Rubin Carter is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, and current College football defensive lineman coach for Purdue University. He is the father of Andre Carter. From 2005-2007, Carter was the Head Coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers football team. Carter has been the defensive line coach at the University of New Mexico under head coach Mike Locksley. Carter graduated from Fort Lauderdale's Stranahan High School in 1971.[citation needed] Rubin Carter was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
| Rubin Carter | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive Line Coach |
| Team | Purdue |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 12, 1952 Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Miami (FL) |
| Playing career | |
| 1971-1974 1975-1986 |
Miami (FL) Denver Broncos |
| Position(s) | Defensive Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987-1988 1987-1993 1994–1995 1995–1996 1997–1998 1999–2000 2001–2003 2004–2005 2005-2007 2009-2011 2012 2013-present |
Denver Broncos (DL) Howard (DL) Miami Killian High School (DL) San Jose State (DL) Maryland (DL) Washington Redskins (DL) New York Jets (DL) Temple (DL) Florida A&M New Mexico (DL) Towson (DL) Purdue (DL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16-17[1] |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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Rubin Carter is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, and current College football defensive lineman coach for Purdue University. He is the father of Andre Carter. From 2005-2007, Carter was the Head Coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers football team. Carter has been the defensive line coach at the University of New Mexico under head coach Mike Locksley. Carter graduated from Fort Lauderdale's Stranahan High School in 1971.[citation needed] Rubin Carter was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Coaching career[edit]
Florida A&M[edit]
In July 2005, Carter replaced Billy Joe to become the new head coach at Florida A&M University. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Carter compiled 6–5 and 7–4 records, respectively. After compiling a 3-8 record in the 2007 season, Florida A&M fired Carter, citing that the university needed to "move in a new direction" by winning more games and generating more money.[2]
Purdue[edit]
On February 28, 2013, Carter was hired as the defensive line coach for the Purdue Boilermakers football team.[3]
Coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Florida A&M Rattlers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Florida A&M | 6–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Florida A&M | 7–4 | 5–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2007 | Florida A&M | 3–8 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| Florida A&M: | 16–17 | 12–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Rubin Carter Coaching Profile". www.totalfootballstats.com. totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Kallestad, Brent (2007-11-20). "Florida A&M fires football coach; athletic director resigns". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ^ Adam Rittenburg (February 28, 2013). "Purdue hires Carter as defensive line coach". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
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