Football
2007 Coaching Staff

Head Coach Steve Mohr

Steve Mohr begins his 18th season as head coach of the Trinity football team this fall, having posted a record of 136-52 over his first 17 campaigns.  Coach Mohr has established himself as the winningest coach in school history, in both total victories (136) and winning percentage (.723).

Coach Mohr has also served on the NCAA Division III Football National Committee each of the past two years, and will continue in that role during the upcoming season.

For the 2007 season, Coach Mohr welcomes back sixteen total starters with eight on offense, seven on defense and one returning specialist.

Last year, the Trinity Tigers reign of thirteen consecutive SCAC Championships and nine straight trips to the NCAA playoffs ended with a second place conference finish at 5-1 record and an overall mark of 8-2.

Under his guidance, the Tigers have produced a 126-22 record over the past thirteen years, an .851 winning percentage, which is ranked second among Division III schools during that span.

In 2002, the Tigers advanced to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the Division III National Championship game in Salem, Virginia.

Respected by his peers, Coach Mohr has been named the SCAC Coach of the Year nine times in his career. He has received four GTE Regional Coach of the Year Awards, as selected by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

Coach Mohr is a two-time Division III National Coach of the Year, including receiving the honor in 2002 from the Football Gazette. In 1998, Coach Mohr was named the Division III National Coach of the Year by the American Football Gazette, as well as by CBSsportsline.com.

Prior to joining the Trinity staff, Coach Mohr was an assistant varsity football and head junior varsity baseball coach at Ithaca College in New York from 1985-1989.  While at Ithaca, the Bombers reached the Division III football semifinals three times, finishing as National Champions in 1988 and runners-up in 1985.

Before coaching at Ithaca, Mohr served as an assistant varsity football coach and head baseball coach at the University of Findlay in Ohio from 1976 - 1984. the University of Findlay captured the NAIA Division II football title in 1979 and were runners-up in 1978.

Coach Mohr earned his bachelor’s degree from Denison University in 1976 and a master’s from Bowling Green State University in 1977. As a student-athlete at Denison, Coach Mohr lettered in baseball, basketball, football and golf.

Stew Krisch will begin his 10^th overall season with the Trinity football team, as well as sixth since returning to the Tigers in 2002.  He was also the offensive coordinator for the team from 1996-99.  From 2000-2001, Krisch was the quarterbacks coach at Texas State University-San Marcos (then known as Southwest Texas State).  Before joining Trinity’s staff in 1996, he was the offensive coordinator at West Texas A&M University for four seasons, leading the team to 50 school records and 12 NCAA records.

During his time with Trinity, Coach Krisch has helped lead the offense to numerous school and conference records.  A native of San Antonio, he graduated from Marshall High School in 1980, and went on to play for the Texas A&M football team.  Krisch graduated in 1984, and earned his master’s in 1985 while serving as a graduate assistant coach for the Aggies. 

Mike Inco enters his 12^th overall season with Trinity, and will begin his third year as the team’s defensive coordinator.  Inco, who coaches the defensive line, is coaching his ninth consecutive season with the Tigers.  He was also an assistant during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. 

Under his direction, the Tiger defense has enjoyed tremendous success over the past two seasons.  Last year, Trinity’s pass defense was the top-ranked unit in all division of the NCAA, and it was also the 22^nd-ranked overall defense in Division III.  The team allowed just 11.7 points/game, which was also top 15 in the country.

Coach Inco also served as the defensive coordinator at San Antonio’s Kennedy High School from 1992-1997, and is currently a teacher at Memorial High School.  His coaching career began at Hobart (NY) College in 1980.

From 1981-88, Inco was a linebackers coach with his alma mater, Ithaca (NY) College.  He was a starting linebacker for the Bombers in his final two seasons, and earned his bachelor’s degree from Ithaca in 1979.

Jason Guthrie will open his fifth season with the Tigers this fall, having previously coached for seven years at the high school level in Tennessee.  Most notably, Coach Guthrie spent three seasons at Brentwood High School.

While at Brentwood, Guthrie coached wide receivers and served as the offensive coordinator, guiding the team to a 29-7 record.  The offense averaged better than 30 points per game, and won the state championship in his final year with the team.

Coach Guthrie graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan University in 1998, majoring  in history and education, and earned his master’s degree in education leadership from Trinity in May, 2006.

Burt Stuart will also open his fifth campaign with Trinity, following a three-year stint with Houston’s Memorial High School from 2000-2002.  At Memorial, Stuart was a varsity line coach, as well as a strength and conditioning coach.

Stuart is coaching linebackers for the third straight season this fall, having coached the Tiger running backs each of his first two seasons.

