Pete Stanton

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Pete Stanton
Current position
Title Athletic director & head coach
Team Dickinson State
Conference Frontier
Record97–35
Biographical details
Alma mater Dickinson State University (BA)
Montana State University (MA)
Playing career
–1987 Dickinson State
Position Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
–Terry HS
– Belgrade HS
2000–2013 Dickinson State (assistant)
2003–2013Dickinson State (track and field)
2014–presentDickinson State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2017–2019 Dickinson State (interim AD)
2019–presentDickinson State
Head coaching record
Overall97–35 (college)
Tournaments3–10 (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a coach

As a player

Awards
  • 9x NSAA Coach of the Year (2015–2017, 2019–2024)
  • 2x NDCAC All-Conference
  • NAIA All-American (1987)
  • DSU Athletics Hall of Fame
  • 4x NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (2003–2006)
  • NAIA Academic All-American (1987)
  • 2x North Dakota Sportscasters and Sportswriters College Coach of the Year (2003, 2006)
  • 3x NSAA AD of the Year (2023–2025)

Pete Stanton is an American college football coach and athletic director. He is currently the head football coach and athletic director at Dickinson State University, holding the position of head coach since December of 2013 and athletic director since May of 2017. [1] [2] [3]

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Playing career

A native of Baker, Montana, Stanton played college football as a safety at Dickinson State University in the mid-1980s. [3] [4] While there he helped the Blue Hawks win two NDCAC championships as well helping lead them to two NAIA playoff appearances. [1] [3] Stanton was named to the NDCAC All-Conference team twice, was named as an NAIA Academic All-American in 1987, and was also named as an first-team NAIA All-American in 1987. [3] [4]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Following his graduation from Dickinson State in 1987, Stanton spent 9 seasons as the head coach at Terry High School in Terry, Montana. [5] While there he accumulated a 70–20 overall record and appeared in three state title games. [3] He then spent two seasons as the head coach of Belgrade High School in Belgrade, Montana. [5]

Dickinson State

Track and Field

From 2003 until 2013, Stanton was the head coach of both the men's and women's track and field teams at Dickinson State. [3] [6] His men's outdoor track and field team won three straight NAIA national championships from 2004–2006, as well as finishing runner up five times in 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. [7] [3] Stanton was named as the NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year four consecutive times from 2003–2006. [3] From 2003 until 2012, the men's team also won 10 straight conference championships and Stanton was named as the conference's coach of the year ten times. [3]

Football

In 2000, Stanton was hired as an assistant coach for the Dickinson State football team. As an assistant, he helped lead the Blue Hawks to seven conference championships and seven appearances in the NAIA playoffs. [1] In December of 2013, Stanton was announced as the next head coach of Dickinson State, replacing NAIA Hall of Fame coach Hank Biesiot. [1] In his time as the head coach of the Blue Hawks, Stanton has accumulated an overall record of 97–33, and has led the team to ten NSAA championships and ten NAIA playoff appearances. [3] Stanton has also been named as the NSAA Coach of the Year nine times. [3]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA Coaches'#
Dickinson State (North Star Athletic Association)(2014–2024)
2014 Dickinson State7–45–12nd
2015 Dickinson State8–35–11stL NAIA First Round 18
2016 Dickinson State9–36–01stL NAIA First Round 14
2017 Dickinson State9–28–01stL NAIA First Round 13
2018 Dickinson State9–36–11stL NAIA Quarterfinals 8
2019 Dickinson State8–36–11stL NAIA First Round 17
2020 Dickinson State9–19–01stL NAIA First Round 11
2021 Dickinson State8–38–01stL NAIA First Round 15
2022 Dickinson State8–36–01stL NAIA First Round 17
2023 Dickinson State10–28–01stL NAIA Second Round 16
2024 Dickinson State10–28–01stL NAIA Second Round 14
Dickinson State (Frontier Conference)(2025–present)
2025 Dickinson State2–60–4(East)
Dickinson State:97–3575–8
Total:97–35
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Personal life

Stanton has a wife named Candance and two children. [3]

He received a master's degree in education from Montana State University. [4]

Stanton was named as the interim athletic director of Dickinson State University in 2017, then was named officially as the athletic director in 2019. [2] [5] He was named as the NSAA athletic director of the year in 2023, 2024, and 2025. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Blue Hawks Tab First New Football Coach in 38 Years". News Dakota. Dickinson, ND. December 4, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Evers, Samuel (May 12, 2017). "The work starts now for Stanton in new-look department". The Dickinson Press. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Pete Stanton". dsubluehawks.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pete Stanton". dickinsonstate.edu. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Bofinger, Alec (September 15, 2019). "Sunday Conversation: Dickinson State football coach, AD Pete Stanton talks coaching track, football". MontanaSports.com. Dickinson, ND . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Meaghan (December 4, 2013). "DSU tabs Stanton to replace Biesiot". Jamestown Sun. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dickinson State Wins Third Straight Championship". naia.org. Fresno, CA. May 27, 2006. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ Huntimer, Nick (May 29, 2025). "North Star announces final annual athletics awards". playnorthstar.com. Bismarck, ND . Retrieved October 15, 2025.
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