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20-542: Hohensee may refer to: Mike Hohensee (born 1961), football coach Wolfgang Hohensee (1927–2018), German composer Places [ edit ] Hohensee, a suburb of Zemitz , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hohensee . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

40-696: A liberal arts college that is a member of the NAIA and the Mid-States Football Association conference. Hohensee consults with the coaching staff and advises the university leadership on aspects of leading and managing a football program. On Saturday April 28, 2007 Hohensee was hit by a car while walking in a grocery store parking lot, but still coached the Rush to a victory over the Philadelphia Soul two days later. He coached

60-767: A head coach since 1990, beginning at the Washington Commandos . He has served as head coach of eight different arena football franchises, winning ArenaBowl XX with the Chicago Rush in 2006. In college, Hohensee played for the University of Minnesota . After coming out of junior college at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California , Hohensee quarterbacked the Gophers for two seasons in 1981 and 1982, setting numerous school passing records. Mike

80-540: Is a former professional football quarterback who played in the United States Football League (USFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He most recently the head coach of the AFL's Portland Thunder . He played college football at the University of Minnesota , and was in the AFL for two seasons, from 1987 to 1988. Hohensee has been

100-911: Is also in the University of Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. He played for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League from 1983 to 1984, the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1985, and was a replacement player on the Chicago Bears of the National Football League during the 1987 NFL strike . As the Washington Federals' quarterback in 1983, Hohensee

120-539: Is best remembered for coming up one foot short of the goal line in a loss to the Oakland Invaders . Before beginning his career as an Arena Football League coach, Hohensee was a quarterback for the AFL's Pittsburgh Gladiators during the league's first two seasons in 1987 and 1988 . He threw the first touchdown pass in AFL history. Hohensee was named the first coach in Chicago Rush history, with

140-776: The Miami Vise , played one exhibition game in 1987, later dubbed the "Showcase Game." The Vise defeated the Bruisers, 33–30, on February 26 but did not carry over to the regular season that summer. The AFL formally kicked off on Friday, June 19, 1987, when the host Pittsburgh Gladiators hosted the Washington Commandos at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh before 12,177 fans. AFL football officially began at 7:37 pm EDT that night when Washington's Dale Castro kicked

160-825: The 1984 averages of their respective USFL franchises, the Federals and Blitz . Denver played at the old McNichols Arena , Pittsburgh at the Civic Arena , Washington at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland , and Chicago at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois (now the Allstate Arena and the only one of the initial AFL venues still extant As of 2018 ). A fifth arena football team,

180-470: The Peoria Pirates, but the team finished 5–11. Hohensee returned to coach the Rush when the AFL returned for the 2010 season. He led the Rush to a 10–6 season, and the team made the playoffs. On August 20, 2010, Hohensee announced he was resigning from the Rush after nine season with the team. He finished with 108 regular season wins for the Rush and nine more in the playoffs. Hohensee was hired at

200-537: The Pittsburgh roster was DB Mike Stoops who went on to coach the University of Arizona in 2005. The Washington Commandos featured a high-scoring unit that had WR Dwayne Dixon (68 catches, 11 TDs) and QB Rich Ingold , who led the AFL with 29 TD passes and 1,726 yards. ArenaBowl I that year featured the Gladiators hosting the Dynamite at Civic Arena ; the Pittsburgh fans, however, went home disappointed as

220-547: The ball into the slack net (the mesh between the field goal posts) resulting in a touchback. The Gladiators took over on their own five-yard line. The very first play from scrimmage saw Pittsburgh quarterback Mike Hohensee hit WR/DB Russell Hairston on a 45-yard touchdown pass; the play would set the tone for the league's wide-open, high-scoring mandate that the game's inventor, James Foster, envisioned. The Gladiators, featuring future Arena Football League Hall of Famer Craig Walls playing against his brother Kendall, went on to win

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240-472: The coach of the Philadelphia Soul on August 31, 2010. He was the team's first head coach since the team went on hiatus together with the league as a whole following the 2008 season. The team's last game prior to Hohensee's hire was ArenaBowl XXII in which they defeated the San Jose SaberCats 59–56. After a 6–12 season, Hohensee resigned on July 27, 2011. On August 16, 2011, Hohensee was named

260-421: The game 48–46. The head coaches of the four AFL teams in 1987 were former CFL great Ray Jauch (Chicago), future longtime AFL coach Tim Marcum (Denver), Joe Haering (Pittsburgh) and Bob Harrison (Washington). Some of the notable performers for Chicago in 1987 included QB Mike Hold, Jr. , FB/LB Billy Stone , WR Reggie Smith , DB Durwood Roquemore and future NFL head coach QB Sean Payton , before he

280-744: The game in the team press box with a sling around his arm. 1987 Arena Football League season The Arena Football League played its inaugural season in 1987 with four teams to introduce the sport to the American public. The Chicago Bruisers , Denver Dynamite , Pittsburgh Gladiators and Washington Commandos comprised the four-team league that ran a schedule from June 19 to August 1. The AFL drew an impressive average of 11,000 fans per game and TV coverage on ESPN. The four teams Pittsburgh (12,856), Denver (12,098/game), Washington (11,525) and Chicago (8,638) drew fairly well in their respective facilities; Washington and Chicago both managed to outdraw

300-607: The head coach of the Iowa Barnstormers . On August 4, 2014, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed. During his three seasons as Barnstormers coach, he posted a 19–35 record and failed to make the postseason once. On September 24, 2014, Hohensee was named the head coach of the Portland Thunder . After a 5–13 record, and 3rd-place finish in the Pacific Division , Hohensee's contract

320-467: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hohensee&oldid=1208845574 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mike Hohensee Michael Louis Hohensee (born February 22, 1961)

340-669: The team beginning play in 2001. With Hohensee, the Rush made the playoffs in every season, winning ArenaBowl XX . The Rush played in four consecutive AFL Conference Championship games from 2004 to 2008, and won its division in 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008. "Coach Ho" recorded his 100th career victory in 2006 when the team defeated the Las Vegas Gladiators at Allstate Arena . When the AFL stopped play in 2009, Hohensee remained in Arena Football in Illinois. He coached

360-593: Was Gladiators QB Mike Hohensee , who yielded the starting role with Pittsburgh early in the season to Brendan Folmar . Hohensee would return to the ArenaBowl nineteen years later in July 2006 by capturing ArenaBowl XX as head coach of the Chicago Rush . Gladiators WR Russell Hairston had a 67 catches in 1987, good for 1,126 yards and 18 touchdowns (in just 6 games) and would go on to win AFL MVP honors. Also notable on

380-621: Was not renewed. Has since become inactive as an AFL coach. In 2016 Hohensee become the pass game & quarterbacks coordinator at McDaniel College , an NCAA Division III liberal arts college . Hohensee joined the Green Terror with fellow Arena Football hall of fame coach Mike Dailey . In 2019 Hohensee become the Football Advisor to the University President and the football program at Judson University ,

400-483: Was traded to Pittsburgh and later signed with Ottawa of the CFL. The Denver Dynamite would also feature a backup QB that would go on to an NFL head coaching career: Marty Mornhinweg , who backed up Whit Taylor . Also on the Dynamite roster that year was FB/LB Rob DeVita , WR Durrell Taylor and future AFL Hall of Fame WR Gary Mullen . Continuing the theme of quarterbacks who would go on to future coaching opportunities

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