Michael Scott Trigg is a former

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and head coach in the

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(AFL). He played college football at

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Early years

Trigg lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Theodore Roosevelt High School in

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. He earned All-City recognition in football and baseball.

College career

Trigg played college football for the East Texas State Lions from 1984 to 1988. He was redshirted in 1984. He became the starting quarterback in 1985 and completed 82 of 167 passes for 1,114 yards, 9 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Trigg also led the team in total yards per game with 175.3 and earned Second-team All-

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(LSC) honors. However, he also missed half of the season due to a shoulder injury. The team finished the season with a 5–5 record and tied for third in the LSC. He missed playing time in 1986 due to an injury and sat out the entire 1987 season because of a knee injury. Trigg returned as the starter in 1988, completing 75 of 183 passes for 1,256 yards, 15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He led the team in total yards per game with 104.3 and garnered Second-team All-LSC recognition. He helped the team to an 8–3 record and a second-place finish in the LSC. The Lions had started the season with an 8–1 record and were ranked as high as #2 in the

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polls before losing the final 2 games. Trigg threw for 3,294 yards during his college career. He was also a team captain in 1985, 1986 and 1988. In 2014, he was inducted into the Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Trigg was signed by the

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of the

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(NFL) in 1989 after going undrafted in the

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. He was released before the start of the 1989 season. He played from 1989 to 1990 with the

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of the

(AFL), winning ArenaBowls III and IV.

Coaching career

Trigg was as assistant coach for the AFL's Dallas Texans from 1991 to 1993, serving as offensive coordinator. He was head coach of the Fort Worth Cavalry of the AFL for their only season in 1994. The Cavalry finished the regular season with five wins and seven losses, losing in round one of the playoffs to the

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. He was head coach of the Milwaukee Mustangs of the AFL from 1995 to 1997, earning playoff berths in 1996 and 1997. Trigg was head coach of the AFL's

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from 1998 to 2003, earning five consecutive playoff berths from 1999 to 2003. The Rampage won ArenaBowl XV in 2001, with Trigg being named

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. He was head coach of the

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of the AFL from 2004 to 2005. The Soul failed to make the playoffs either year. He was head coach of the

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of the af2 from 2007 to 2009.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats – playing career

Just Sports Stats – coaching career
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