Pete Sterbick
Pete Sterbick (born c. 1979) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the Colorado School of Mines; a position he has held since 2023.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Colorado Mines |
| Conference | RMAC |
| Record | 7–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 43–44) |
| 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 | 16–11 |
Playing career
Sterbick 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
Sterbick 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.[2] His record at McPherson was 9–11.[3] 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.
Colorado Mines
As offensive coordinator and quarterback coach, Mines won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) title 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.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1 | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 7–0 | 5–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–11 | ||||||||
References
- https://goldentranscript.net/stories/mines-football-promotes-pete-sterbick-to-head-coach,432923
- "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. 25 November 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.