Brent Carder, an appreciation - Antelope Valley College Marauder ...

After 37 years as head coach,
another as the Marauders’
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assistant coach and two as play,
Brent Carder stepped away from
the Marauder Stadium sideline.
Carder ended his career with
a record of 189-185-5 in his 37
years, a mark which makes him
the 11th all-time winningest coach
in the nation and fi fth all-time in
California.
As AVC's head coach, Carder's teams won two state championships
(1974 and 1975), won or tied for the conference title
seven times and received 13 bowl game bids -- including most
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MOST INSPIRATIONAL
recently to the 2001 Shrine Potato Bowl. He has coached 30
All-America selections and 48 All-State picks, including four state
Most Valuable Players.
Carder was named Coach of the Year in 1974 and 1975 by the California Community Colleges
Football Coaches and in 1987 by the California Coaches Association.
In addition to his 37 years as head coach, Carder played two years of football for the Marauders,
and was an assistant coach in 1966. In those 40 years he played for or coached nine of the Marauders’
11 conference championships, 13 of their 16 bowl games and is undefeated in playoff games.
Thought by many to be Marauder Athletics, in 2000 the Antelope Valley Press named him the
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sixth Most Infl uential Sports Figure in the Antelope Valley and fi rst
on the list of the Top 20 People Who Shaped AVC Athletics. ‘81 BRENT CARDER
As an athletic director, a position Carder retired from in
July of 2003 after 28 years,
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Carder oversaw one of the
most progressive community
college programs in the country.
Deeply committed to the
development of the complete
person, Carder implemented
many measures that help those
participating in the department
progress as far as possible
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personally, academically and SoCal Champions
athletically.
Under Carder’s directorship, AVC implemented mandatory drug
HEAD COACH ‘75 testing, created an academic support program and worked with the
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STATE CHAMPIONS
Marauder Club -- the athletic department’s booster support group
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•Marauder Head Football Coach for 37 years
•Record of 189-185-5 in his 37 years
•11th all-time winningest coach in the nation
•Fifth all-time in California.
•Won two state championships (1974 & 1975)
•Southern California champions in 1981
•Won or tied for the conference title seven
times
•Received 13 bowl game bids -- including
most recently to the 2001 Shrine Potato Bowl
•Coached 30 All-America selections
•48 All-State picks
•Four state Most Valuable Players
•Named Coach of the Year in 1974 and 1975 by
the California Community Colleges Football
Coaches and in 1987 by the California
Coaches Association
•Played two years of football for the Marauders,
and was an assistant coach in 1968.
In those 40 years he played for or
coached nine of the Marauders’ 11
conference championships, 13 of their
16 bowl games and is undefeated in
playoff games
•Antelope Valley Press named him the
sixth Most Influential Sports Figure in
the Antelope Valley
•First on the list of the Top 20 People
Who Shaped AVC Athletics
•Was athletic director, a position he retired
from in July of 2003 after 28 years
•Created the academic support
program
•Antelope Valley College boasts more
Pepsi/California Community College
Scholar Athlete Awards than any other
school -- and football has six award
winners, more than any other sport.
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-- to maintain a balance which allows the club to
continue to provide athletics maximum support
while staying well within the guidelines of the various
governing bodies on athletics.
The Academic Support Group has paid tremendous
dividends to all involved, but in a tangible
way, Antelope Valley College boasts more
Pepsi/California
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College Scholar
Athlete Awards
than any other
school -- and
football has six
award winners,
more than any
other sport.
A 1958
graduate of
Antelope Valley
POTATO BOWL
High School,
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Carder played
guard on a
team which reached the CIF quarter-fi nals. He
moved on to play for the Marauders in 1958 and
1959 as a guard on
two teams which won
conference championships
and was named
Most Inspirational in
both seasons.
Carder fi nished his
playing career at UC
Santa Barbara, where
he played guard and
received both his
bachelor’s and master’s
degrees.
In 1963 and 1964,
Carder was a graduate
assistant for the
Gauchos then moved
to Eugene, OR for a
similar position with
the University of Oregon.
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