Mike Working

{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1947)}}

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| name = Mike Working

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|12|16|mf=yes}}

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1969

| player_team1 = North Carolina

| player_positions =

| coach_years1 = 1970

| coach_team1 = North Carolina (freshmen)

| coach_years2 = 1971–1972

| coach_team2 = Army (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1973–1974

| coach_team3 = Tennessee (TE)

| coach_years4 = 1975–1977

| coach_team4 = West Virginia (OL)

| coach_years5 = 1978–1979

| coach_team5 = Wake Forest (OC)

| coach_years6 = 1980–1982

| coach_team6 = Appalachian State

| coach_years7 = 1983–1984

| coach_team7 = Detroit Lions (offensive assistant)

| coach_years8 = 1987

| coach_team8 = Tulsa (WR)

| coach_years9 = 1988–1990

| coach_team9 = Tulsa (OC/WR)

| coach_years10 = 1988–1990

| coach_team10 = Tulsa (OC/WR)

| coach_years11 = 1991–1993

| coach_team11 = McDonogh School (MD)

| coach_years12 = 1994–2003

| coach_team12 = Mount Saint Joseph HS (MD)

| coach_years13 = 2006

| coach_team13 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers (QB/PGC)

| coach_years14 = 2007

| coach_team14 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OC)

| overall_record = 13–18–2 (college)

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Mike Working (born December 16, 1947) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He was the 16th head football coach at Appalachian State University, serving from 1980 to 1982.{{cite book|editor=Mike Flynn|title=Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide|chapter=History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&KEY=&ATCLID=204766056|publisher=Appalachian Sports Information|format=PDF|year=2009|page=184}} He coached at McDonogh School, and after a hazing incident involving his sons, coached at Mount Saint Joseph. He was later let go from this role after continued off-field issues with his players.{{cite news|last=Farabaugh|first=Mike|title=McDonogh begins another Working era|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/03/25/mcdonogh-begins-another-working-era/|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=March 25, 1991}}{{cite news|last=Satterfield|first=Lem|title=2 McDonogh students charged in brutal attack|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/05/06/2-mcdonogh-students-charged-in-brutal-attack/|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=May 6, 1994}}{{cite news|last=Satterfield|first=Lem|title=Mount St. Joe keeps piling up big numbers|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/11/08/mount-st-joe-keeps-piling-up-big-numbers/|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|date=November 8, 1995}}{{cite news|last=Satterfield|first=Lem|title=McDonogh School names Damico as football coach|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/06/23/mcdonogh-school-names-damico-as-football-coach/|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=June 23, 1994}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Appalachian State Mountaineers

| conf = Southern Conference

| startyear = 1980

| endyear = 1982

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1980

| name = Appalachian State

| overall = 6–4–1

| conference = 4–2–1

| confstanding = 3rd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1981

| name = Appalachian State

| overall = 3–7–1

| conference = 1–5–1

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1982

| name = Appalachian State

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 4th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Appalachian State

| overall = 13–18–2

| confrecord = 8–11–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 13–18–2

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| legend = no

}}

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