Colby Carthel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Colby Carthel
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1976(1976-08-29)
Age	48
Birthplace	Floydada
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Virgo

Colby Carthel Biography

Colby Carthel is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on August 29, 1976 in Floydada, Texas, United States.

Colby Don Carthel (born August 29, 1976) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Stephen F. Austin State University, a position he has held since December 2018. 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 to 2012. He played college football at Angelo State University where he was an all-conference linebacker.

Carthel’s Lions were picked to win a fourth straight Lone Star Conference title by the league’s coaches and media. All-American Quarterback Luis Perez returned for his Senior season along with Pre-Season All-American Jared Machorro. The Lions started their season 4-0, reaching # 2 in the polls before losing to Midwestern State University in a close 47-42 affair. The Lions finished the season 9-1, second in the Lone Star Conference behind Midwestern State. The Lions qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs for the third straight season. In the first round, the Lions traveled to Winona State University and defeated the Warriors 20-6. In the second round, the Lions defeated Central Washington University in come from behind fashion in double overtime, 34-31. In the Super Region 4 Championship game, the Lions defeated Minnesota State University-Mankato 31-21. The Lions then hosted the Harding University Buffaloes at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas in the National semifinals, the first time the Lions had played in the National semifinals since being in the NAIA during the 1980 season. The Lions defeated the Bison 31-17 to earn a spot in the National Championship game against West Florida University. The Lions defeated the Argonauts 37-27 to win their first National Championship since 1972 and their first since as a member of the NCAA. Lions Quarterback Luis Perez won the Harlon Hill Trophy, and the Lions finished the season ranked a consensus # 1 in the country.

Colby Carthel Net Worth

Colby Carthel is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colby Carthel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Carthel’s Lions were selected as a preseason national # 1 team and also picked to win the Lone Star Conference. The season started with a televised overtime thriller by beating rival Texas A&M-Kingsville for the 7th straight season, something no other Lion coach had ever done. The Lions then defeated William Jewell College 27-17 and Lone Star Conference foe Eastern New Mexico 21-11. The Lions then lost their first game of the season to 22nd ranked Colorado State Pueblo 23-13. The Loss to CSU-P was only the second time in the Carthel era that the Lions were held without an offensive touchdown. The Lions made personnel changes on offense and rebounded to soundly defeat Lock Haven (Pennsylvania) 68-6, and then avenged their only loss of the previous season by beating Midwestern State 20-19. The MSU game was played in odd circumstances as the Lions and Mustangs played to a 10-10 tie in the first half in Wichita Falls, Texas, but could not continue due to inclement weather. The schools mutually agreed to continue the second half of the game at Apogee Stadium on the campus of The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that following afternoon. After defeating MSU, the Lions lost for the first time in 5 years to A&M System rival Tarleton State University 47-21. Again, the Lions rebounded by routing Western New Mexico 55-7 and defeating another cross state rival, West Texas A&M, 41-16. The Lions finished the season with a close win against Texas-Permian Basin 20-17 and clinched a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs for the fourth straight season with a 41-13 win over Angelo State. The Lions finished the regular season with a 9-2 record, a # 15 national ranking, LSC runner-ups, and Carthel was named Lone Star Conference Coach of The Year. They then defeated an undefeated and top 5 ranked Minnesota-Duluth team 33-17 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs, before bowing out in a second round rematch against conference foe Tarleton State 34-28 to end the year at 10-3.

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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. The Carthels have a one-year-old son named Major and reside in Commerce.

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Dale Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Colby Carthel celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

In 2013, Carthel was hired as the 19th head football coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce. 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 rebuild 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.

Top Facts about Colby Carthel

1. Colby Carthel is a football coach born in 1976.
2. He played college football at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
3. Carthel has coached at multiple universities and high schools.
4. In 2017, he led Texas A&M-Commerce to the NCAA Division II championship.
5. Carthel was named the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
6. He has a career coaching record of 67-23 (.744).
7. Carthel’s teams have made six playoff appearances in eight seasons as head coach.
8. He was hired as the head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in December 2020.
9. Carthel is known for his high-powered offenses and aggressive defenses.
10. He comes from a family of successful football coaches, including his father and brother.