Monte Cater

Monte Cater (born July 7, 1949) is a former American football coach. From 1987 to 2017, he was the head football coach at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. From 1981 to 1986, Cater was the head football coach at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Monte Cater
Biographical details
Born (1949-07-07) July 7, 1949
Shelbyville, Illinois, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1986Lakeland
1987–2017Shepherd
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1993–2004Shepherd
Head coaching record
Overall275–117–2
Tournaments1–2 (NAIA playoffs)
13–10 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 IBFC (1985–1986)
12 WVIAC (1988, 1991–1992, 1997–1999, 2004–2007, 2010, 2012)
4 MEC (2013, 2015–2017)
Awards
8× WVIAC Coach of the Year (1991–1992, 1997–1999, 2005–2006)
4× MEC Coach of the Year (2013, 2015–2017)
AFCA Super Region 1 Coach of the Year (2015)
West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2023 (profile)

Coaching career

Cater was made the 12th head coach of the Shepherd University Rams football team on February 9, 1987 and also served as the college's athletic director from 1993 to 2004. He is Shepherd College's and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's all-time winningest coach. He has been awarded the WVIAC Coach of the Year Award seven times, The Journal Coach of the Year Award and has won the WVIAC conference title 12 times.

He was named the Mountain East Conference Coach of the Year in 2013.[1]

Before coming to Shepherd, Cater was the head coach of Lakeland College from 1980 to 1986 and is credited with reviving the college's football program, winning the Illini-Badger Football Conference title three times. He currently resides in Martinsburg, West Virginia with his wife, Bonnie, and their two children, Taylor and Logan.

On December 5, 2015 with a win over Slippery Rock in the Super 1 Region Final, Cater achieved his 250th victory as a college football coach. [2]

On January 24, 2018 Cater announced his retirement after 31 seasons at Shepherd. He was replaced by longtime assistant Ernie McCook. Cater had been the active wins leader in all levels of college football with 274 career victories.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AFCA Division II#
Lakeland Muskies (Illini–Badger Football Conference) (1981–1986)
1981 Lakeland 1–7–10–56th
1982 Lakeland 3–61–34th
1983 Lakeland 6–33–12nd
1984 Lakeland 4–52–2T–2nd
1985 Lakeland 7–24–11st
1986 Lakeland 9–15–01st
Lakeland: 30–24–115–12
Shepherd Rams (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1987–2012)
1987 Shepherd 4–63–4T–4th
1988 Shepherd 6–46–1T–1st
1989 Shepherd 3–72–4T–5th
1990 Shepherd 6–3–14–1–1T–2nd
1991 Shepherd 8–37–01stL NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
1992 Shepherd 9–37–01stL NAIA Division I Semifinal
1993 Shepherd 5–55–2T–2nd
1994 Shepherd 6–45–1T–1st10
1995 Shepherd 3–73–45th
1996 Shepherd 7–35–23rd
1997 Shepherd 9–16–1T–1st
1998 Shepherd 10–27–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1999 Shepherd 9–26–01stL NCAA Division II First Round15
2000 Shepherd 7–35–23rd
2001 Shepherd 8–25–2T–2nd
2002 Shepherd 7–35–2T–2nd
2003 Shepherd 4–64–3T–2nd
2004 Shepherd 7–37–01st
2005 Shepherd 11–18–01stL NCAA Division II Second Round20
2006 Shepherd 11–17–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal8
2007 Shepherd 10–27–11stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal13
2008 Shepherd 5–53–5T–6th
2009 Shepherd 6–45–34th
2010 Shepherd 12–27–11stL NCAA Division II Semifinal7
2011 Shepherd 9–26–2T–2nd
2012 Shepherd 8–37–11stL NCAA Division II First Round25
Shepherd Rams (Mountain East Conference) (2013–2017)
2013 Shepherd 11–19–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal9
2014 Shepherd 8–28–22nd
2015 Shepherd 13–110–01stL NCAA Division II Championship2
2016 Shepherd 13–110–01stL NCAA Division II Semifinal3
2017 Shepherd 10–110–01stL NCAA Division II First Round14
Shepherd: 245–93–1189–44–1
Total:275–117–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #AFCA Division II.

See also

References
  1. "Several Rams honored by MEC". The Journal. November 20, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  2. "Shepherd Football Captures Super Region One Title with 28-16 win over Slippery Rock". 5 December 2015.
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