Colby Carthel

Colby Carthel

Carthel with the Lions in 2014
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1976-08-29) August 29, 1976
Friona, Texas
Alma mater Angelo State University
Playing career
1996–2000 Angelo State
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2006 Abilene Christian (defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator)[1]
2006-2013 West Texas A&M (defensive coordinator)[2]
2013-present Texas A&M–Commerce (head coach)
Head coaching record
Overall 24-12 (college)
Bowls 1-1
Tournaments 0-1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 8 Lone Star
    • (1999 as player)
    • (2002 as defensive line coach)
    • (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 as defensive coordinator)
    • (2014, 2015 as head coach)
  • 1 Heart of Texas Bowl (2014)

Colby Don Carthel (born August 29, 1976) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Texas A&M University–Commerce football team, a position he has held since 2013. Previous to his time as head coach, he was the defensive coordinator for his father and former West Texas A&M University head coach Don Carthel from 2006-2012. He played college football at Angelo State University where he was an all-conference linebacker.

Early life

Carthel was born in Friona, Texas and was reared in West Texas.[3][4] He attended Friona High School where he captained the football team team and led them to a district championship during the 1994 season.[5] He also went to the State Track & Field Championships for his high school, placing fourth in the discus throw. He graduated from Friona High School in 1995.

Playing career

Carthel played college football at Angelo State University.[4] He started at linebacker for the Rams during his senior season in 1999 and helped lead them to a Lone Star Conference title. He was a four-year letterman and starter for the Angelo State, as well as a three-time Academic All-Conference winner.[5] He graduated in 2000 with a degree in biology.[3]

Coaching career

Early career

Upon graduation from Angelo State in 2000, Carthel began his coaching career as the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Abilene Christian University, where he remained until 2006.[6] In 2006 his father Don Carthel named him the defensive coordinator on his staff at West Texas A&M University.[7] The WT program experienced significant success under Don and Colby Carthel and consistently landed top recruits, won championships, and went to bowl games and the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Texas A&M University–Commerce

In 2013, Carthel left West Texas A&M and was hired as the 19th head football coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce.[8] The program was coming off of two back-to-back 1-9 seasons, the worst two year stretch in school history. Carthel quickly established a new culture in Commerce that saw 50 of the 85 players leave the program. Carthel and his staff quickly plugged in the missing parts with mainly Junior College transfers and Division I transfers to quickly rebuilt the program. Former Auburn University quarterback Tyrik Rollison, who had been considered the best high school quarterback in Texas in the class of 2010, transferred to Texas A&M-Commerce and was one of many JUCO and Division I players from the Dallas/Fort Worth and Northeast Texas area that transferred to A&M-Commerce to play for the Lions.

2013 season

Carthel and the Lions started his first season by opening with a home win again Sul Ross State University 51-6.[9] The next week in front of 20,000 LSC fans at AT&T Stadium, Carthel's Lions upset the 22nd ranked Delta State.[10] The next week Carthel the Lions faced off with his former team, West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas.[11] The Lions stunned the crowd by jumping out to a 14-7 lead, but were bested by a prolific Buffalo team 68-28,[12] and then dropped a 30-24 decision to Midwestern State the next week in Commerce.[13] After a 2-2 start, the Lions rolled out 4 straight wins defeating Southeastern Oklahoma State 31-29,[14] Texas A&M-Kingsville 41-28,[15] McMurry 65-43,[16] and arch-rival Tarleton State 22-20.[17] The Lions rounded out the season by dropping a close loss to the Angelo State Rams 25-20,[18] bouncing back against Division I Houston Baptist Huskies 55-21,[19] and ending the season with a last second 42-35 loss to Eastern New Mexico.[20] Despite the late season loss, the Lions were invited to the 2013 LiveUnited Texarkana Bowl to finish the season 7-5 overall and fifth in the conference.[21]

2014 season

Carthel's 2014 A&M–Commerce squad led the nation in points per game with an average of 54.1, and yards per game with an average of 535.4.[22] They opened the season with a record-breaking performance against East Texas Baptist in which they scored 98 points and amassed 986 total yards of offense and 13 touchdowns.[23] The Lions also defeated A&M-Kingsville, Tarleton State, West Texas A&M, Angelo State, and Tarleton State a second time in the conference playoffs. The lone losses were to the Division I Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks, Midwestern State, and to Angelo State in a conference finals rematch. The Lions won the Lone Star Conference championship for the 21st time in school history, the first time since the 1990 season. The Lions were left out of the NCAA playoffs, but were invited back to the postseason, which resulted in a 72-21 win over East Central University in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl, the win was the first postseason win for the program since a 1991 win over Grand Valley State in the 1991 NCAA first round of the playoffs to finish the season 9-3.[24]

