Tyler Staker
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Coe |
| Conference | ARC |
| Record | 59–24 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Alma mater | Coe College (2006) |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2005 | Coe |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2007 | Coe (GA/OL/WR) |
| 2008–2015 | Coe (OC) |
| 2016–present | Coe |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–24 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As player 3× IIAC (2002, 2004–2005) As coach 2× IIAC (2012, 2016) | |
| Awards | |
| As player First-Team All-IIAC (2005) Second-Team All-IIAC (2004) As coach AFCA D3 Regional Coach of the Year (2016) IIAC Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Tyler Staker (born c. 1983) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Coe College, a position he has held since 2016. He is the son of former Coe head football coach Steve Staker.
Playing career
[edit]Staker played college football for Coe as a defensive back. From 2002 to 2005 he was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain. In 2004 he earned Second-Team All-IIAC honors and in 2005 he earned First-Team All-IIAC honors. In his four-year career with the school he helped lead them to an overall record of 29–14 and three IIAC championships.[1][2]
Coaching career
[edit]After graduating, Staker joined Coe's coaching staff as a graduate assistant, offensive line, and wide receivers coach for two seasons in 2006.[3] In 2008 he was promoted to the role of offensive coordinator. In 2012 his offense helped lead the team to an IIAC championship. During his eight-year stint as offensive coordinator the Kohawks garnered an overall record of 51–23 and three NCAA Division III Playoff appearances.[4]
In 2016, following the retirement of Staker's father, Steve, he took over as head coach.[5] In his first season as head coach he led the team to an 11–1 record including an IIAC championship and a trip to the Division III Playoffs.[6] In the team's first playoff game they defeated Monmouth (IL) 21–14 before falling to St. Thomas in the second round 6–55.[7] After the season he was named IIAC Coach of the Year along with being named the AFCA D3 Regional Coach of the Year.[8][9] In 2021, he had his best season since his inaugural season as he went 8–2 overall and 6–2 in conference play.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe Kohawks (Iowa Conference / American Rivers Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Coe | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 17 | |||
| 2017 | Coe | 4–6 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2018 | Coe | 6–4 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Coe | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Coe | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Coe | 8–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Coe | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2023 | Coe | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2024 | Coe | 8–1 | 6–1 | ||||||
| Coe: | 59–24 | 45–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–24 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Personal life
[edit]Staker is the son of former Coe College head coach Steve Staker.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tyler Staker - Head Football Coach/Offensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Coe College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Football All-Conference". Coe College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Staker Takes Over Coe Football Program". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Staker retires as Coe football coach, will be replaced by his son". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Hanley, Zachary (October 3, 2016). "A Staker family affair with Coe Football". KGAN. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Coe College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Tommies Blog: St. Thomas Dominates Northwestern, No. 16 Coe Next". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Nelson, Jim. "Coe's Staker Coach of the Year in IIAC". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Thorne Recognized with Regional Coaching Honor". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.