Michael David Kramer was born on July 25,1954 and is a former American football coach and former player, most recently the head football coach at Idaho State University of the Big Sky Conference.
12 Facts About Mike Kramer
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Mike Kramer was previously the head coach at two other schools in the conference: Eastern Washington University and Montana State University.
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Mike Kramer has coached teams to four Big Sky championships, one at Eastern Washington, and three at Montana State.
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Mike Kramer retired from his position at Idaho State on March 30,2017.
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Mike Kramer was a lineman for the Vandals for four seasons under head coaches Don Robbins and Ed Troxel.
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Mike Kramer started nine games at defensive end as a true freshman in 1972, and seven on offense at center as a sophomore.
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Mike Kramer was named most inspirational player and the team's outstanding blocker as a senior in 1975.
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Mike Kramer was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, received his bachelor's degree from UI in 1977, and later earned a master's degree from EWU.
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Mike Kramer began coaching in 1976 at his alma mater, Colton High, as an assistant for the 1976 season, then moved to Montana to coach at Helena High School, as an assistant for three years and as head coach for another three.
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Mike Kramer moved up to the college level at Montana State in 1983, coaching the defensive line under head coach Dave Arnold and the Bobcats won the Big Sky title and the I-AA national championship in 1984.
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Mike Kramer was the defensive coordinator for the next two seasons, which were much less successful, and Arnold and the staff was fired.
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Mike Kramer coached in western Washington at Stadium High School in Tacoma for two seasons, then joined the staff at Eastern Washington in 1989 and coached the defensive line for five years.