Mike Turk is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Huntingdon College, a position he has held since 2004.[1] From 2003 to 2019, he was also the athletic director at Huntingdon.[2] As a college football player, he was a quarterback for two NCAA Division II Football Championship-winning teams at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—in Troy, Alabama, in 1984 and 1987.[3]

Mike Turk
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHuntingdon
ConferenceUSA South
Record144–65
Playing career
1984–1987Troy State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–2003Troy State (assistant)
2004–presentHuntingdon
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013–2019Huntingdon
2019–presentHuntingdon (associate AD)
Head coaching record
Overall144–65
Tournaments2–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 USA South (2015–2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Awards
GSC Freshman of the Year (1984)
3× First-team All-Gulf South (1985-1987)
2x Gulf South Offensive Player of the Year (1986, 1987)
USA South Coach of the Year (2015–2017, 2019, 2022)
Troy Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
D-II Football Hall of Fame (2007)

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs D3#
Huntingdon Hawks (NCAA Division III independent) (2004–2007)
2004 Huntingdon 4–5
2005 Huntingdon 7–2
2006 Huntingdon 6–4
2007 Huntingdon 5–5
Huntingdon Hawks (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008)
2008 Huntingdon 8–2 6–1 2nd
Huntingdon Hawks (NCAA Division III independent) (2009–2012)
2009 Huntingdon 8–3 L NCAA Division III First Round
2010 Huntingdon 6–4
2011 Huntingdon 7–3
2012 Huntingdon 6–3
Huntingdon Hawks (USA South Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Huntingdon 7–3 5–2 T–3rd
2014 Huntingdon 7–3 6–2 T–2nd
2015 Huntingdon 10–2 7–0 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round 25
2016 Huntingdon 9–2 6–1 T–1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2017 Huntingdon 9–2 7–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2018 Huntingdon 4–5 4–3 T–3rd
2019 Huntingdon 8–4 6–1 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round
2020–21 Huntingdon 3–1 2–1 T–2nd
2021 Huntingdon 8–3 8–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2022 Huntingdon 9–2 7–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round 24
2023 Huntingdon 8–2 6–1 2nd
2024 Huntingdon 5–5 5–3 T–4th
Huntingdon: 144–65 75–15
Total: 144–65
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Turk". Huntingdon Hawks football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mike Turk named Huntingdon's new Director of Athletics". Huntingdon College. March 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mike Turk". Troy Trojans. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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