Doug Martin (American football coach)
Douglas Franklin Martin (born February 4, 1963) American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current head football coach of the New Mexico State Aggies. He played college football at Kentucky for coach Fran Curci and Jerry Claiborne from 1981 to 1984. He then served as the head coach of the Kent State Golden Flashes (2004–2010).
![]() Martin at the 2015 Sun Belt Media Day | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | New Mexico State |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 22–63 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | February 4, 1963
Alma mater | Kentucky |
Playing career | |
1981–1984 | Kentucky |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1986–1987 | Kentucky (GA) |
1988 | East Tennessee State (RB) |
1989–1991 | East Tennessee State (OC/QB/WR) |
1992–1993 | East Carolina (TE/ST) |
1994–1995 | East Carolina (WR) |
1996–2002 | East Carolina (OC/WR) |
2003 | Kent State (OC/QB) |
2004–2010 | Kent State |
2011 | New Mexico State (OC/QB) |
2012 | Boston College (OC/QB) |
2013–present | New Mexico State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–116 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Coaching career
East Carolina
In 1992, Martin became an assistant coach at East Carolina University. He coached the Pirates tight ends and special teams his first two years and then took over the wide receivers. In 1996, he was promoted to offensive coordinator, a position he held until 2002.
Kent State
In 2004, Martin succeeded Dean Pees as head coach of the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. In his seven seasons in Kent, Martin had an overall record of 29–53. He resigned after the 2010 season finale win against Ohio University.
New Mexico State
Martin was announced as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the New Mexico State Aggies on March 9, 2011.
In 2013, he was named head coach of the Aggies. In his first season, he led them to a 2–10 record, a one game improvement from the previous year. He led them to the same record the following year. He led them to 3–9 records in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, he led them to a 6–6 record. This was the first time the Aggies were bowl eligible since 2002. They were invited to the 2017 Arizona Bowl, their first bowl game appearance in 57 years. Of the 18 head coaches of the program over its history, he is only the eighth to have lasted five full seasons and the first in the 21st century. In 2017, Martin defeated the 57 year bowl drought at NMSU by defeating Utah State at the Arizona Bowl.
Boston College
Martin was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boston College by head coach Frank Spaziani on December 22, 2011.[1]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (2004–2010) | |||||||||
2004 | Kent State | 5–6 | 4–4 | 5th (East) | |||||
2005 | Kent State | 1–10 | 0–8 | 6th (East) | |||||
2006 | Kent State | 6–6 | 5–3 | 2nd (East) | |||||
2007 | Kent State | 3–9 | 1–7 | 7th (East) | |||||
2008 | Kent State | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–4th (East) | |||||
2009 | Kent State | 5–7 | 4–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
2010 | Kent State | 5–7 | 4–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
Kent State: | 29–53 | 21–35 | |||||||
New Mexico State Aggies (NCAA Division I FBS independent) (2013) | |||||||||
2013 | New Mexico State | 2–10 | |||||||
New Mexico State Aggies (Sun Belt Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
2014 | New Mexico State | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
2015 | New Mexico State | 3–9 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
2016 | New Mexico State | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
2017 | New Mexico State | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | W Arizona | ||||
New Mexico State Aggies (NCAA Division I FBS independent) (2018–present) | |||||||||
2018 | New Mexico State | 3–9 | |||||||
2019 | New Mexico State | 2–10 | |||||||
2020 | New Mexico State | ||||||||
New Mexico State: | 22–63 | 10–22 | |||||||
Total: | 51–116 |
References
- Blaudschun, Mark (December 23, 2011). "Doug Martin named BC offensive coordinator". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 23, 2011.