Monte Cater (born July 7, 1949) is a former

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coach. From 1987 to 2017, he was the head football coach at

Shepherd University Shepherd University is a public university in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the university enrolled 3,159 students in Fall 2020. History Shepherd University began when the county seat of Jefferson ...

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. From 1981 to 1986, Cater was the head football coach at Lakeland College in

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Coaching career

Cater was made the 12th head coach of the

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

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'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

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Coach of the Year in 2013. 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

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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. 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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cater, Monte 1949 births Living people Lakeland Muskies football coaches Millikin Big Blue football coaches Shepherd Rams football coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni People from Shepherdstown, West Virginia People from Shelbyville, Illinois Sportspeople from Jefferson County, West Virginia

Coaching career

Head coaching record

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