Mike Gottsch is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas from 2007 to 2009, conpluing a record of 3–27.[1][2] The only win in his first season as head coach was a victory over Panhandle State University.[3]

Mike Gottsch
Playing career
1984–1985Moorpark JC
1986–1987Tabor
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1996Henderson HS (NE)
1997–1999Colby HS (KS)
2004–2006Southmont HS (IN)
2007–2009Tabor
2010–2014Sapulpa HS (OK)
Head coaching record
Overall3–27 (college)

After the conclusion of the 2009 season at Tabor, Gottsch took a head coaching position at Sapulpa High School in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.[4] He compiled a record of 22–28 at Sapulpa before he was fired midseason in October 2014. Gottsch is a native of Elkhorn, Nebraska.[5]

Personal life

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Gottsch earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Tabor and a master's degree in secondary education from Chadron State College, where he was an assistant coach.[6]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Tabor Bluejays (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2007–2009)
2007 Tabor 1–9 0–9 10th
2008 Tabor 2–8 2–7 T–8th
2009 Tabor 0–10 0–9 10th
Tabor: 3–27 2–25
Total: 3–27

References

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  1. ^ Football Tabor College varsity football coaches Archived November 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Tabor College, Accessed March 11, 2008.
  2. ^ Tabor College "Tabor Football Coach Mike Gottsch Resigns"
  3. ^ Tabor blasts Panhandle State, Hillsboro Free Press Archived July 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The Paper of Montgomery County "Southmont Football: Gottsch on the move again" February 3, 2010
  5. ^ Brown, Mike (October 28, 2014). "Chieftains dismiss Gottsch as football coach after five seasons". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Hillsboro Free Press online[permanent dead link]