Derrin Lamker (Augsburg '97) enters his fifth season as head coach in 2024. An Augsburg University Athletic Hall of Fame member, Lamker aims to bring his prior success as one of the top high school football coaches in Minnesota to his collegiate alma mater.
Previous Coaching Experience:
Lamker served as head coach at Edina High School for three years, where he led the Hornets to the Minnesota Class 6A state tournament quarterfinals in 2017 -- only the team's third state tournament appearance in school history -- and a 20-11 record. He served as offensive coordinator at Edina in the 2016 season before being named head coach in 2017. He earned section coach of the year honors in 2017.
In 2005, Lamker was named head coach for the Osseo High School football team. In 11 seasons there, he led the Orioles to three conference championships, two section titles and the Minnesota Class 6A state title in 2015. He had a 74-39 record at Osseo, part of his 94-50 high school career coaching record. He earned Northwest Suburban Conference Coach of the Year honors three times, was named section coach of the year twice and was named Minnesota Class 6A State Coach of the Year in 2015. He also served on the coaching staff for the Minnesota High School All-Star Game twice, including as head coach in 2015.
Lamker began his coaching career at his alma mater, where he spent four seasons (1999-2002) as an assistant coach, his final two seasons as offensive coordinator. He then moved to Robbinsdale Armstrong, his high school alma mater, where he was an assistant coach in football, boys' basketball and baseball, and served as head coach for the girls' basketball team in 2003-04.
Playing Experience/Achievements:
Lamker earned honors from the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame twice in the past decade, receiving the school's Excellence in Coaching Award in 2016 and being named to the Hall of Fame for his playing accomplishments in 2018.
Lamker was a two-time All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree as a three-year starting quarterback for the Auggie football team. He led the Auggies to the 1997 MIAC championship and a second-round NCAA Division III national tournament appearance -- just the second conference title and first NCAA tournament appearance in Augsburg football history. He was named MIAC Most Valuable Player in 1997, in addition to being a finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy, given to the top student-athlete in NCAA Division III football. He was also named to the Football Gazette All-West Region team.
Lamker completed 550-of-1,022 passes for 6,624 yards and 46 touchdowns during his Augsburg career, setting school passing records that stood for 10 seasons. He currently stands fourth in school history in career passing attempts, completions and yardage, while he is tied for third in school history in career passing touchdowns.
He was also a three-year starter on the Augsburg men's basketball team and played two seasons of baseball for the Auggies.
Personal/Family Notes:
He served as a physical education teacher in Robbinsdale, Osseo and Edina during his K-12 career. Lamker earned his bachelor's degree in education from Augsburg in 1997 and his master's degree in education from Saint Mary's University in 2004.
A native of Golden Valley, Minn., he and his wife
Amy have two daughters,
Jordyn and
Shea, and live in Maple Grove, Minn.
Head Coaching Record by Year:
| Year |
Overall Record |
Overall Pct. |
MIAC Record |
MIAC Pct. |
MIAC Finish |
Notes |
| 2023 |
6-4 |
.600 |
4-4 |
.500 |
3rd Skyline, 6th overall |
|
| 2022 |
6-4 |
.600 |
4-4 |
.500 |
2nd Skyline, 5th overall |
|
| 2021 |
4-6 |
.400 |
4-4 |
.500 |
3rd Skyline, 6th overall |
|
| 2020-21 |
1-0 |
1.00 |
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MIAC season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Overall |
17-14 |
.548 |
12-12 |
.500 |
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