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On the field, Price is best known as a successful head coach at Washington State, where he served for fourteen seasons, from 1989 to 2002. At WSU, he compiled a record of 83 wins and 78 losses, with three 10-win seasons and five bowl appearances. His last two teams at Wazzu combined for a 20-5 record (13-3 in the Pac-10 Conference). Price's 2002 team, compiled a Pac-10 conference 7-1 mark, before losing to Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl 34-14. In 1997, Price was named National Coach of the Year. Before coaching at Washington State, Price was head coach at Weber State University from 1981 to 1988, with a 46-44 record. Washington State University   Aerial View of Pullman Campus For the state of Washington in the United States, please see Washington. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Oklahoma (OU) is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Weber State University is a university located in Ogden, Utah. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Price may be best known for an embarrassing off-the-field incident. In December 2002, he was hired to replace Dennis Franchione as the head coach at Alabama. But in May of 2003 he was fired shortly after news reports surfaced of an incident during a trip to Pensacola, Florida, where Price was playing in a golf tournament. A story in Sports Illustrated said that Price had been seen at a strip club, and later checked into a local hotel with at least one exotic dancer from the club. The magazine further alleged Price had sex with one of the strippers, a claim which Price denied. He filed a $20 million libel and defamation suit against Sports Illustrated. Price received some vindication in 2005 when the magazine settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dennis Franchione (born March 28, 1951 in Girard, Kansas) is a college football coach who currently coaches the Aggies of Texas A&M University. ... University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... July 1999 cover showing soccer star Brandi Chastain Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ... The terms exotic dancer and exotic dance can have different meanings in different parts of the world and depending on context. ...

On December 21, 2003, UTEP announced the hiring of Price as its new coach. At the press conference, Price said, "I feel reborn. I think this is the right situation for me. My dad told me a long time ago if you go somewhere where you're wanted and needed, your chances for success are a lot better. I want to be here. It's a match made in heaven." In his first season, he led the Miners to an 8-4 record and a berth in the Houston Bowl, where they lost to Colorado. The season was an astounding turnaround for the Miners, who has won only two games in each of their previous two seasons. At one time during the 2004 season, UTEP earned its first-ever ranking in the Associated Press Top 25, rising as high as 23rd. Price was a finalist for Eddie Robinson Award and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for coach of the year. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Houston Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually in Houston, Texas, since 2000. ... The University of Colorado (CU) System consists of five campuses: University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, scheduled to open in 2007 in Aurora, Colorado... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... There are a number of noted individuals named Eddie Robinson: Eddie Robinson, a former American football coach, legendary for his tenure at Grambling State University in Louisiana Eddie Robinson, an American soccer player Eddie Robinson, an American basketball player Eddie Robinson, an American baseball player This is a disambiguation page... Bear Bryant on the cover of TIME magazine. ...

Mike Price grew up in Everett, Washington, twenty five miles north of Seattle. He was the son of Walt Price, the longtime head football coach at Everett Junior College. At Everett High School, Price was a teammate of Dennis Erickson, the son of Pinky Erickson, the head coach at cross-town rival Cascade High. Everett High was coached by Bill Dunn, a next-door neighbor of the Ericksons. Dennis Erickson was a year behind Price, but took his job as starting quarterback mid-way through Price's senior year, and Price was moved to defense as a safety. The team finished 9-1. Price went on to play at Everett Junior College, Washington State, and the University of Puget Sound. He was an assistant at WSU, UPS, WSU, and Missouri before landing his first head coaching job at Weber State in 1981, which he beat out Erickson for. Erickson would return the favor by beating out Price for the Washington State job in 1987, but upon leaving just two years later would recommend Price for the job. Price did get the WSU job in 1989, and then rented Erickson's Pullman home. Everett High School (part of Everett Public Schools) Everett Public Schools logo Everett Station Everett is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington. ... This article is about the city. ... Dennis Erickson (born March 24, 1947, in Everett, Washington) is an American football coach. ... Washington State University   Aerial View of Pullman Campus For the state of Washington in the United States, please see Washington. ... Campus Map The University of Puget Sound (UPS) is located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington. ... The University of Missouri System is one of two public state university systems in the state of Missouri. ...

Mike Price met his wife in kindergarten. They have three children: two sons (who are his assistant coaches) and a daughter.

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References

"Out of Everett," 'The Seattle Times' Pacific Magazine, Sunday, August 13, 1995, p.12-17.

External links

• Mike Price biography at UTEP Athletics official site
• KVIA-TV: Mike Price biography
• ESPN.com: Price fired by University of Alabama
• Allsports.com: UTEP hires Mike Price