Mike Polly

Mike Polly
Current position
Title	Offensive line coach
Team	Middle Tennessee
Conference	C-USA
Biographical details
Born	November 10, 1983; Erlanger, Kentucky
Alma mater	Georgetown College; Middle Tennessee State University;
Playing career
2002-2006	Georgetown Tigers
Position(s)	Offensive line
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007 (Spring)	Georgetown (GA)
2007–2009	Middle Tennessee (GA)
2010	Murray State (OT/TE)
2011–2012	Murray State (STC/OL)
2013	Middle Tennessee (RB)
2014–2015	Middle Tennessee (STC/RB)
2016–2021	Middle Tennessee (STC/OT/TE)
2022-present	Middle Tennessee (RGC/OL)

Mike Polly (born November 10, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at the Middle Tennessee State University. Polly has also coached at Georgetown College and Murray State University.

Coaching career

Graduate Assistant

Following Polly's playing career, He joined the coaching staff at his alma mater, Georgetown for the spring of 2007. He assisted with the offensive line and strength and conditioning. In the fall, Polly joined the coaching staff at Middle Tennessee as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line. He held this position through the 2009 season.[1]

Murray State

From 2010 to 2012, Polly was a member of the Murray State football staff. He joined the staff coaching the tight ends and offensive tackles in 2010, and then for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Polly was responsible for the whole offensive line, as well as being the special teams coordinator. In each season he was there, Murray State's offense ranked in the top 5 nationally. Polly's offensive line's success led the school's first 1,000 yard rusher.[2]

Middle Tennessee

In 2013, Polly returned to Middle Tennessee to coach the running backs. Prior to the 2014 season, Polly took over as the special teams coordinator, while still coaching the running backs. For the 2016 season, Polly moved back to his roots, coaching the tackles and tight ends, while continuing in his role as the special teams coordinator.[2] Polly has also served as the run game coordinator for the program.[3] After an offensive reshuffling in the offseason after the 2021 season, Polly took over the entire offensive line.[4]

Playing career

Polly was an all-conference player as a senior at Georgetown College as well as a co-captain. He helped lead his teams to four straight Mid-South Conference titles. Academically, Polly had great success as well. He was academic all-conference four times, and academic all-American three times.[1]

Personal life

Polly earned his degree in marketing from Georgetown in 2006, and a Master's in Sports Management from Middle Tennessee in 2008.[1]

References

"Mike Polly". goracers.com. Murray State University SID. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
"Mike Polly". goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University SID. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
"Offensive Coaching Staff". coachstockstillcamps.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
Samuels, Doug (16 February 2022). "Rick Stockstill restructures staff at MTSU after studying NFL and college trends". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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[Murray-1] "Mike Polly". goracers.com. Murray State University SID. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[MTSU-2] "Mike Polly". goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University SID. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[3] "Offensive Coaching Staff". coachstockstillcamps.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[4] Samuels, Doug (16 February 2022). "Rick Stockstill restructures staff at MTSU after studying NFL and college trends". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved 16 February 2022.