CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Coe College first year head coach
Tyler Staker named American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Region 5 and d3football.com All-West Region Coach of the Year.
Head coach Tyler Staker led the Kohawks to a school record 11 win season and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. In Staker's first year at the helm Coe went from a 2015 record of 4-6 to 11-1 and Iowa Conference Champions in 2016. Coe's undefeated regular season marked the 11th unbeaten record in school history. The Kohawks averaged 37.6 points per game and 473.6 yards of total offense while holding opponents to an average of 20 points per game and 387.2 yards per game. In a season where the Kohawks would set a school record for turnovers in a game (nine against Monmouth, Ill.) they also controlled the turnover battle all season finishing with a +25 turnover margin. Tyler Staker is a 2006 graduate of Coe with a degree in business. He was a four-year letterman and a two-time captain — also twice an all-conference selection — for the Kohawks as a defensive back.
The AFCA?recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the Association’s five divisions:?Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III and NAIA. The winners are selected by Active members of the Association who vote for coaches in their respective regions and divisions.
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