Shane Richardson (American football)

Shane Richardson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthern Michigan
ConferenceGLIAC
Record0–13
Playing career
1996–2000Northern Michigan
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001Iron Mountain (MI) HS (S&C)
2002Northern Michigan (LB)
2003Jamestown (LB)
2004North Dakota State (DB)
2005UNC Pembroke (LB)
2006–2013UNC Pembroke (DC/LB)
2014–2022UNC Pembroke
2023–presentNorthern Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall39–63
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

Shane Richardson is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Northern Michigan University, a position he has held since 2023. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke from 2014 to 2022. He was hired as head coach of the Braves on February 21, 2014.[1] His contract was not renewed following the 2022 season.[2]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
UNC Pembroke Braves (NCAA Division II independent) (2014–2019)
2014 UNC Pembroke 2–8
2015 UNC Pembroke 6–4
2016 UNC Pembroke 10–2 L NCAA Division II Second Round
2017 UNC Pembroke 2–8
2018 UNC Pembroke 2–8
2019 UNC Pembroke 4–7
UNC Pembroke Braves (Mountain East Conference) (2020–2022)
2020–21 UNC Pembroke[a] 2–2 2–2 T–3rd
2021 UNC Pembroke 6–5 6–4 T–4th
2022 UNC Pembroke 5–6 5–5 8th
UNC Pembroke: 39–50 13–11
Northern Michigan Wildcats (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Northern Michigan 0–11 0–6 7th
2024 Northern Michigan 0–2 0–0
Northern Michigan: 0–13 0–6
Total: 39–63

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA canceled all Division II championships in fall sports for 2020. Unlike Division I, those championships were not moved to spring 2021. Most D-II members had chosen not to play fall sports in calendar 2020.

References

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  1. ^ Batten, Sammy (February 22, 2014). "UNC-Pembroke selects Shane Richardson as new football coach". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Samuels, Doug (November 14, 2022). "UNC Pembroke parts ways with Shane Richardson". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
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