Joe Palka
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Adrian |
Conference | MIAA |
Record | 2–0 |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1964-07-09) July 9, 1964 (age 60) |
Alma mater | Eastern Michigan University (1987) |
Playing career | |
1982 | Grand Valley State |
1983–1986 | Eastern Michigan |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1987 | Montpelier HS (OH) (assistant) |
1988–1989 | Summerfield HS (MI) |
1990–1993 | Central Catholic HS (OH) |
1994 | Saint Joseph's (IN) (DC) |
1995 | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
1996–1997 | Bryan HS (OH) |
2002–2003 | Adrian (assistant) |
2004–2005 | Eastern Michigan (co-ST/DB) |
2006–2012 | Whitmer HS (OH) |
2013–2023 | Saline HS (MI) |
2024–present | Adrian |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–9 (college) 171–38 (high school: Saline & Whitmer) |
Joseph Palka (born July 9, 1964) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Adrian College, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2] He was the head football coach for Summerfield High School from 1988 to 1989; Central Catholic High School from 1990 to 1993;[3] Saint Joseph's College in Collegeville, Indiana, in 1995; Bryan High School from 1996 to 1997, Whitmer High School from 2006 to 2012,[4] and Saline High School from 2013 to 2023.[5] He also coached for Montpelier High School and Eastern Michigan.[6] He played college football for Grand Valley State and Eastern Michigan as a linebacker.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Saint Joseph's Pumas (Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference) (1995) | |||||||||
1995 | Saint Joseph's | 1–9 | 1–9 | 12th | |||||
Saint Joseph's: | 1–9 | 1–9 | |||||||
Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Adrian | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Adrian: | 2–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 3–9 |
References
- ^ "Joe Palka - Head Coach - Football Coaches". Adrian College. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Wickliffe, Greg (November 17, 2023). "'Tough to say goodbye': Joe Palka bids farewell as Saline's football coach". MLive. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Palka of Saline High School named the Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Week". Detroit Lions. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Sunday Chat with former Whitmer coach, new Adrian College coach Joe Palka". The Blade. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Palka Leaving Saline High School Football for Adrian College". The Saline Post. November 17, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Palka - Football Coach". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
External links
- Adrian profile
- Eastern Michigan profile
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