Tony Sanchez (American football)

Tony Sanchez
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team UNLV
Conference Mountain West
Record 0–0
Biographical details
Born January 25, 1974
Travis AFB, California
Alma mater New Mexico State University
Playing career
1992-1993
1994-1995		 Laney CC
New Mexico State
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996
1998
2000
2001–2002
2003
2004–2008
2009–2014
2015–present		 New Mexico State (SA)
Las Cruces (NM) Onate HS (WR)
El Paso (TX) Irvin HS (WR)
Las Cruces (NM) Onate HS (DB)
Las Cruces (NM) Onate HS (DC/DB)
San Ramon (CA) California HS
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman HS
UNLV
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

6× Nevada 4A state champions

Anthony Phillip Sanchez (born January 25, 1974[1]) is the head coach of the UNLV Rebels. Sanchez was hired by the Rebels on December 8, 2014.[2] He was previously the head football coach at Bishop Gorman High School.

Early life and college playing career

He was born on Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, where his father was stationed.[3] Sanchez graduated from Granada High School in Livermore, California in 1992 and began his college football career as a wide receiver at Laney College, a community college in nearby Oakland. In 1994, Sanchez transferred to New Mexico State University, where he played two seasons with the New Mexico State Aggies.[4] Sanchez made 54 receptions for 741 yards and 5 touchdowns in his two seasons at NMSU.[5]

Coaching career

Sanchez began his coaching career in 1996 as an undergraduate assistant at New Mexico State; he would eventually complete his bachelor's degree in family and consumer science at NMSU in 1998.[4] After graduating from NMSU, Sanchez spent the 1998 season as wide receivers coach at Onate High School, like NMSU in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 2000, Sanchez became wide receivers coach at Irvin High School in El Paso, Texas. Sanchez returned to Onate High in 2001 to be defensive backs coach. In 2003, Sanchez was promoted to be defensive coordinator in addition to defensive backs coach at the school.[4]

In 2004, Sanchez got his first head coaching position at California High School in San Ramon, California. Sanchez turned around California High "from doormat status to a berth in the North Coast Section finals," according to ESPN.[6]

Sanchez became head coach at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009 and would be head coach at the school for six seasons. In his tenure as Gorman head coach, Sanchez achieved an 85–5 record and led Gorman to the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association 4A championship every season.[4]

On December 16, 2014, the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted unanimously to hire Sanchez as head coach at UNLV.[7]

Personal life

Sanchez is of Puerto Rican and English descent.[6] He is married and has two children.[4] The National Catholic Register describes Sanchez as a "devout Catholic".[8]

Head coaching record

High school

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
California Grizzlies (East Bay Athletic League) (2004–2008)
2004 California[9] 4–6 2–4 5th
2005 California[10] 8–3 4–2 T–2nd L CIF North Coast Section First Round
2006 California[11] 5–5 2–4 5th
2007 California[12] 11–2 5–1 T–1st L CIF North Coast Section Semifinal
2008 California[13] 7–5 4–3 4th
California: 35–21 17–14
Bishop Gorman Gaels (Sunset 4A Region) (2009–2014)
2009 Bishop Gorman 15–0 8–0 1st (Southwest) W NIAA 4A Championship
2010 Bishop Gorman 13–2 8–0 1st (Southwest) W NIAA 4A Championship
2011 Bishop Gorman 16–0 7–0 1st (Southwest) W NIAA 4A Championship
2012 Bishop Gorman 13–1 5–0 1st (Southwest) W NIAA 4A Championship
2013 Bishop Gorman 13–2 5–0 1st (Southwest) W NIAA 4A Championship
2014 Bishop Gorman 15–0 4–0 1st (Southwest) W NIAA 4A Championship
Bishop Gorman: 85–5 37–0
Total: 120–26
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
UNLV Rebels (Mountain West Conference) (2015–present)
2015 UNLV 0–0 0–0
UNLV: 0–0 0–0
Total: 0–0
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Gorman High School – Football Coaches – Tony Sanchez". Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ UNLV finalizing agreement to hire Bishop Gorman High's Tony Sanchez
  3. ↑ Dodd, Dennis (March 11, 2015). "Connected and confident, Tony Sanchez is ready to run wild at UNLV". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Tony Sanchez". UNLV. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tony-sanchez-1.html
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sherman, Mitch (October 4, 2013). "Sanchez sets bar at Bishop Gorman". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Mark (December 17, 2014). "Regents unanimously approve Sanchez as UNLV football coach". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kudialis, Chris (December 22, 2014). "On Faith and Football: A Conversation With UNLV Coach Tony Sanchez". National Catholic Register. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/california-grizzlies-%28san-ramon,ca%29/football-fall-04/schedule.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/california-grizzlies-%28san-ramon,ca%29/football-fall-05/schedule.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/california-grizzlies-%28san-ramon,ca%29/football-fall-06/schedule.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/california-grizzlies-%28san-ramon,ca%29/football-fall-07/schedule.htm
  13. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/california-grizzlies-%28san-ramon,ca%29/football-fall-08/schedule.htm