Garin Higgins
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Emporia State |
| Conference | MIAA |
| Record | 53–50 |
| Annual salary | $95,050[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 11, 1969 Blackwell, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | Emporia State |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990[2] | Emporia State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Northeastern State (GA) |
| 1994–1996 | Northwestern Oklahoma State (RB/QB) |
| 1997–1999 | Northwestern Oklahoma State (OC) |
| 2000–2004 | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| 2005 | Minnesota State–Mankato (co-OC) |
| 2006 | Northeastern State (OC) |
| 2007–present | Emporia State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–59 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 7–5 (NAIA playoffs) 2–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 CSFL (2000–2004) | |
| Awards | |
| 5x CSFL Coach of the Year (2000–2004) | |
Garin Higgins (born October 11, 1969)[3] is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, a position he has held since the 2007 season. Higgins served as the head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 2000 to 2004. His Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers finished as runners-up in the NAIA Football National Championship in 2000 and 2003. He was also the offensive coordinator for Northwestern Oklahoma State's undefeated NAIA National Championship team in 1999. Higgins was named to his current post at Emporia State on December 15, 2006, replacing Dave Wiemers.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (Central States Football League) (2000–2004) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 13–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 2001 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| 2002 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 11–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2003 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 11–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 2004 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| Northwestern Oklahoma State: | 51–9 | 25–0 | |||||||
| Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Emporia State | 3–8 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2008 | Emporia State | 4–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2009 | Emporia State | 2–9 | 1–8 | T–9th | |||||
| 2010 | Emporia State | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2011 | Emporia State | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012 | Emporia State | 10–2 | 9–2 | T–2nd | W Kanza | 24 | |||
| 2013 | Emporia State | 9–2 | 9–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 14 | |||
| 2014 | Emporia State | 4–7 | 4–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Emporia State | 11–3 | 9–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 18 | |||
| Emporia State: | 53–50 | 40–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–59 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from AFCA. | |||||||||
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