Frank Haege
American football coach (born 1968)
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Frank Haege (born October 11, 1968) is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Solon High School in Solon, Iowa. Haege served as the head football coach at Augsburg University in Minneapolis from 2005 to 2019. He 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.
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, U.S.
Haege at Augsburg, 2018 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach |
| Team | Solon HS (IA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 11, 1968 Two Rivers, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Wisconsin–Stout |
| Position | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1995 | Bemidji State (assistant) |
| 1994 | Milwaukee Mustangs (ST/TE) |
| 1996 | Augsburg (WR) |
| 1996 | Minnesota Fighting Pike (DC) |
| 1997–1998 | Augsburg (OC) |
| 1997–1999 | New Jersey Red Dogs (DC/DB) |
| 2000–2001 | Quad City Steamwheelers |
| 2002–2004 | New Jersey Gladiators |
| 2005–2019 | Augsburg |
| 2021–present | Solon HS (IA) (STC/DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–93 (college) 37–1 (af2) 25–23 (AFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 ArenaCup (2000–2001) AFL East (2002) | |
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.
In March 2024, Haege returned to the indoor game. This time as general manager of the Coralville Chaos of American Indoor Football.[1]
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.[2]
Family
A native of Virginia, Minnesota, Haege is the son of football coach Art Haege, who is known for his time with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.[3] Haege and his wife, Michele, have three sons, Frank Jr., M. J. and A. J.
Head coaching record
Professional
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| QC | 2000 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | af2 champions | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
Beat Tennessee Valley Vipers in ArenaCup |
| QC | 2001 | 15 | 1 | .938 | af2 champions | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
Beat Richmond Speed in ArenaCup |
| QC Total | 37 | 1 | .974 | - | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| NJ | 2002 | 9 | 5 | .642 | 1st in AFL East | 1 | 1 | .50 | Lost to Orlando Predators in semifinals |
| LV | 2003 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3rd in AFL East | 0 | 1 | .0 | Lost to Arizona Rattlers in first round |
| LV | 2003 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3rd AFL West | ||||
| NJ/LV Total | 25 | 23 | .521 | ||||||
| Total | 62 | 24 | .729 | ||||||
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
