Dale Carr
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Dale Carr is the former head coach at Angelo State University
and Tyler Junior College
. He is married to Vanessa Carr. They have two children Alyssa Carr and Benjamin Carr.
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 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. 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.
Angelo State University
Angelo State University is a public, coeducational, doctoral level degree-granting university located in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained University status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the...
and Tyler Junior College
Tyler Junior College
Tyler Junior College is a two-year community college in Tyler, Texas, United States. TJC is one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with an enrollment of more than 12,000 credit students each year with an additional 20,000 continuing education enrollments annually. Its West Campus includes...
. He is married to Vanessa Carr. They have two children Alyssa Carr and Benjamin Carr.
He first played football at Permian High School
Permian High School
Permian High School is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas and is part of the Ector County Independent School District. It was the subject of the book Friday Night Lights which in turn inspired a movie and TV series of the same name.-History:...
. His junior year the team went on to win the Texas 5A State Championship in 1980. He played college football at Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
where he earned earned first team All-Western Athletic Conference his senior year and was once named Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
Defensive Player of the Week.
His first college coaching job was as an Assistant Coach at Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
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
Tyler Junior College
Tyler Junior College is a two-year community college in Tyler, Texas, United States. TJC is one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with an enrollment of more than 12,000 credit students each year with an additional 20,000 continuing education enrollments annually. Its West Campus includes...
. 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
Angelo State University
Angelo State University is a public, coeducational, doctoral level degree-granting university located in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained University status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the...
. In his first year he brought the once prominent, but recent struggling program, to the NCAA Division II playoffs
NCAA Division II national football championship
The NCAA Division II National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division and a poll determined the final champion....
. 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. In 2010 after another disappointing season of 5-5 and 1-6 in the Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico...
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.