Mike Clark (American football coach, Bridgewater)

Michael Clark is a former American football coach He served as the head football coach at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia from 1995 to 2021, compiling a record of 166-103-1.^[1] While at Bridgewater, he has led a remarkable turnaround of a historically struggling program. In 2001, he led Bridgewater to the NCAA Division III National Championship game, which they narrowly lost to Mount Union, 30–27.^[2] Clark's 2001 Bridgewater team is the only Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) team to appear in the NCAA Division III National Championship title game. Clark retired after the spring season in 2021.^[3]

Mike Clark

Biographical details
Born	Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1976–1979	Cincinnati
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1985	Murray State (DL/LB)
1986–1987	Cincinnati (WR)
1988–1992	Virginia Tech (DC)
1993–1994	VMI (QB/DC)
1995–2021	Bridgewater
Head coaching record
Overall	166–103–1
Tournaments	10–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 ODAC (2001–2005, 2019)

Clark played college football at the University of Cincinnati from 1976 to 1979.^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	D3#
Bridgewater Eagles (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1995–2021)
1995	Bridgewater	0–9–1	0–5	6th
1996	Bridgewater	5–5	3–2	T–2nd
1997	Bridgewater	2–8	1–4	5th
1998	Bridgewater	0–10	0–5	6th
1999	Bridgewater	5–5	3–3	4th
2000	Bridgewater	10–2	5–1	2nd	L NCAA Division III Second Round	15
2001	Bridgewater	12–1	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Championship	2
2002	Bridgewater	11–1	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2003	Bridgewater	12–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Semifinal	7
2004	Bridgewater	8–3	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III First Round	17
2005	Bridgewater	10–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	12
2006	Bridgewater	8–2	4–2	T–2nd
2007	Bridgewater	7–3	3–3	4th
2008	Bridgewater	4–6	3–3	5th
2009	Bridgewater	7–3	4–2	T–2nd
2010	Bridgewater	8–2	4–2	3rd
2011	Bridgewater	6–4	3–3	4th
2012	Bridgewater	7–3	4–3	T–3rd
2013	Bridgewater	4–6	1–6	8th
2014	Bridgewater	8–2	5–2	T–1st
2015	Bridgewater	4–6	2–5	6th
2016	Bridgewater	5–5	4–3	T–4th
2017	Bridgewater	4–6	1–5	T–6th
2018	Bridgewater	6–4	4–3	T–2nd
2019	Bridgewater	10–1	8–0	1st	L NCAA Division III First Round	20
2020–21	Bridgewater	3–2	1–2	T–5th
Bridgewater:		166–103–1	93–64
Total:		166–103–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth