American football player and coach (born 1956)

Russ MartinBiographical details

Born| (1956-02-01)February 1, 1956
Playing career
1974–1977| Chadron State
Position(s)| Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1981| Minatare HS (NE)
1982–1984| Scottsbluff HS (NE) (assistant)
1985| Baylor (DE)
1986–1987| Nebraska–Kearney (LB)
1988–1990| Kansas Wesleyan (DC)
1991–1995| Bethany (KS) (OC)
1996–1999| Black Hills State
2000–2003| Southeast Missouri State (OC)
2004–2011| Nebraska–Kearney (OC/QB)
2012–2019| Colorado Mesa
Head coaching record
Overall| 67–61
Tournaments| 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 RMAC (2015–2017)

Russ Martin (born February 1, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. Martin served as the head football coach at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota from 1996 to 1999 and Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado from 2012 to 2019.[1][2]

## Head coaching record[edit]

### College[edit]

Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference) (1996–1999)
1996 | Black Hills State  | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd |
1997 | Black Hills State  | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th |
1998 | Black Hills State  | 1–9 | 1–4 | 5th |
1999 | Black Hills State  | 4–6 | 2–3 | 4th |
Black Hills State: | 12–27 | 8–14 |
Colorado Mesa Mavericks (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2012–present)
2012 | Colorado Mesa  | 4–7 | 4–5 | T–5th |
2013 | Colorado Mesa  | 5–6 | 4–5 | T–5th |
2014 | Colorado Mesa  | 6–5 | 5–4 | 4th |
2015 | Colorado Mesa  | 9–2 | 8–1 | 1st |
2016 | Colorado Mesa  | 9–3 | 8–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round
2017 | Colorado Mesa  | 9–2 | 9–1 | T–1st |
2018 | Colorado Mesa  | 7–4 | 6–4 | 5th |
2019 | Colorado Mesa  | 6–5 | 6–4 | 4th |
Colorado Mesa: | 55–34 | 50–26 |
Total: | 67–61 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Russ Martin". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
2. ^ "Russ Martin". Colorado Mesa University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

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Black Hills State Yellow Jackets head football coaches

* P. F. McCormick (1899–1903)
* John R. Bender (1905)
* Lyle W. Hare (1906)
* J. Beachcrahun (1907)
* Guy McClung (1908)
* Oscar T. Swanson (1909)
* W. T. Moore (1910)
* Lyle W. Hare (1911–1917)
* William Naden (1919)
* James C. Loman (1920)
* Everett Niday (1921–1923)
* Ward H. Bell (1924–1925)
* Dan Root (1926–1927)
* Paul G. Rose (1928–1935)
* Ted Birkeland (1936–1942)
* Ollie Olson (1946–1947)
* Don Young (1948–1950)
* Cliff Papik (1951–1952)
* Don Young (1953–1958)
* Dale Hardy (1959–1966)
* Don Young (1967)
* Gene Schlekeway (1968–1982)
* Carl Iverson (1983–1984)
* Lynn Schuett (1985)
* Al Weisbecker (1986–1989)
* Ed Neibauer (1990–1995)
* Russ Martin (1996–1999)
* Bob Majeski (2000–2002)
* John Scott (2003–2008)
* Jay Long (2009–2011)
* John Reiners (2012–2019)
* Josh Breske (2020– )

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Colorado Mesa Mavericks head football coaches

* A. E. McCullough (1925)
* Orlando Lindesmith (1926)
* Harry Penhallow (1927)
* George Hayman (1928)
* John Whalley (1929)
* No team (1930)
* Elmer Schwalm (1931–1933)
* Chris Bartlett (1934)
* Ralph Prator (1935–1938)
* Pete Carlston (1939–1941)
* Bery Hitt (1942)
* No team (1943–1945)
* Jay Tolman (1946–1949)
* Bus Bergman (1950–1965)
* Jack Perrin (1966–1979)
* Bob Cortese (1980–1989)
* James Paronto (1990–1993)
* Jay Hood (1994–1997)
* Joe Ramunno (1998–2011)
* Russ Martin (2012–2019)
* Tremaine Jackson (2020–2021)
* Miles Kochevar (2022– )

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