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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Theodore Roosevelt(San Antonio) | ||||||||||||
| College | East Texas State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||
| Regular season | 77–80 (.491) | ||||||||||||
| Postseason | 3–7 (.300) | ||||||||||||
| Career | 80–87 (.479) | ||||||||||||
Michael Scott Trigg is an American former professionalfootball player and head coach in theArena Football League (AFL). He playedcollege football atEast Texas State Lions (now East Texas A&M).
Trigglettered in football, basketball and baseball atTheodore Roosevelt High School inSan Antonio, Texas. He earned All-City recognition in football and baseball.[1]
Trigg played college football for theEast Texas State Lions from 1984 to 1988.[2] He was redshirted in 1984. He became the starting quarterback in 1985 and completed 82 of 167 passes for 1,114 yards, 9 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Trigg also led the team in total yards per game with 175.3 and earned Second-team All-Lone Star Conference (LSC) honors.[2] However, he also missed half of the season due to a shoulder injury.[3][4] The team finished the season with a 5–5 record and tied for third in the LSC.[5] He missed playing time in 1986 due to an injury and sat out the entire 1987 season because of a knee injury.[3][6][7][2][8][9] Trigg returned as the starter in 1988, completing 75 of 183 passes for 1,256 yards, 15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He led the team in total yards per game with 104.3 and garnered Second-team All-LSC recognition.[2] He helped the team to an 8–3 record and a second-place finish in the LSC. The Lions had started the season with an 8–1 record and were ranked as high as #2 in theNCAA Division II polls before losing the final 2 games.[5][7] Trigg threw for 3,294 yards during his college career.[7] He was also a team captain in 1985, 1986 and 1988.[2] In 2014, he was inducted into the Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame.[7]
Trigg was signed by theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL) in 1989 after going undrafted in the1989 NFL draft. He was released before the start of the 1989 season..[1] He played from 1989 to 1990 with theDetroit Drive of theArena Football League (AFL), winningArenaBowls III andIV.[1]
Trigg was as assistant coach for the AFL'sDallas Texans from 1991 to 1993, serving as offensive coordinator..[1][10] He was head coach of theFort Worth Cavalry of the AFL for their only season in 1994. The Cavalry finished the regular season with five wins and seven losses, losing in round one of the playoffs to theOrlando Predators.[11] He was head coach of theMilwaukee Mustangs of the AFL from 1995 to 1997, earning playoff berths in 1996 and 1997.[12] Trigg was head coach of the AFL'sGrand Rapids Rampage from 1998 to 2003, earning five consecutive playoff berths from 1999 to 2003. The Rampage wonArenaBowl XV in 2001, with Trigg being namedCoach of the Year.[12] He was head coach of thePhiladelphia Soul of the AFL from 2004 to 2005. The Soul failed to make the playoffs either year.[12] He was head coach of theCorpus Christi Sharks of theaf2 from 2007 to 2009..[13][14][15] He finished his Coaching Career with Robstown High School as the Assistant Head Coach and OC helping them to there first playoff win in over 58 years.
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