Mike Isom

Mike Isom

Biographical details
Born	c. 1948
Playing career
1966–1969	Central Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1975	Hall HS (AR)
1977–1981	Little Rock Central HS (AR) (AHC)
1982–1989	Central Arkansas (DC)
1990–1999	Central Arkansas
Head coaching record
Overall	68–38–4
Tournaments	5–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1991) 3 AIC (1990–1992)
Awards
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1990)

Mike Isom (born c. 1948) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), located in Conway, Arkansas, from 1990 to 1999, compiling a record of 68–38–4 in ten seasons. Isom's teams won three consecutive Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) titles from 1990 to 1992 and an NAIA Division I Football National Championship in 1991, the program's third national title in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) competition. In 1993, Central Arkansas moved from the AIC of the NAIA to the Gulf South Conference at the NCAA Division II level.

A native of Conway, Isom played football at Conway High School, and then at Central Arkansas.[1]

Isom retired from coaching after the 1999 season. He was replaced as head football coach by Clint Conque.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Central Arkansas Bears (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1990–1992)
1990	Central Arkansas	8–4	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
1991	Central Arkansas	9–2–2	5–0–1	1st	W NAIA Division I Championship
1992	Central Arkansas	9–2–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
Central Arkansas Bears (Gulf South Conference) (1993–1999)
1993	Central Arkansas	6–4–1	4–3	T–3rd
1994	Central Arkansas	8–2	6–1	T–2nd
1995	Central Arkansas	7–4	6–3	T–3rd
1996	Central Arkansas	6–5	5–3	4th
1997	Central Arkansas	6–4	5–3	T–4th
1998	Central Arkansas	5–5	4–5	T–5th
1999	Central Arkansas	4–6	3–6	T–6th
Central Arkansas:		68–38–4	50–24–1
Total:		68–38–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Isom tabbed to replace Horton as coach at UCA". The Baxter Bulletin. Mountain Home, Arkansas. Associated Press. January 27, 1990. p. 10. Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .