Mike Gravier
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Mike Gravier is an American football
coach and former player in the United States
. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College
. 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, including a NAIA
playoff appearance in the program's third year.
located in Canton, Ohio
and he held that position for four seasons, from 1995 until 1998. His career coaching record at Malone was 30 wins, 12 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him first at Malone in total wins and first at Malone in winning percentage.
Gravier's success at Malone is supported by his first-year record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie and included a victory over rival Geneva College
. The sole loss came in the quarterfinal playoffs for the NAIA
national championships. His team also reached the national championship hunt during his last season at Malone, losing to Georgetown College. Three of the four years he coached at Malone, his team was either league champion or co-champion. 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 after allegations surfaced that he struck a student athlete during a practice session.
, whom he replaced to be the head coach. He also worked as the tight ends coach at Concord University
in Athens, West 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.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach and former player in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He is currently the head football coach at Bluefield College
Bluefield College
Bluefield College is a small, Christian liberal arts college in Bluefield, Virginia, United States, in Tazewell County. It offers 22 majors, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
. 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, including a 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...
playoff appearance in the program's third year.
Malone
Gravier was the second head football coach for the Malone College PioneersMalone College Athletics
The Pioneers are Malone University's athletics teams. They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the American Mideast Conference...
located in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and he held that position for four seasons, from 1995 until 1998. His career coaching record at Malone was 30 wins, 12 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him first at Malone in total wins and first at Malone in winning percentage.
Gravier's success at Malone is supported by his first-year record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie and included a victory over rival Geneva College
Geneva College
Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in...
. The sole loss came in the quarterfinal playoffs 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...
national championships. His team also reached the national championship hunt during his last season at Malone, losing to Georgetown College. Three of the four years he coached at Malone, his team was either league champion or co-champion. 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 after allegations surfaced that he struck a student athlete during a practice session.
Assistant coaching
Prior to coaching at Malone, he was an assistant coach for the Michigan Tech Huskies and at Southeast Missouri State He also was an assistant at Malone under head coach Joe PalmisanoJoe Palmisano
Joe Palmisano is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Malone College from 1993 to 1994, compiling a record of 9–9–1.-Playing career:...
, whom he replaced to be the head coach. He also worked as the tight ends coach at Concord University
Concord University
Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by...
in Athens, West Virginia
Athens, West Virginia
Athens is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,102 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. It is the home of Concord University.-History:...
.
Bluefield College
Gravier is currently the head coach at Bluefield College in Bluefield, VirginiaBluefield, Virginia
Bluefield is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, along the Bluestone River. The population was 5,078 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578...
. The program will start non-sanctioned "club play" for the 2011 season and expects to join the Mid-South Conference
Mid-South Conference
The Mid-South Conference is an athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky....
in 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...
beginning in the 2012 football season.