Mark Ribaudo

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Mark Ribaudo
College Eastern New Mexico University
Sport College football
Career highlights
Overall 13-17 (0.433)
Playing career
Position Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005-present
1997-2004
1992--1996
1991-1992
Eastern New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico (asst)
West Texas A&M (asst)
Midwestern State (asst)

Mark Ribaudo is the head football coach for Eastern New Mexico University, and has had the post since the 2005 season.[1] He took the program over from longtime coach Harold "Bud" Elliott.[2] Ribaudo served as an assistant coach under Elliott at Eastern for eight years.[3]

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[edit] Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Eastern New Mexico (NCAA Division II) (Lone Star Conference) (2005 — present)
2005 Eastern New Mexico 5-6 2-4
2006 Eastern New Mexico 3-5 1-5
2007[4] Eastern New Mexico 5-6 3-6
Eastern New Mexico University: 13-17 6-15
Total: 13-17 (0.433)
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

[edit] Life outside football

[edit] Adademic Awards

Ribaudo was the recipient of the 2006 "Spirit of Eastern Award" - given to an Eastern NMU faculty or staff member that "exemplifies many of the positive traits found at Eastern New Mexico University." The recipient of the award is expected to "support ENMU’s teacher-learning mission, show campus community spirit, display a strong work ethic, care about the institution as a whole, show a commitment to all areas affecting student life, and demonstrate a track record in their position."[5]

[edit] Theatre

Coach Ribaudo has been known to support the college theatere program, even going so far as to be cast in the role of Egeus in Eastern's 2006 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[6]

[edit] Community Action

Ribaudo and his team are known for outstanding community action. During a local flood in 2006, Coach Ribaudo and the Eastern New Mexico Football Team volunteered to help the community by filling sandbags for the citizens to prevent their homes from flooding.[7]

[edit] Personal Life

Ribaudo received a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Arizona in 1988 and received a master’s degree in Physical Education from Midwestern State University in 1992. He lives in Portales, New Mexico with his wife and children.[8]

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