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Mike Moroski
American football player and coach (born 1957)
Michael Henry Moroski (born September 4, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. He is the football head coach for the College of Idaho, a position he has held since 2013.[1] Moroski played eight seasons as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons, the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies.
| College of Idaho Coyotes | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1957-09-04) September 4, 1957 (age 66) Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Novato (Novato, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | UC Davis | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 6 / Pick: 154 | ||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 60–39 (.606) | ||||||||||||
| Postseason: | 3–2 (.600) | ||||||||||||
| Career: | 63–41 (.606) | ||||||||||||
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Football
Moroski attended the University of California at Davis, where he played quarterback for the UC Davis Aggies football team under head coach Jim Sochor before graduating in 1979. In 1977, Moroski threw for a career high 353 yards and four touchdown passes while completing 21-of-46 pass attempts against Lehigh. In 1978, Moroski's regular season passing rating was a Division II-leading 145.84. He holds the Division II and school record with a 99-yard touchdown pass in a 28-13 victory against Puget Sound in 1978. Moroski was recognized in 1977 and 1978 for his play, being named two-time first team Far West all-conference.[2]
Baseball
He was also a pitcher on the Aggies baseball team. Over four seasons, Moroski earned 20 victories which is tied for seventh in school history. In 1977, Moroski led the pitching staff with a 2.57 earned run average in 91 innings pitched. Moroski is third all time with 20 complete games pitched, behind Steve Brown and Lee Jackson.[3]
Moroski was enshrined into the Cal Aggie Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.
Moroski played in every game of each of the 1983 and 1984 seasons as well as 15 in 1986. He threw for over 1,200 yards in 1984. On November 27, 1983, Moroski threw for 303 yards and a career high 2 touchdowns in a 47-41 victory against the Green Bay Packers. On November 11, 1986, Moroski threw for a career high 332 yards against the New Orleans Saints. In his final season, when he played for the 49ers, Moroski threw Jerry Rice one of his NFL record 197 touchdown receptions.
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | Fum | Lost | ||
| 1979 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0−0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 97 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 73.5 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 1980 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0−0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0−0 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 132 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 45.7 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 9 | 0 | 0−0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 87 | 6.7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 119.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 16 | 2 | 1−1 | 45 | 70 | 64.3 | 575 | 8.2 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 75.6 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 1984 | ATL | 16 | 5 | 1−4 | 102 | 191 | 53.4 | 1,207 | 6.3 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 56.8 | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 151 | 6 | - |
| 1985 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 0−0 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 249 | 7.3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 79.2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SFO | 15 | 2 | 1−1 | 42 | 73 | 57.5 | 493 | 6.8 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 70.2 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 3 | - |
| Career | 69 | 9 | 3-6 | 241 | 425 | 56.7 | 2,864 | 6.7 | 52 | 8 | 18 | 66.0 | 37 | 182 | 4.9 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 312 | 12 | - | |
Moroski was a coach at his alma mater, UC Davis, starting in 1988, not long after the completion of his NFL career. He started as the junior varsity coach and worked his way up to offensive coordinator. He served in that role for more than 15 years. Moroski also coached the offensive line for UC Davis.
Moroski was announced as the new head football coach for the College of Idaho on January 9, 2013.[4]
Moroski went to Novato High School. He has four children—Nate, Will, Ben, and Emmie—and lives with his wife, Cathie, in Caldwell, Idaho.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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| College of Idaho Coyotes (Frontier Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | College of Idaho | 4–7 | 3–7 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | College of Idaho | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | College of Idaho | 4–7 | 3–7 | 7th | |||||
| 2017 | College of Idaho | 6–5 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018 | College of Idaho | 6–5 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019 | College of Idaho | 11–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2020 | College of Idaho | 3–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | 19 | ||||
| 2021 | College of Idaho | 7–3 | 7–3 | T–1st | 25 | ||||
| 2022 | College of Idaho | 8–2 | 8–2 | T–1st | 18 | ||||
| 2023 | College of Idaho | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA Semifinal | 10т | |||
| 2024 | College of Idaho | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| College of Idaho: | 63–41 | 56–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 63–41 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- "Mike Moroski". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- "2021 Football Record Book" (PDF). ucdavisaggies. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- "2022 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). ucdavisaggies. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- "College of Idaho Names New Football Coach". Frontier Conference. January 11, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- College of Idaho profile
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference