Mark Ribaudo (born ) is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

coach and former player. He is currently the

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Frenship High School Frenship High School is a public high school located in Wolfforth, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. The school serves students in grades 10–12 from Wolfforth, parts of western Lubbock, and southwest Lubbock ...

Wolfforth, Texas Wolfforth ( ) is a town located in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Lubbock. The population was 5,521 at the 2020 census. History Wolfforth was established in 1916 and developed as a railroad town when the Pan ...

. Ribaudo served as head football coach at

Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell. ENMU is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensi ...

from 2005 to 2011. He took over the program from longtime coach Harold Elliott after serving as an assistant coach under Elliott at Eastern New Mexico for eight years.Mark Ribuado - ENMUSports.com—Official Web Site of Eastern New Mexico Athletics
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Life outside football

Adademic awards

Ribaudo was the recipient of the 2006 "Spirit of Eastern Award" - given to an Eastern NMU faculty or staff member that "exemplifies many of the positive traits found at Eastern New Mexico University." The recipient of the award is expected to "support ENMU's teacher-learning mission, show campus community spirit, display a strong work ethic, care about the institution as a whole, show a commitment to all areas affecting student life, and demonstrate a track record in their position."

Theatre

Ribaudo has been known to support the college theater program, even going so far as to be cast in the role of

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in Eastern's 2006 production of ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

''.

Community action

Ribaudo and his team are known for outstanding community action. During a local flood in 2006, Ribaudo and the Eastern New Mexico football team volunteered to help the community by filling

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for the citizens to prevent their homes from flooding.Air Force Special Operations Command Leadership Visits Portales, Release Date: July 21, 2006

Personal life

Ribaudo received a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in Exercise and Sports Science from the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...

in 1988 and received a master's degree in Physical Education from

Midwestern State University Midwestern State University (MSU Texas) is a public liberal arts university in Wichita Falls, Texas. As of Fall 2024, MSU Texas enrolled 5,324 students. It is the state's only public institution focused on the liberal arts. History Founded in ...

in 1992. He lives in

Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan ar ...

with his wife and children.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribaudo, Mark 1960s births Living people American football cornerbacks American football running backs Abilene Christian Wildcats football coaches Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football coaches Hastings Broncos football players Midwestern State Mustangs football coaches West Texas A&M Buffaloes football coaches High school football coaches in Arizona High school football coaches in Texas University of Arizona alumni Midwestern State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)