Ernie McCook
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Shepherd |
| Conference | PSAC |
| Record | 59–18 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wesley College (1992) US Sports Academy (1999) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Wesley (DE) |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ? | Beall HS (MD) (assistant) |
| ?–1990 | South River HS (MD) (assistant) |
| 1991 | Susquehanna (assistant) |
| 1992–1997 | Wesley (assistant) |
| 1998 | Frostburg State (assistant) |
| 1999 | Shepherd (OL) |
| 2000–2006 | Shepherd (OC/OL) |
| 2007–2008 | Shepherd (AHC/OC/OL) |
| 2009 | Liberty (TE) |
| 2010–2017 | Shepherd (AHC/OC/OL) |
| 2018–present | Shepherd |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–18 |
| Tournaments | 7–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Ernie McCook is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Shepherd University, a position he has held since 2018.[1][2][3] He previously coached for Beall High School, South River High School, Susquehanna,[4] Wesley,[4] Frostburg State,[4] and Liberty.[5] He played college football for Wesley as an offensive lineman.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Rams (Mountain East Conference) (2018) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Shepherd | 7–3 | 7–3 | 3rd | |||||
| Shepherd Rams (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Shepherd | 10–3 | 6–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 22 | |||
| 2020–21 | Shepherd | 1–0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Shepherd | 13–2 | 6–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 5 | |||
| 2022 | Shepherd | 13–2 | 7–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 6 | |||
| 2023 | Shepherd | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2024 | Shepherd | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| Shepherd: | 59–18 | 34–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–18 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Grateful McCook thankful for Shepherd football job". Herald-Mail Media. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ Kozlowski, Rick (April 19, 2021). "Shepherd coach turns to filling staff". The Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Cater Announces Retirement; McCook Named Head Coach". mountaineast.org. January 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c Academy, US Sports (March 13, 2018). "Academy Graduate McCook Takes Reins of Successful Shepherd University Football Program". United States Sports Academy. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Inside the Headset - Division II Coach of the Year Panel - AFCA". www.afca.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Ernie McCook - Football Coach". Shepherd University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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