Garin Higgins
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Garin Higgins is the head
football
coach
for Emporia State University
in Emporia, Kansas
. He was named to the position on December 15, 2006, replacing David Wiemers. He also served as head coach for the NAIA
2000 and 2003 Runner-up Champions at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
, and as an assistant coach for the undefeated 1999 NAIA National Championship team at Northwestern Oklahoma.
Head coach
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College football
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Coach (sport)
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for Emporia State University
Emporia State University
Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...
in Emporia, Kansas
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
. He was named to the position on December 15, 2006, replacing David Wiemers. He also served as head coach for the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
2000 and 2003 Runner-up Champions at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University, also known as NWOSU, is a university in Alva, Oklahoma, United States, with satellite campuses in Enid and Woodward. A state university, it offers both bachelor's and master's degrees.-Establishment:...
, and as an assistant coach for the undefeated 1999 NAIA National Championship team at Northwestern Oklahoma.
Coaching resume
| Year | Position | School | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–Present | Head Coach | Emporia State University Emporia State University Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :... |
3-7 | |
| 2006 | Offensive Coordinator | Northeastern State University Northeastern State University Northeastern State University is a public university with its main campus located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Northeastern's home, Tahlequah, is also the capital of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma... |
4-6 | |
| 2005 | Co-Offensive Coordinator | Minnesota State Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students... |
2-9 | |
| 2000–2004 | Head Coach | Northwestern Oklahoma State University Northwestern Oklahoma State University Northwestern Oklahoma State University, also known as NWOSU, is a university in Alva, Oklahoma, United States, with satellite campuses in Enid and Woodward. A state university, it offers both bachelor's and master's degrees.-Establishment:... |
51-9 | 2nd place, NAIA, 2000, 2003 5 consecutive NAIA national playoff appearances |
| 1994–1999 | Offensive Coordinator Running Back/QB Coach |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Northwestern Oklahoma State University Northwestern Oklahoma State University, also known as NWOSU, is a university in Alva, Oklahoma, United States, with satellite campuses in Enid and Woodward. A state university, it offers both bachelor's and master's degrees.-Establishment:... |
39-25 | 1999 NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... National Champions 2 NAIA national playoff appearances |
| 1992–1993 | Graduate Assistant | Northeastern State University Northeastern State University Northeastern State University is a public university with its main campus located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Northeastern's home, Tahlequah, is also the capital of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma... |
12-8 | |
Record as head coach
External links
- Emporia State Hornets head coach bio