Pete Shinnick

Pete Shinnick (born May 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida, where he won the school's first football national championship in 2019. The football team began play in 2016. 2017 was a big year for Shinnick, as he led the University of West Florida Agronauts to the NCAA Division II playoffs, making them the fastest team to do so (two years)[1]. He broke the record he held at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, that being three years. Shinnick also won the 2017 AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year.[2] He later won the 2017 AFCA Division II Coach of the Year[3]. On December 21, 2019, Shinnick won the NCAA D-II National Championship with the UWF Argos in just the program's 4th year of existence.[4]

Pete Shinnick
Shinnick during the 2017 season
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWest Florida
ConferenceGSC
Record35–17
Biographical details
Born (1965-05-15) May 15, 1965
Playing career
1983–1986Colorado
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988Richmond (OL)
1989Arkansas (GA/DL)
1990–1991Clemson (GA/TE)
1992–1993Oregon State (RC)
1994Northern Michigan (OL)
1995–1997St. Cloud State (OC)
1998Humboldt State (OL)
1999–2005Azusa Pacific
2005–2013UNC Pembroke
2014–presentWest Florida
Head coaching record
Overall138–63
Tournaments9–5 (NAIA playoffs)
9–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division II (2019)

Shinnick previously served as the head football at Azusa Pacific University from 1999 and 2005 and at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke from the program's inception until 2014. After leading Azusa Pacific to an overall record of 53–22, Shinnick was hired as UNC Pembroke's first head coach on December 13, 2005.[5] Over seven seasons at Pembroke, Shinnick compiled an overall record of 50–24.

Coaching career

Azusa Pacific

Shinnick was the eighth head football coach at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1999 until 2005, compiling a record of 53–22.[6]

UNC Pembroke

In 2005, Shinnick was named the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Braves, the first football coach at the school since the school discontinued the program in the 1950s.[7]

West Florida

On January 31, 2014, the University of West Florida announced it had hired Shinnick as the head coach of its newly established football team, which began play in 2016. On November 12, 2017, the Argos had made the playoffs in only the second season, making them the fastest team in NCAA history to do so. They also went to the NCAA D-II National Championship game the same year, breaking another record. On December 21, 2019, Shinnick won the NCAA D-II National Championship with the UWF Argos in just the program's 4th year of existence.[4]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Azusa Pacific (NAIA independent) (1999–2005)
1999 Azusa Pacific 9–3L NAIA Semifinal
2000 Azusa Pacific 6–4L NAIA First Round
2001 Azusa Pacific 4–5
2002 Azusa Pacific 9–1
2003 Azusa Pacific 8–2L NAIA First Round
2004 Azusa Pacific 11–3L NAIA Semifinal
2005 Azusa Pacific 6–4L NAIA First Round
Azusa Pacific: 53–22
UNC Pembroke (NCAA Division II independent) (2007–2013)
2007 UNC Pembroke 4–7
2008 UNC Pembroke 9–1
2009 UNC Pembroke 9–2L NCAA Division II First Round
2010 UNC Pembroke 5–5
2011 UNC Pembroke 8–3
2012 UNC Pembroke 6–4
2013 UNC Pembroke 9–2L NCAA Division II Second Round
UNC Pembroke: 50–24
West Florida Argonauts (Gulf South Conference) (2016–present)
2016 West Florida 5–63–56th
2017 West Florida 11–45–34thL NCAA Division II Championship
2018 West Florida 6–54–45th
2019 West Florida 13–27–12ndW NCAA Division II Championship
West Florida: 35–1719–13
Total:138–63
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
  1. "UWF football earns historic playoff bid". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. "UWF's Shinnick named AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. "UWF's Shinnick wins AFCA Division II Coach of the Year". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. Wallace, Eric (21 December 2019). "Freshman QB Austin Reed shatters records as West Florida wins Division II national title". USA Today. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. Pope, Tomas (December 14, 2005). "Braves hire Shinnick as coach". The Fayetteville Observer.
  6. "Football Azusa Pacific Year by Year" (pdf). Football Media Guide. Azusa Pacific University Athletics. May 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  7. Bigelo, Scott (December 15, 2005). "UNCP names Peter Shinnick head football coach". press releases. University of North Carolina-Pembroke athletics. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
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