Pete Fredenburg
Biographical details
Born (1949-09-15) September 15, 1949 (age 74)
Playing career
1968–1970Southwest Texas State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1976New Braunfels HS (TX) (assistant)
1977Canyon HS (TX) (assistant)
1978–1979Giddings HS (TX)
1980–1982Baylor (DL)
1983–1984Baylor (DC/DL)
1985–1989Baylor (DC)
1990–1991Baylor (DC/DT)
1992Baylor (AHC/DT)
1993Baylor (AHC/DC)
1994LSU (DT)
1995–1996Louisiana Tech (DC)
1998–2021Mary Hardin–Baylor
Head coaching record
Overall231–39 (college)[n 1]
Tournaments39–15 (NCAA D-III playoffs)[n 1]
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Division III (2018, 2021)[n 1]
19 ASC (2002–2003, 2005–2021)
Awards
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2013)
AFCA NCAA Division III COY (2016)
Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2018)
D3football.com National Coach of the Year (2021)

Pete Fredenburg (born September 15, 1949) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in Belton, Texas from the program's inception in 1997 until his retirement following the 2021 season; the program began play in 1998. Fredenburg led Mary Hardin–Baylor to three NCAA Division III Football Championship titles, in 2016, 2018, and 2021. The 2016 title later was later vacated.[1] His 2004 squad finished as NCAA Division III runner-up, losing to Linfield. Before coming to Mary Hardin–Baylor, Fredenburg served as an assistant coach at Baylor University (1982–1993), Louisiana State University (1994), and Louisiana Tech University (1995–1996).[2] He played college football at Southwest Texas State University—now known as Texas State University—from 1968 to 1970.

Fredenburg announced his retirement on January 7, 2022.[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs D3#
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders (American Southwest Conference) (1998–present)
1998 Mary Hardin–Baylor 3–7 2–5 T–5th
1999 Mary Hardin–Baylor 4–6 3–4 T–4th
2000 Mary Hardin–Baylor 9–1 8–1 2nd
2001 Mary Hardin–Baylor 8–2 7–1 2nd L NCAA Division III First Round
2002 Mary Hardin–Baylor 10–1 9–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2003 Mary Hardin–Baylor 9–1 8–1 T–1st 15
2004 Mary Hardin–Baylor 13–2 8–1 2nd L NCAA Division III Championship 2
2005 Mary Hardin–Baylor 9–2 7–1 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round 11
2006 Mary Hardin–Baylor 10–3 8–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 8
2007 Mary Hardin–Baylor 12–2 8–0 1st L NCAA Division III Semifinal 3
2008 Mary Hardin–Baylor 12–2 8–0 1st L NCAA Division III Semifinal 3
2009 Mary Hardin–Baylor 10–2 7–1 T–1st L NCAA Division III Second Round 7
2010 Mary Hardin–Baylor 12–1 8–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 5
2011 Mary Hardin–Baylor 12–1 8–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 5
2012 Mary Hardin–Baylor 13–1 7–0 1st L NCAA Division III Semifinal 5
2013 Mary Hardin–Baylor 13–1 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III Semifinal 2
2014 Mary Hardin–Baylor 11–1 5–0 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round 6
2015 Mary Hardin–Baylor 11–2 4–1 T–1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 7
2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor 2–0[n 1] 1–0[n 1] 1st W (vacated)[n 1] NCAA Division III Championship 1
2017 Mary Hardin–Baylor 1–0[n 1] 1–0[n 1] 1st L (vacated)[n 1] NCAA Division III Championship 2
2018 Mary Hardin–Baylor 15–0 9–0 1st W NCAA Division III Championship 1
2019 Mary Hardin–Baylor 12–1 9–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 6
2020–21 Mary Hardin–Baylor 5–0 4–0 1st (East)
2021 Mary Hardin–Baylor 15–0 9–0 1st W NCAA Division III Championship 1
Mary Hardin–Baylor: 231–39[n 1] 154–16[n 1]
Total: 231–39[n 1]
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In June 2020, Mary Hardin–Baylor vacated a total of 26 wins and 1 loss from the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The Crusaders finished the 2016 season with an overall record 15–0 and a conference mark of 6–0. 13 wins, including 5 conference wins and 5 wins in the NCAA Division III playoffs, and the NCAA Division III title from the 2016 season were vacated. Mary Hardin–Baylor finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 14–1 with a conference mark of 9–0. 13 wins and 1 loss, including 8 conference wins and 4 wins and 1 loss in the NCAA Division III playoffs from the 2017 season were vacated.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA vacates 2016 Mary Hardin-Baylor football national championship". The Repository. Canton, Ohio. June 26, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Football". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. May 13, 1997. p. 25. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Umana, Khadeeja (January 7, 2022). "UMHB Head Football Coach Pete Fredenburg retires". kxxv.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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