In 2004, he became the head football coach at Tabor College. During his time at Tabor his teams won two conference championships and advanced to the national playoffs.
Malone
Gardner was named head football coach at Malone College in 2006. His team at Malone began the 2008 season ranked No. 24 in the NAIA preseason poll.[5] Following the lackluster 4-6 2009 season at Malone, Gardner resigned to clear the way for his return to Tabor. He stated “I wasn’t looking for an opportunity to go by any means,” Gardner said. “This just presented itself."[6]
Gardner was the fifth football coach in Malone's history, and his coaching record at Malone was 25–18.[7][8]
Tabor
Gardner returned to Tabor in 2010 season and led the team to a record of 4–6, finishing sixth in the conference. Counting his previous two years coaching at Tabor, he is now the winningest coach in the history of the program.[9] Gardner continued success at Tabor, taking his team to the NAIA quarterfinals in the 2015 season and again earning conference Coach of the Year honors. As of 2015, Gardner has been named Coach of the Year in the conference for four of his eight years at Tabor.[10]
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 No. 15
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
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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Tabor Bluejays (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference ) (2004–2005)
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2004 | Tabor | 9–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round |
11[13] | |||
2005 | Tabor | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal |
6[14] | |||
Malone Pioneers (Mid-States Football Association ) (2006–2009)
| |||||||||
2006 | Malone | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | L Victory[15] | 19[16] | |||
2007 | Malone | 8–4 | 4–3 | 4th (MEL) | W Victory[17] | 22[18] | |||
2008 | Malone | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | L Victory | 25[19] | |||
2009 | Malone | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th (MEL) | |||||
Malone: | 25–18 | 14–12 | |||||||
Tabor Bluejays (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference ) (2010–present)
| |||||||||
2010 | Tabor | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
2011 | Tabor | 3–7 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
2012 | Tabor | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | 17[20] | ||||
2013 | Tabor | 10–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | L NAIA Quarterfinal |
11[21] | |||
2014 | Tabor | 7–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | 24 | ||||
2015 | Tabor | 11–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal |
8 | |||
2016 | Tabor | 8–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round |
12 | |||
2017 | Tabor | 8–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | 17 | ||||
2018 | Tabor | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4th | |||||
2019 | Tabor | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–5th | |||||
2020–21 | Tabor | 3–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
2021 | Tabor | 3–8 | 2–8 | 9th | |||||
2022 | Tabor | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–5th | |||||
2023 | Tabor | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–4th (Bissell) | |||||
2024 | Tabor | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Tabor: | 106–69 | 88–54 | |||||||
Total: | 131–87 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "KCAC Coach of the Year". KCACSports.com. 21 November 2005.
- ^ Dannelly, Jason (December 1, 2009). "Gardner; Back to Tabor". Victory Sports Network. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Malone football coach quits to return to Tabor". USA Today. December 12, 2009.
- ^ American Football Monthly - Rodeo Circuit - February 2004
- ^ "NAIA Pre-Season Rankings". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
- ^ Malone Football Coach Returns Home
- ^ "Malone Resignation Announcement". Malone Pioneers. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Malone Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
- ^ Kleinsasser, Joe (November 23, 2010). "Mike Gardner shows why he's TC's winningest coach". Hillsboro Free Press. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ "2015 KCAC Football All-Conference Teams Announced". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ KCAC Sports "2005 Football All-Conference Selections" November 21, 2005
- ^ "2012 KCAC Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". KCACSports.com. November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "2005 Football Postseason Football Ratings". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
- ^ Malone College : Head Coach Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Malone Game by Game Results". Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ 2006 NAIA Football Postseason Final Rating :: Sioux Falls (S.D.) Claims No. 1 After Win in Title Game
- ^ Malone College : 2007 Schedule/Results Archived October 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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] Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Football Top 25 Coaches’ Poll – Final Regular Season (November 16, 2008)
- ^ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 11, 2012.
- ^ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 17, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.