program's first winning season since the school reinstituted the sport in 1983 following a 50-year hiatus. Awrey moved on to Lakeland College—now known as Lakeland University—in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where he was introduced as the school's new head football coach in February 1994. After a 4–6 campaign during his first year at Lakeland in 1994, Awrey's Muskies improved to 6–3–1 overall in 1995 with a mark of 4–2 in Illini–Badger Football Conference (IBFC) play, and he was named IBFC Coach of the Year. In 1996, Lakeland improved again to 8–2, winning the IBFC championship as Awrey repeated as the conference's coach of the year. The Muskies won a second consecutive IBFC title in 1997 with a perfect 10–0 season. Awkrey resigned after the 1998 season to become the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. He finished his five-year tenure at Lakeland with a record of 35–14–1 and the best winning percentage (.700) of any head coach in program history. Awrey was the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State for nine seasons, from 1999 to 2007, compiling a record of 76–27. He has the highest winning percentage (.738) of any head coach Saginaw Valley State football history. Honors Awrey was inducted into the athletic hall of fame at Northern Michigan in 1998 and at Saginaw Valley State in 2022. Head coaching record College football References External links Marietta profile 1956 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football running backs Concordia Cougars football coaches Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football coaches Lakeland Muskies football coaches Marietta Pioneers football coaches Michigan Tech Huskies football coaches Northern Michigan Wildcats football coaches Northern Michigan Wildcats football players Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football coaches St. Lawrence Saints football coaches College track and field coaches in the United States High school football coaches in North Carolina People from Iron Mountain, Michigan Coaches of American football from Michigan Players of American football from Michigan