In 1997, Turner was hired to coach the expansion St. Paul Sting, a semi-pro American Football team in the Mid-America Football League (MFL). In the team's first and only season, Turner led the Sting to the MFL Championship Game, played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 1997, Turner was appointed as the coach for the expansion St. Paul Sting, a semi-pro American Football team in the Mid-America Football League (MFL). During their first and only season, Turner led the Sting to the MFL Championship Game, which occurred at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.