Mike Kramer

Mike Kramer

Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Idaho State
Conference	Big Sky
Record	16–41
Biographical details
Born	July 25, 1955 Colton, Washington
Alma mater	Idaho, B.S. 1977 Eastern Washington, M.Ed. 1991
Playing career
1972–1975	Idaho
Position(s)	Defensive end, center, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976	Colton HS (WA) (assistant)
1977–1979	Helena HS (MT) (assistant)
1980–1982	Helena HS (MT)
1983–1984	Montana State (DL)
1985–1986	Montana State (DC)
1987–1988	Stadium HS (WA)
1989–1993	Eastern Washington (DL)
1994–1999	Eastern Washington
2000–2006	Montana State
2010	Washington State (assistant)
2011–present	Idaho State
Head coaching record
Overall	93–116 (college)
Tournaments	3–4 (NCAA I-AA/FCS playoffs)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Big Sky (1997, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Awards
4x Big Sky Coach of the Year (1997, 2002, 2005, 2014)

Michael David Kramer (born July 25, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Idaho State University of the Big Sky Conference. Kramer was previously the head coach at two other schools in the conference: Eastern Washington University (1994–1999) and Montana State University (2000–2006).^[1] Kramer has coached teams to four Big Sky championships, one at Eastern Washington (1997), and three at Montana State (2002, 2003, and 2005).

Playing career

A native of Colton, Washington, south of Pullman, Kramer graduated from Colton High School in 1972 and played college football at the University of Idaho in nearby Moscow. He was a lineman for the Vandals for four seasons under head coaches Don Robbins and Ed Troxel.^[2] He started nine games at defensive end as a freshman in 1972, and seven on offense at center as a sophomore. During his final two seasons he started at guard for offensive coordinator Dennis Erickson. Kramer was named most inspirational player (Hec Edmundson award) and the team's outstanding blocker as a senior in 1975.^[3][4] Kramer received his bachelor's degree from UI in 1977 and later earned a master's degree from EWU.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Washington Eagles (Big Sky Conference) (1994–1999)
1994	Eastern Washington	4–7	2–5	T–6th
1995	Eastern Washington	3–8	1–6	8th
1996	Eastern Washington	6–5	4–4	T–5th
1997	Eastern Washington	12–2	7–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1998	Eastern Washington	5–6	4–4	T–4th
1999	Eastern Washington	7–4	6–2	T–2nd
Eastern Washington:		37–32	24–22
Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) (2000–2006)
2000	Montana State	0–11	0–8	9th
2001	Montana State	5–6	4–3	4th
2002	Montana State	7–6	5–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
2003	Montana State	7–6	5–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
2004	Montana State	6–5	4–3	T–3rd
2005	Montana State	7–4	5–2	T–1st
2006	Montana State	8–5	6–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
Montana State:		40–43	29–22
Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2011–present)
2011	Idaho State	2–9	1–7	8th
2012	Idaho State	1–10	0–8	13th
2013	Idaho State	3–9	1–7	T–11th
2014	Idaho State	8–4	6–2	T–2nd
2015	Idaho State	2–9	1–7	T–12th
Idaho State:		16–41	9–31
Total:		93–116
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

1. "Kramer selected to coach Bengals". The Spokesman Review. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
2. Spokesman-Review - Vandals can end on happy note- 1975-11-20 - p.46
3. Spokesman-Review - UI award to Kramer - 1975-12-03 - p.19
4. Lewiston Morning Tribune - Keilty, Comstock receive top Idaho football awards - 1975-12-03 - p.4B

External links

• Idaho State profile
• Mike Kramer at the College Football Data Warehouse