Frank Haege

Frank Haege
Biographical details
Born	October 11, 1968 (age 56); Virginia, Minnesota
Playing career
1986–1989	Wisconsin–Stout
Position(s)	Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995	Bemidji State (assistant)
1994	Milwaukee Mustangs (assistant)
1996	Augsburg (WR)
1996	Minnesota Fighting Pike (assistant)
1997–1998	Augsburg (OC)
1997–1999	New Jersey Red Dogs (assistant)
2000–2001	Quad City Steamwheelers
2002–2004	New Jersey Gladiators
2005–2019	Augsburg
Head coaching record
Overall	57–93 (college); 25–23 (AFL)

Frank Haege (born October 11, 1968) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, compiling a record of 57–93. Haege was also the head coach for the Quad City Steamwheelers of AF2 from 2000 to 2001 and the New Jersey Gladiators the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2004.

Arena football

While in the Arena Football League, he was an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 1994, the Minnesota Fighting Pike in 1996, and the New Jersey Red Dogs from 1997 through 1999. In 2000, Haege became the head coach of the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2, which is the Arena Football League's developmental league. In his two seasons as head coach of the Steamwheelers, they compiled a 37–1 record and won back to back ArenaCup championships. In 2002, Haege left the Steamwheelers to become the head coach of the New Jersey Gladiators (later the Las Vegas Gladiators) of the Arena Football League. Haege set an AFL record for best turnaround of an AFL team. He took over a 2–12 (2001) team and lead them to a record of 9–5 in 2002. The 2002 Gladiators also made it to the second round of the AFL playoffs. The Gladiators went 8–8 and made the playoffs in 2003. They also went 8–8 in 2004.

College football

Haege spent four years as an assistant football coach at Bemidji State University from 1992 to 1995, and was the offensive coordinator from 1996 to 1998 at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.^{[citation needed]} Haege became head coach of Augsburg in 2005 and remained the head coach through the end of the 2019 season, compiling a record of 57–93. In 2020, Haege became the first recreation director in Tiffin, Iowa.^[1]

Family

Haege is the son of Arena football coach Art Haege, who is known for his time with the Iowa Barnstormers. Haege, a native of Virginia, Minnesota, and his wife, Michele, have three sons, Frank Jr., M.J. and A.J. and currently live in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Augsburg Auggies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2019)
2005	Augsburg	1–9	1–7	T–8th
2006	Augsburg	1–9	1–7	T–8th
2007	Augsburg	5–5	3–5	T–5th
2008	Augsburg	5–5	3–5	8th
2009	Augsburg	4–6	3–5	T–4th
2010	Augsburg	4–6	2–6	T–7th
2011	Augsburg	6–4	4–4	T–5th
2012	Augsburg	7–3	5–3	T–4th
2013	Augsburg	5–5	3–5	T–6th
2014	Augsburg	4–6	3–5	6th
2015	Augsburg	5–5	4–4	T–5th
2016	Augsburg	2–8	2–6	7th
2017	Augsburg	4–6	2–6	7th
2018	Augsburg	2–8	0–8	9th
2019	Augsburg	2–8	1–7	8th
Augsburg:		57–93	37–83
Total:		57–93

References

^ Hermiston, Lee (April 20, 2020). "Tiffin's first recreation director excited to 'get in on the ground floor'". The Gazette. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

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[1] Hermiston, Lee (April 20, 2020). "Tiffin's first recreation director excited to 'get in on the ground floor'". The Gazette. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

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