Stuart received a degree in history from Southern Arkansas University and 1997, and is currently working on a master’s degree at the University of Texas-San Antonio.  Coach Stuart is also a strength and conditioning specialist, certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  Additionally, he has been certified by USA Weightlifting as a Sports Performance Coach.

Brian Haack opens his fourth season with the Tiger football coaching staff, and will coach the running backs for the third straight season in 2007.  During his first season at Trinity, Coach Haack helped with the offensive line.

Before arriving to Trinity, Haack was an offensive lineman coach at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton, Connecticut, from 1995-1997.  He was also the head coach of the Fajardo Giants, an amateur football team in Puerto Rico, leading the team to consecutive undefeated regular seasons in 1998 and 1999.

Haack is an active duty Naval officer, and a graduate of Southern Illinois University, at Carbondale.  Coach Haack earned his degree in health care management, and also received his master’s in health science education from Touro University in California. 

Assistant Coach Danny Palmer
Offensive Line

Danny Palmer is back for his second season on the Tiger football coaching staff. Palmer was a Trinity co-captain in 1997. That same year, he was also selected as a Hewlett Packard First Team All-American and a Football Gazette Third Team All-American. He was named First Team All-SCAC from 1995 to 1997. Coach Palmer, who was selected for the SCAC 15^th Anniversary Football Team, also made the GTE/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic District First Team in 1996 and 1997.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Trinity in 1998.Coach Palmer has a multitude of coaching youth football in Texas. His coaching experience includes the Youth Football League in Cedar Park, and the Texas Association of Sports Officials in Austin. Coach Palmer was also a team leader and coordinator at Camp Champions in Marble Falls. He has extensive professional experience as a mortgage consultant.

Assistant Coach Ed Rowley
Defensive Line

Ed Rowley joins the Tiger football staff with 28 years of experience as a high school football and track coach in the San Antonio area.

Rowley was the head coach at Highlands High School for six years from 2001-06, as well as serving as the Men’s Athletic Coordinator.  Rowley was also the defensive coordinator at Highlands from 1989-2000, leading the team to two number one defensive rankings in the city.

Coach Rowley has also been an assistant football coach at MacArthur High School, South San High School, and Madison High School.  At MacArthur, he was the head track coach in 1989.  At Madison (and also at Wood Middle School) – in addition to football – he also coached basketball and track.

In addition to his extensive coaching experience, Rowley was also a standout defensive player for Trinity from 1975-79.  He earned All-Conference (TIAA) honors in 1977 and 1978, and was All-Conference in the shot put in 1978 and 1979.  Rowley was also a competitive power lifter who competed in the NCAA National Championships in 1979.

After his playing career at Trinity, Rowley went on to play linebacker for three seasons with the San Antonio Charros, a semi-professional football team.  He also participated in a free agent tryout with the Houston Oilers in 1980. 

Rowley majored in Health and Physical Education at Trinity, minoring in Economics.  He earned his master’s degree from Texas A&I in School Administration in 1988.  Rowley is also a San Antonio native, attending Southside High School, and was a National Honor Society member.

Assistant Coach Andrew Baker
Defensive Backs

Andrew Baker returns for his first full season with the Tigers, after joining the football coaching staff in February of this year.  Baker also volunteered with the team last fall, helping with the defensive backs.

Baker was a four-year letterman at cornerback for the Tigers, earning the starting job in both his junior and senior seasons.  He was named Honorable Mention All-SCAC in 2005, finishing third in the conference with a team-leading 10 pass breakups.  

Baker graduated from Trinity in December of 2006, earning his bachelor’s degree in Psychology.  Baker is a Texas native who attended Copperas Cove High School, where he was a member of PAL (Peer Assistance and Leadership), mentoring elementary and middle school children with behavioral or academic problems.

Assistant Coach Tony Rocha
Linebackers

Tony Rocha begins his first season in coaching with the Trinity football team this fall, and has served in the United States Army since 2001. 

Rocha was a varsity football, basketball, and baseball player from 1993-95 at WB Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas.  He earned his English degree from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 2001, followed by his joining the Army.

In the Army, Rocha served two-and-a-half years as Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in Fort Lewis, Washington.  After moving to El Paso, he then served two more years as Company Commander at C Co. William Beaumont Army Medical Center.  Since September of 2006, he has been an AMEDD Recruiter at the 5^th Medical Battalion in San Antonio.

He has twice earned the Army Achievement Medal (2003, 2004) and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal last year (June, 2006). 

In 2002 and 2004, Rocha was a volunteer with the Washington State Special Olympics in Tacoma, Washington.  He was also a volunteer Business Management teacher at Chapin High School for the 2005 fall semester.