Trine University Men's Football

Abbs was named head coach of the Trine football program on Jan. 13, 2015. Abbs becomes the fourth head coach in the program's history. In his first season, Abbs led Trine to a 6-4 overall record and a tie for second in the MIAA. Among the team's wins was a comeback victory over No. 21 Albion. The Thunder set eight team-game and six individual-game records during the season. Abbs coached 10 players to All-MIAA recognition, including five First Team performers. The team produced one D3Football.com All-Region performer. Thunder players won five conference player of the week awards and made one appearance on the D3Football.com Team of the Week. Abbs joined the Thunder coaching staff in 2006 as defensive coordinator. Before joining the Thunder, Coach Abbs worked with the Fort Wayne Freedom Professional Indoor Football Team as the defensive line coach. Prior to his time with the Freedom, Abbs coached for eight years at Fort Wayne Carroll High School and one year at East Noble High School. As defensive coordinator, Abbs coached Trine to finishing in the top three in the MIAA in scoring defense six times. The Thunder had the top scoring defense in the conference in 2009. Abbs' defensive schemes helped produce 17 First-Team All-MIAA defensive performers, including three defensive league MVPs, and 13 Second-Team honorees. Coach Abbs was a member of both the baseball and football teams while working on his bachelor's degree at Hanover College and earned a Scholar Athlete Award in 1998. In 2006, Abbs earned his Masters of Science in educational leadership from Indiana University.

Bergman joined the Trine football coaching staff prior to the 2010 season with 22 years of football coaching experience. Bergman serves as the defensive backs coach. In his first season at Trine, Bergman coached Thunder defensive back Aaron Selking to the MIAA Defensive MVP Award. The Thunder have had six all-conference performers in the secondary under Bergman's guidance. Prior to his arrival at Trine, Bergman was the Head Football Coach at Bellmont High School for eight years where he led the Braves to the schools first and only Class 3A Football State Championship in 2008. During his coaching tenure Bergman he has been named NHC Coach of the Year, GameNight Magazine Coach of the Year, Motorola 3A Coach of the Year, Colts Coach of the Week, Indiana Football Digest Griddys 3A Coach of the Year, Old Spice Coach of the Year, and a North All-Star Coach.  Bergman also spent two years as an assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Freedom. Bergman also served as an assistant wrestling coach at Bellmont High School and was part of the 1994 State Championship and the 1995 State Runner-Up Teams. A graduate of Purdue University, Bergman received his bachelors degree in Physical Education and a minor in Health.  Bergman is also a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach. Bergman and his wife Deb have three children: Jacob, Aaron, and Emily.