American football coach
Mark Sartain (born c. 1959) is a former American football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) in Athens, Texas from 2003 to 2006 and East Texas Baptist University from 2007 to 2012.
Sartain is a native of Van Alstyne, Texas. He graduated from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, where he played college football and was a member of the 1981 Austin Kangaroos football team, which won an NAIA Division II championship. Sartain was the head football coach at White Oak High School in White Oak, Texas from 1995 to 2002, compiling a record of 43–41 in eight season and led his teams to three playoff appearances. He succeeded Chuck Langston as head football coach at Trinity Valley in 2003.[1][2] In 2004, Sartain led Trinity Valley to a 9–3, a Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) title, and a win in the Pilgrim's Pride Bowl.[3][4]
Head coaching record
College
Year
|
Team
|
Overall
|
Conference |
Standing
|
Bowl/playoffs
|
East Texas Baptist Tigers (American Southwest Conference) (2007–2012)
|
2007
|
East Texas Baptist
|
5–5 |
5–3 |
4th |
|
2008
|
East Texas Baptist
|
5–5 |
5–3 |
T–3rd |
|
2009
|
East Texas Baptist
|
3–7 |
3–5 |
6th |
|
2010
|
East Texas Baptist
|
5–5 |
4–4 |
T–4th |
|
2011
|
East Texas Baptist
|
5–5 |
4–4 |
T–4th |
|
2012
|
East Texas Baptist
|
3–7 |
2–5 |
T–5th |
|
East Texas Baptist:
|
26–34 |
23–24 |
|
Total: |
26–34 |
|
[5]
Junior college
Year
|
Team
|
Overall
|
Conference |
Standing
|
Bowl/playoffs
|
Trinity Valley Cardinals (Southwest Junior College Football Conference) (2003–2006)
|
2003
|
Trinity Valley
|
3–6 |
1–5 |
T–5th |
|
2004
|
Trinity Valley
|
3–7 |
2–4 |
T–4th |
L SWJCFC semifinal
|
2005
|
Trinity Valley
|
9–3 |
4–2 |
T–1st |
W SWJCFC championship, W Pilgrim's Pride Bowl
|
2006
|
Trinity Valley
|
2–7 |
2–4 |
T–5th |
|
Trinity Valley:
|
17–23 |
9–15 |
|
Total: |
17–23 |
|
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
|
References
- ^ Whitley, George (January 15, 2003). "Sartain leaves White Oak for Trinity Valley". Longview News-Journal. Longview, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Whitley, George (January 15, 2003). "Sartain (continued)". Longview News-Journal. Longview, Texas. p. 3D. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Niles, Nancy (December 14, 2006). "Mark Sartain named new ETBU head football coach". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. p. 1B. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Niles, Nancy (December 14, 2006). "Former TVCC head man to take over struggling program (continued)". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. p. 2B. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 31, 2024.