Steve Laqua
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Minnesota State–Moorhead |
Conference | NSIC |
Record | 59–74 |
Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1978 (age 45–46) Cavalier, North Dakota, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1997–2000 | North Dakota State |
Position(s) | Safety |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2001 | St. Olaf (OLB) |
2002–2003 | North Dakota State (GA) |
2004 | Minnesota Crookston (OC) |
2005–2006 | North Dakota State (RB/TE) |
2007–2010 | Shanley HS (ND) |
2011–present | Minnesota State–Moorhead |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 59–74 (college) 25–18 (high school) |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
NSIC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Steve Laqua (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Minnesota State University Moorhead, a position he has held since 2011.[1][2][3][4] He was the head coach for the Shanley High School football team from 2007 to 2010; winning back-to-back North Dakota Class AA state championships.[5] He also coached for St. Olaf, North Dakota State,[6] and Minnesota Crookston. He played college football for North Dakota State as safety.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
2011 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 2–9 | 1–9 | 6th (North) | |||||
2012 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 1–10 | 1–10 | 8th (North) | |||||
2013 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 4–7 | 4–7 | T–4th (North) | |||||
2014 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5th (North) | |||||
2015 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 6–5 | 6–5 | T–3rd (North) | |||||
2016 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3rd (North) | |||||
2017 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5th (North) | |||||
2018 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 8–4 | 8–3 | 2nd (North) | L Mineral Water | ||||
2019 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 6–5 | 6–5 | T–3rd (North) | |||||
2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4th (North) | |||||
2022 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4th (North) | |||||
2023 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 7–4 | 6–4 | 6th | |||||
2024 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Minnesota State–Moorhead: | 59–74 | 57–73 | |||||||
Total: | 59–74 |
High school
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Shanley Deacons () (2007–2010) | |||||||||
2007 | Shanley | 1–8 | 1–6 | T–5th | |||||
2008 | Shanley | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
2009 | Shanley | 10–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
2010 | Shanley | 12–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
Shanley: | 25–18 | 15–12 | |||||||
Total: | 25–18 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Laqua - Head Football Coach/Quarterbacks Coach - Staff Directory". MSU Moorhead Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Eric (April 27, 2022). "Dragons coach Laqua says football program has had minimal players in the portal since last fall". InForum. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "MSUM Football HC Steve Laqua Gives An Update On The Dragons!". WDAY Radio. September 15, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Laqua Named NSIC Coach of the Year". valleynewslive.com. November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "MSUM hires Shanley's Laqua to be new head football coach". Grand Forks Herald. January 28, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Laqua - Running Backs Coach - Football Coaches". NDSU. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Laqua - 2001 - Football". NDSU. Retrieved August 10, 2023.