 Carter in 1974 | |
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1952-12-12) December 12, 1952 (age 72) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Miami (FL) |
| 1975–1986 | Denver Broncos |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1988 | Denver Broncos (DL) |
| 1987–1993 | Howard (DL) |
| 1994–1995 | Miami Killian High School (DL) |
| 1995–1996 | San Jose State (DL) |
| 1997–1998 | Maryland (DL) |
| 1999–2000 | Washington Redskins (DL) |
| 2001–2003 | New York Jets (DL) |
| 2004–2005 | Temple (DL) |
| 2005–2007 | Florida A&M |
| 2009–2011 | New Mexico (DL) |
| 2012 | Towson (DL) |
| 2013–2015 | Purdue (DL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–17 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Rubin Carter (born December 12, 1952) is an American former football player and coach. He last served as defensive line coach for Purdue University. Carter played professionally as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos from 1975 to 1986. Carter was the head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers football team from 2005 to 2007. 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. Carter was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Carter is African-American. He is the father of Andre Carter.
Coaching career
Florida A&M
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".
Purdue
On December 5 2013, Carter was hired as the defensive line coach for the Purdue Boilermakers football team. On November 29, 2015, Carter's contract was not renewed by Purdue.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
References
- "Celebrating Black History: Towson's Rubin Carter | CAA Football". caafootball.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
- Kallestad, Brent (November 20, 2007). "Florida A&M fires football coach; athletic director resigns". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
- Adam Rotten urgent (February 28, 2013). "Purdue hires Carter as defensive line coach". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
| Florida A&M Rattlers head football coaches | |
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| 1974 College Football All-America Team consensus selections | |
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| Denver Broncos 1975 NFL draft selections | |
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| Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team (2009) | |
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| Special teams | |
- 1952 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Denver Broncos coaches
- Denver Broncos players
- Florida A&M Rattlers football coaches
- Howard Bison football coaches
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- Maryland Terrapins football coaches
- New Mexico Lobos football coaches
- New York Jets coaches
- Purdue Boilermakers football coaches
- San Jose State Spartans football coaches
- Temple Owls football coaches
- Towson Tigers football coaches
- Washington Redskins coaches
- High school football coaches in Florida
- All-American college football players
- Players of American football from Pompano Beach, Florida
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen