Pete Sterbick (born c. 1979) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the Colorado School of Mines, a position he has held since 2023. Sterbick served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 2012 to 2013.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Colorado Mines |
| Conference | RMAC |
| Record | 22–4 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 7, 1979 |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2002 | Augustana (SD) |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | Missouri Western (WR) |
| 2004 | North Dakota (GA/TE) |
| 2005–2007 | Washington State (GA) |
| 2008–2011 | Grand View (OC/WR) |
| 2012–2013 | McPherson |
| 2014–2018 | Montana Tech (OC/QB/RB) |
| 2019–2022 | Colorado Mines (OC/QB) |
| 2023–present | Colorado Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–15 |
| Tournaments | 3–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMAC (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| Division II AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year (2023) Footballscoop.com NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year (2022) | |
Playing career
editSterbick played college football at Augustana College—now known as Augustana University—in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1998 to 2002. He was a wide receiver and also punted.
Coaching career
editColorado Mines
editSterbick was hired as the head football coach in the spring of 2023. Mines won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) title in 2023, finished the regular season 11–0, and ranked #1 in the country. They were defeated in the national championship by Harding University, and finished the season 14–1. Quarterback John Matocha finished as the all-time NCAA leader in touchdown passes (162) and touchdowns accounted for (191). Sterbick was the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Mines from 2019 to 2022, and Mines won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) titles in 2019, 2021, and 2022. In 2022, Mines finished 13–3 and played for the NCAA Division II national championship, losing to Ferris State. Quarterback John Matocha won the Harlon Hill Trophy, the equivalent to the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the best player in NCAA Division II football. Sterbick was named D-II national coordinator of the year by footballscoop.com, as the offense led D-II in scoring with 44.6 points per game. In 2021, Mines finished 12–2, and made it to the NCAA Division II semifinals before losing to Valdosta State. In 2019, Mines completed a 11–0 regular season record before losing in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs to Texas A&M University–Commerce to finish 12–1 on the season.
Pre-Colorado Mines
editSterbick previously was the offensive coordinator at Montana Tech. Montana Tech won the Frontier Conference championships in 2015 and 2016 and made it to the quarterfinals of the NAIA playoffs, finishing each season with a record of 10–2. In 2017, the Tech offense set an NAIA record with 932 yards of offense in a single game. In 2012 and 2013, Sterbick served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas.[1] His record at McPherson was 9–11.[2] Before being hired at McPherson College, he was the offensive coordinator for Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa for four years, where he helped start the program. Prior to Grand View, he was a graduate assistant at Washington State University for three seasons.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | McPherson | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2013 | McPherson | 5–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| McPherson: | 9–11 | 8–8 | |||||||
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Colorado Mines | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Colorado Mines | 8–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | 18 | ||||
| Colorado Mines: | 22–4 | 15–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–15 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mac College head football coach abruptly resigns". Hutchinson News. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ "Head Football Coach Pete Sterbick Resigns from McPherson College". KCACSports.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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