Mike Moroski

Michael Henry Moroski (born September 4, 1957) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the College of Idaho, a position he has held since 2013. Moroski played eight seasons as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons, the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies.

College career

Football Moroski attended the University of California at Davis, where he played quarterback for the UC Davis Aggies football team under head coach Jim Sochor before graduating in 1979. In 1977, Moroski threw for a career high 353 yards and four touchdown passes while completing 21-of-46 pass attempts against Lehigh. In 1978, Moroski's regular season passing rating was a Division II-leading 145.84. He holds the Division II and school record with a 99-yard touchdown pass in a 28–13 victory against Puget Sound in 1978. Moroski was recognized in 1977 and 1978 for his play, being named two-time first team Far West all-conference.

Baseball He was also a pitcher on the Aggies baseball team. Over four seasons, Moroski earned 20 victories which is tied for seventh in school history. In 1977, Moroski led the pitching staff with a 2.57 earned run average in 91 innings pitched. Moroski is third all time with 20 complete games pitched, behind Steve Brown and Lee Jackson.

Moroski was enshrined into the Cal Aggie Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.

Professional career Moroski played in every game of each of the 1983 and 1984 seasons as well as 15 in 1986. He threw for over 1,200 yards in 1984. On November 27, 1983, Moroski threw for 303 yards and a career high 2 touchdowns in a 47–41 victory against the Green Bay Packers. On November 11, 1986, Moroski threw for a career high 332 yards against the New Orleans Saints. In his final season, when he played for the 49ers, Moroski threw Jerry Rice one of his NFL record 197 touchdown receptions.

NFL career statistics LegendBold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacked Fumbles 1979 ATL 2 0 0–0 8 15 53.3 97 6.5 23 0 0 73.5 3 31 10.3 19 1 2 12 1 – 1980 ATL 3 0 0–0 2 3 66.7 24 8.0 18 0 0 91.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1981 ATL 3 0 0–0 12 26 46.2 132 5.1 22 0 1 45.7 3 17 5.7 14 0 0 0 0 0 1982 ATL 9 0 0–0 10 13 76.9 87 6.7 15 1 0 119.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 31 0 0 1983 ATL 16 2 1–1 45 70 64.3 575 8.2 50 2 4 75.6 2 12 6.0 7 0 4 31 2 – 1984 ATL 16 5 1–4 102 191 53.4 1,207 6.3 48 2 9 56.8 21 98 4.7 17 0 20 151 6 – 1985 HOU 5 0 0–0 20 34 58.8 249 7.3 46 1 1 79.2 2 2 1.0 2 0 4 25 0 0 1986 SFO 15 2 1–1 42 73 57.5 493 6.8 52 2 3 70.2 6 22 3.7 12 1 6 52 3 –Career 69 9 3–6 241 425 56.7 2,864 6.7 52 8 18 66.0 37 182 4.9 19 2 40 312 12 –

Coaching career Moroski was a coach at his alma mater, UC Davis, starting in 1988, not long after the completion of his NFL career. He started as the junior varsity coach and worked his way up to offensive coordinator. He served in that role for more than 15 years. Moroski also coached the offensive line for UC Davis.

Moroski was announced as the new head football coach for the College of Idaho on January 9, 2013. As the head coach of the Coyotes, he has won 4 Frontier championships (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and 1 Frontier West Division championship (2025).

Personal life Moroski went to Novato High School. He has four children—Nate, Will, Ben, and Emmie—and lives with his wife, Cathie, in Caldwell, Idaho.

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