Murray State University Athletics
Football
Mike Polly
- Title:
- Offensive Tackles/Special Teams Coordinator
- Email:
- mpolly@murraystate.edu
- Phone:
- (270) 809-6864
Mike Polly enters his third season as an assistant coach at Murray State, working with the offensive line and tight ends.
Polly has added the responsibilities of special teams coordinator in 2011. Polly’s primary focus with special teams will be with the punt unit and kickoff return.
The 2011 season saw consistency at the tackle position on Raymond Hopson and Roderick Tomlin combined to start all 11 games. The duo combined to anchor an offensive line that blocked for one of the top offenses in the FCS. Hopson was honored at the end of the season as a second-team all-OVC selection, the first all-conference offensive lineman since 2004.
The Racer offense averaged 460.9 yards of offense and went over 5,000 yards of total offense for just the fourth time in school history.
The offensive line also paved the way for the first 1,000-yard rusher in nearly a decade, and just the 10th in the history of the program. As a team, the Racers rushed for over 150 yards in five games, and closed out the season by eclipsing the 200-yard mark in each of the last two games.
The kickoff return unit used five different returners during the season, with only two players reaching double figures in returns.
Running back Duane Brady was the most active of the returners, averaging 18.6 yards on his 20 returns. His most impressive return came against UT Martin when he broke several tackles on his way to a 98-yard touchdown.
Consistency was also the case with the tackles in 2010 as Hopson and Tomlin combined to start all but one game. The duo anchored the line that allowed just 16 sacks in 515 pass attempts. The Racers allowed one sack or fewer in eight games.
The Racer offense was one of the best in the country as it ranked fourth in passing offense, fifth in total offense and fifth in scoring offense. The line also paved the way for one of the league’s best rushing attacks over the second half of the season.
Polly came to MSU after spending three seasons as an offensive graduate assistant on Rick Stockstill’s staff at Middle Tennessee.
In 2009, Polly helped guide an offensive line that helped paved the way for an offense that accumulated 421.7 yards a game, and allowed just 19 sacks in 436 pass attempts.
The Blue Raiders capped off their best season in school history by defeating Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl to finish with a record of 10-3.
He joined the coaching profession at Georgetown College during the Spring of 2007 with film break down and the weight room, and assisted the offensive line coach during spring drills.
The Erlanger, Ky., native played at Georgetown College, where he helped the Tigers to four-straight Mid-South Conference championships.
As a co-captain, he was selected to the All-MSC team as a senior.
Polly’s accolades carried over into the classroom as he was a four-time Academic All-MSC selection, as well as being named a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete three times.
Polly played his prep ball at Dixie Heights High School, where he was a first-team all-state selection.
Polly, who graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006, was also the recipient of the Georgetown College Scholar Athlete of the Year and the No “I” in Team award, which is selected by faculty, staff and students.
He received his master’s in sport management from Middle Tennessee in 2008.
Polly has added the responsibilities of special teams coordinator in 2011. Polly’s primary focus with special teams will be with the punt unit and kickoff return.
The 2011 season saw consistency at the tackle position on Raymond Hopson and Roderick Tomlin combined to start all 11 games. The duo combined to anchor an offensive line that blocked for one of the top offenses in the FCS. Hopson was honored at the end of the season as a second-team all-OVC selection, the first all-conference offensive lineman since 2004.
The Racer offense averaged 460.9 yards of offense and went over 5,000 yards of total offense for just the fourth time in school history.
The offensive line also paved the way for the first 1,000-yard rusher in nearly a decade, and just the 10th in the history of the program. As a team, the Racers rushed for over 150 yards in five games, and closed out the season by eclipsing the 200-yard mark in each of the last two games.
The kickoff return unit used five different returners during the season, with only two players reaching double figures in returns.
Running back Duane Brady was the most active of the returners, averaging 18.6 yards on his 20 returns. His most impressive return came against UT Martin when he broke several tackles on his way to a 98-yard touchdown.
Consistency was also the case with the tackles in 2010 as Hopson and Tomlin combined to start all but one game. The duo anchored the line that allowed just 16 sacks in 515 pass attempts. The Racers allowed one sack or fewer in eight games.
The Racer offense was one of the best in the country as it ranked fourth in passing offense, fifth in total offense and fifth in scoring offense. The line also paved the way for one of the league’s best rushing attacks over the second half of the season.
Polly came to MSU after spending three seasons as an offensive graduate assistant on Rick Stockstill’s staff at Middle Tennessee.
In 2009, Polly helped guide an offensive line that helped paved the way for an offense that accumulated 421.7 yards a game, and allowed just 19 sacks in 436 pass attempts.
The Blue Raiders capped off their best season in school history by defeating Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl to finish with a record of 10-3.
He joined the coaching profession at Georgetown College during the Spring of 2007 with film break down and the weight room, and assisted the offensive line coach during spring drills.
The Erlanger, Ky., native played at Georgetown College, where he helped the Tigers to four-straight Mid-South Conference championships.
As a co-captain, he was selected to the All-MSC team as a senior.
Polly’s accolades carried over into the classroom as he was a four-time Academic All-MSC selection, as well as being named a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete three times.
Polly played his prep ball at Dixie Heights High School, where he was a first-team all-state selection.
Polly, who graduated with a degree in marketing in 2006, was also the recipient of the Georgetown College Scholar Athlete of the Year and the No “I” in Team award, which is selected by faculty, staff and students.
He received his master’s in sport management from Middle Tennessee in 2008.
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