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Joe Palka
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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.
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Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2025 | Adrian | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Adrian: | 14–6 | 8–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–15 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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