2015 season

Prior to the start of the 2015 season the Lions were picked second to finish behind Angelo State. The Lions started out with a win against Adams State, but the next week fell to Delta State. Carthel then guided the Lions to their second straight conference championship with an undefeated conference record, and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 1995, where they lost to the Ferris State Bulldogs in the first round of the playoffs, finishing 8-4 overall ranked #20 in the nation.[25] The Lions led the conference in passing offense and total offense.[26]

In his first three seasons as head coach he lead the team to a total of three postseason appearances, two LSC championships, and seven or more wins in each season. He also helped lead a number of players to the NFL, including Ricky Collins, Vernon Johnson, and Charles Tuaau.[22] This led to the university giving him a five year contract after his original contract expired at the end of the 2015 season.[27]

Personal

Carthel is married to Sarah Carthel (née Butler), who is one of the Lone Star Conference's most successful volleyball players and coaches. Upon her husband's move to Commerce, she resigned her position at WT and became assistant head coach for the A&M–Commerce volleyball program.[3][28] The Carthels have a one-year-old son named Major and reside in Commerce.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Texas A&M–Commerce (Lone Star Conference) (2013–Present)
2013 Texas A&M–Commerce 7-5 2-4 5th L Live United Texarkana Bowl
2014 Texas A&M–Commerce 9-3 6-1 1st W C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
2015 Texas A&M–Commerce 8-4 6-0 1st L NCAA National Playoffs First Round
Texas A&M–Commerce: 24-12 14-5
Total: 24-12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

[29]

References

  1. ↑ Carthel with ACU (page 7)
  2. ↑ Carthel named defensive coordinator by father
  3. 1 2 3 "Colby Carthel". sites.tamuc.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  4. 1 2 "Colby Carthel: Recruiting his top priority | Amarillo.com Mobile". m.amarillo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. 1 2 "Colby Carthel selected as Texas A&M University-Commerce head football coach". North Texas e-News. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. ↑ "2003 Football Media Guide" (PDF).
  7. ↑ Heath, Jeremy. "Carthel's son named to WT staff | Amarillo.com | Amarillo Globe-News". amarillo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  8. ↑ "COLBY CARTHEL NAMED A&M-COMMERCE'S 19TH HEAD FOOTBALL COACH". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  9. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE DOMINATES SUL ROSS STATE, 51-6, IN SEASON OPENER". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  10. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE SHOCKS 25TH-RANKED DELTA STATE, 45-37". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  11. ↑ "CARTHEL'S MEDIA SESSION THOUGHTS - MIDWESTERN STATE". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  12. ↑ "LIONS STRIKE FIRST BUT FALL AT FOURTH-RANKED BUFFS, 62-28". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  13. ↑ "LATE RALLY COMES UP SHORT AS LIONS FALL TO 23RD-RANKED MUSTANGS". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  14. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE WITHSTANDS LIGHTNING, STORM FOR 31-29 VICTORY". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  15. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE RETAINS CHENNAULT CUP WITH 41-28 WIN OVER JAVELINAS". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  16. ↑ "DAVIS' RECORD NIGHT PACES A&M-COMMERCE PAST McMURRY, 65-43". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  17. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE UPENDS 23RD-RANKED TARLETON STATE, 22-20". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  18. ↑ "LATE RAM TOUCHDOWN SPOILS LION HOMECOMING IN 25-20 DEFEAT". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  19. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE DOMINATES DIVISION I FOE HOUSTON BAPTIST, 51-22". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  20. ↑ "GREYHOUNDS OUTLAST LIONS, 42-35, IN SEASON FINALE SHOOTOUT". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  21. ↑ "A&M-COMMERCE TO PLAY IN INAUGURAL LIVE UNITED TEXARKANA BOWL". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  22. 1 2 "Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics - 2016 Football Coaching Staff". lionathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  23. ↑ "Lions Open Season in Record-Breaking Fashion Thursday". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  24. ↑ "A&M-Commerce Wins Heart of Texas Bowl with 72-21 Rout of ECU". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  25. ↑ "Updated: Lions Tabbed No. 7 seed Will Travel to No. 2 seed/No. 2 ranked Ferris State". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  26. ↑ "Recap the 2015 Lion Football Season". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  27. ↑ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Announces New Contract for Football Head Coach Colby Carthel". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  28. ↑ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics - 2014-15 Volleyball Coaching Staff". www.lionathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  29. ↑ A&M-C football all-time results
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