Shepherd Skanes

Last updated
Shepherd Skanes
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Defensive line coach
Team Morehouse
Conference SIAC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2012 Concordia (AL)
2013–present Morehouse (DL)
Head coaching record
Overall 33–40

Shepherd Skanes is an American football coach. Skanes served as head coach at Concordia–Selma from 2005 to 2012 where he compiled an overall record of 33–40. He presently serves as the defensive line coach for Morehouse.

American football Team field sport

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

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Coaching career

Skanes served as the first head football coach for the Concordia Hornets located in Selma, Alabama (sometimes called "Concordia–Alabama") and held that position from when the program began in 2005 through the third game of their 2012 season. [1] His coaching record at Concordia was 33 wins and 40 losses. [2] As coach, Skanes gained respect of other regional coaches for his ability to work and build a program with comparatively less resources than his peers. [3]

Selma, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 20,756 as of the 2010 census.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Concordia Hornets (NAIA independent)(2005)
2005 Concordia 6–4
Concordia Hornets (South East Atlantic Conference)(2006–2008)
2006 Concordia 2–8
2007 Concordia 2–9
2008 Concordia 5–6
Concordia Hornets (NAIA independent)(2009–2012)
2009 Concordia 5–5
2010 Concordia 4–4
2011 Concordia 5–4
2012 Concordia 2–1
Concordia: 33–40
Total: 33–40

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References

  1. Hudson, Robert (September 25, 2012). "Concordia cuts staff and coaches". Selma Times-Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Concordia Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse . Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  3. Lamar, Hal (November 3, 2008), "Inside Hotlanta and The SIAC", Onnidan Online, retrieved October 25, 2010