Michael Day joined the Minnesota State football coaching staff as a student assistant in the January of 2017. He progressed his way towards being put in charge of Football Operations before the start of the 2017 season. He also works primarily with the Defensive Line and also helps out in additional areas on the defense.
Prior to joining the Maverick coaching staff, Day previously spent the fall of 2016 at Culver- Stockton College a NAIA program located in Canton, Mo., under Jeff Duvendeck as a recruiting assistant / student assistant and working with the offensive line under Coach Duvendeck. In the 2016 season, the Culver- Stockton Offense set school records of 3,877 for total passing yards in a season and 352.5 yards passing per game, ranking 2nd in passing yards and 3rd in yards passing per game in NAIA.
Before Culver- Stockton College, Day spent three seasons at Rochester Community and Technical College (2013- 2015) under the guidance of Bill Quistorff where he contributed to the recruiting aspect and as a defensive assistant to then RCTC defensive coordinator Joe Ties to help out with scout team. During the 2015 season RCTC came off its best season in school history finishing 11-1 with an appearance in the 2015 NJCAA National Championship game - which was only the third time a non scholarship program had made it to that game in the history of the NJCAA. During his time at RCTC the coaching staff went 31-5 and 31-2 in MCAC Conference play with three straight MCAC Conference Championships. The team also boasted 9-0 record in MCAC Conference Playoffs, won 3 straight MCAC Conference Championship in a row, participated in (2) Graphic Edge Bowl Games and a part of a coaching staff that played in the 2015 NJCAA National Championship Game in Biloxi, Miss.
Day is currently in the process of earning his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Minnesota State University, Mankato and should graduate in December.
