Monte Cater
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| Monte Cater | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Shepherd College | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Conference | WVIAC | |
| Team record | 150-71-1 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 181-94-2 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
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| Championships | ||
| 3 Illinibadger Football Conference Championships (1983, 1985, 1986) 10 WVIAC Conference Championships (1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
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| Awards | ||
| WVIAC Coach of the Year (1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006) The Journal Coach of the Year (05-06 Season) |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1981-1986
1987-Present |
Lakeland College | |
Monte Cater was made the 12th head coach of the Shepherd College Rams football team on February 9, 1987 and also served as the college's athletic director from 1993-2004. He is Shepherd College's and the WVIAC's all-time winniest coach with a record of 181-94-2. He has been awarded the WVIAC Coach of the Year Award 7 times, The Journal Coach of the Year Award and has won the WVIAC conference title 10 times.
Before coming to Shepherd College, Cater was the head coach of Lakeland College from 1980-1986 and is credited with reviving the college's football program, winning the Illinibadger Football Conference title 3 times. He currently resides in Martinsburg, WV with his wife, Bonnie and their two children.
He is considered as one of the greatest coaches in WVIAC history and one of the best active coaches in Division II football.
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl Game | Bowl Opponent | Outcome | Rank#
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| Lakeland College (IBFC) (1981 — 1986) | ||||||||
| 1981 | Lakeland | 2-6-1 | 4-T | |||||
| 1982 | Lakeland | 3-6 | 4 | |||||
| 1983 | Lakeland | 6-3 | 1 | |||||
| 1984 | Lakeland | 4-5 | 3 | |||||
| 1985 | Lakeland | 7-2 | 1 | |||||
| 1986 | Lakeland | 9-1 | 1 | |||||
| At Lakeland College: | 31-23-1 | |||||||
| Shepherd College (WVIAC) (1987 — Present) | ||||||||
| 1987 | Shepherd | 4-6 | 3-4 | 4 | ||||
| 1988 | Shepherd | 6-4 | 6-1 | 1-T | ||||
| 1989 | Shepherd | 3-7 | 2-4 | 6 | ||||
| 1990 | Shepherd | 6-3-1 | 4-1-1 | 3rd | ||||
| 1991 | Shepherd | 8-3 | 7-0 | 1 | NAIA Playoffs, First Round | Central State | L, 22-34 | |
| 1992 | Shepherd | 9-3 | 7-0 | 1 | NAIA Playoffs, Semifinals | Gardner-Webb | L, 7-22 | |
| 1993 | Shepherd | 5-5 | 5-2 | 2 | ||||
| 1994 | Shepherd | 6-4 | 5-1 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 1995 | Shepherd | 3-7 | 3-4 | 5 | ||||
| 1996 | Shepherd | 7-3 | 5-2 | 3 | ||||
| 1997 | Shepherd | 9-1 | 6-1 | 1-T | ||||
| 1998 | Shepherd | 10-2 | 7-0 | 1 | Div II Playoffs, Quarterfinals | Slippery Rock | L, 20-31 | |
| 1999 | Shepherd | 9-2 | 6-0 | 1 | Div II Playoffs, Quarterfinals | Millersville | L, 14-21 | 15 |
| 2000 | Shepherd | 7-3 | 5-2 | 3 | ||||
| 2001 | Shepherd | 8-2 | 5-2 | 2 | ||||
| 2002 | Shepherd | 7-3 | 5-2 | 2 | ||||
| 2003 | Shepherd | 4-6 | 4-3 | 3 | ||||
| 2004 | Shepherd | 7-3 | 7-0 | 1 | ||||
| 2005 | Shepherd | 11-1 | 8-0 | 1 | Div II Playoffs, 2nd Round | C.W. Post | L, 21-28 | |
| 2006 | Shepherd | 11-1 | 7-0 | 1 | Div II Playoffs, Quarterfinals | Bloomsburg | L, 21-24 | 8 |
| 2007 | Shepherd | 10-2 | 7-1 | 1 | Div II Playoffs, Quarterfinals | California (Pa.) | L, 38-58 | 13 |
| At Shepherd: | 150-71-1 | |||||||
| Career: | 181-94-2 | |||||||
| National Championship Conference Title | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final AFCA Div. II of the season. | ||||||||
[edit] References
http://www.shepherdrams.com/page.cfm?sport=330&show=19050 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=5637 http://www.wviac.org/Sports/football/2007/pastfbstandings.asp http://wviac.org/Pdfs/football/2007/9/10/WVIAC%20FB%20History.pdf
