Michael Salinas (born c. 1976) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Texas A&M University–Kingsville, a position he has held since 2020.[1][2][3] He was previously the head football coach for Robert Vela High School from 2012 to 2017 and Weslaco High School from 2018 to 2019.[4][5] He also coached for Flour Bluff High School, Robstown Bluff High School, West Texas A&M, Sam Houston State,[6] Harlingen High School South, and Hardin–Simmons. He played college football for Texas A&M–Kingsville as a linebacker.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| Conference | LSC |
| Record | 19–16 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University–Kingsville (2000) |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Flour Bluff HS (TX) (DB) |
| 2001 | Robstown Bluff HS (TX) (DC) |
| 2002–2004 | Texas A&M–Kingsville (DB) |
| 2005 | West Texas A&M (DC) |
| 2006–2008 | Sam Houston State (ST/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Harlingen South HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2011 | Hardin–Simmons (assistant) |
| 2012–2017 | Robert Vela HS (TX) |
| 2018–2019 | Weslaco HS (TX) |
| 2020–present | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–16 (college) 70–26 (high school) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas (Lone Star Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 0–2 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2022 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 7–5 | 5–4 | T–3rd | L Heritage | ||||
| 2023 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 7–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville: | 19–16 | 13–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–16 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Vela Saber Cats () (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Robert Vela | 1–10 | 0–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | Robert Vela | 5–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Robert Vela | 10–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | 5A D1 Second Round | ||||
| 2015 | Robert Vela | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | 5A D1 Regionals | ||||
| 2016 | Robert Vela | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | 6A D2 First Round | ||||
| 2017 | Robert Vela | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L 6A D2 Regionals | ||||
| Robert Vela: | 49–21 | 29–15 | |||||||
| Weslaco Panthers () (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Weslaco | 11–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L 6A D1 Regionals | ||||
| 2019 | Weslaco | 10–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L 6A D1 Regionals | ||||
| Weslaco: | 21–5 | 10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–26 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mike Salinas - Head Football Coach - Quarterbacks (Recruiting Areas: Local/Rio Grande Valley/Coastal Bend) - Staff Directory". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Team, BVMSports (January 5, 2023). "Javelina Athletics agrees to contract extension with head coach Mike Salinas". BVM Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Salinas named 12th Head Coach of Javelina Football | Parker Executive Search". parkersearch.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Cepeda, Paola (December 20, 2019). "Former Valley coach announced as Kingsville's Head Football Coach". KABB. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Edinburg Vela coach Salinas approved as next head football coach, athletic coordinator at Weslaco High". rgvsports.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Salinas - Assistant Coach - Football Coaches". Sam Houston. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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