Michael Salinas (born c. 1976) is an American athletic director and former college football coach. He is the athletic director for Texas A&M University–Kingsville, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Robert Vela High School from 2012 to 2017,[2] Weslaco High School from 2018 to 2019,[3] and Texas A&M–Kingsville from 2020 to 2024.[4][5][6] He also coached for Flour Bluff High School, Robstown Bluff High School, West Texas A&M, Sam Houston State,[7] Harlingen High School South, and Hardin–Simmons. He played college football for Texas A&M–Kingsville as a linebacker.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas (Lone Star Conference) (2020–2024) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 0–2 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2022 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 7–5 | 5–4 | T–3rd | L Heritage | ||||
| 2023 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 7–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville: | 26–19 | 19–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–19 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Vela Saber Cats () (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Robert Vela | 1–10 | 0–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | Robert Vela | 5–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Robert Vela | 10–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | 5A D1 Second Round | ||||
| 2015 | Robert Vela | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | 5A D1 Regionals | ||||
| 2016 | Robert Vela | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | 6A D2 First Round | ||||
| 2017 | Robert Vela | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L 6A D2 Regionals | ||||
| Robert Vela: | 49–21 | 29–15 | |||||||
| Weslaco Panthers () (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Weslaco | 11–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L 6A D1 Regionals | ||||
| 2019 | Weslaco | 10–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L 6A D1 Regionals | ||||
| Weslaco: | 21–5 | 10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–26 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Michael Salinas appointed new Athletic Director". Texas A&M University–Kingsville. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Edinburg Vela coach Salinas approved as next head football coach, athletic coordinator at Weslaco High". rgvsports.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Cepeda, Paola (December 20, 2019). "Former Valley coach announced as Kingsville's Head Football Coach". KABB. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Salinas - Head Football Coach - Quarterbacks (Recruiting Areas: Local/Rio Grande Valley/Coastal Bend) - Staff Directory". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Team, BVMSports (January 5, 2023). "Javelina Athletics agrees to contract extension with head coach Mike Salinas". BVM Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Salinas named 12th Head Coach of Javelina Football | Parker Executive Search". parkersearch.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Salinas - Assistant Coach - Football Coaches". Sam Houston. Retrieved August 17, 2023.