Dale Carr
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 10, 1964 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Colorado State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–31 |
Dale Carr (born March 10, 1964) is the former head coach at Angelo State University and Tyler Junior College.
He first played football at Permian High School. His junior year the team went on to win the Texas 5A State Championship in 1980. He played college football at Colorado State University where he earned first team All-Western Athletic Conference his senior year and was once named Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Week.
His first college coaching job was as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he helped lead the Lumberjacks to the 1989 NCAA D-I FCS National Championship. Because of his previous success he was awarded the head coach position at Tyler Junior College. At Tyler he amassed a 66–31 overall record and led them to five bowl games.
In 2005 he was hired as the head coach at Angelo State University. In his first year he brought the once prominent, but recent struggling program, to the NCAA Division II playoffs. After three losing seasons in 2009 his team ranked as high as 21'st in the nation yet narrowly missed the playoffs, going 6-5.[1] In 2010 after another disappointing season of 5-5 and 1-6 in the Lone Star Conference South, Angelo State's athletic director announced that Dale Carr's contract and those of his assistants would not be renewed & the university would begin a nationwide search immediately for a new head football coach.[2]
Personal life
Dale Carr is married to Vanessa Carr. They have two children Alyssa Carr and Benjamin Carr.