- ^ "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
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| 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.
| 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 | |||||||||