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Ed Carberry
Biographical details
Born1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)[1]
Playing career
1973–1974Cerritos
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1978–1980Bishop Montgomery HS (CA) (assistant)
1981Los Angeles Harbor (assistant)
1982–1983St. Anthony HS (CA)
1984–1987Tustin HS (CA) (OC)
1988Tustin HS (CA) (DC)
1989–1999Monte Vista HS (CA)
2000Grossmont (DC)
2001–2003Monte Vista HS (CA)
2004–2006Mt. San Jacinto
2007–2021Southwestern (CA)
Track and field
1985–1986Tustin HS (CA)
Baseball
1981Daniel Murphy HS (CA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1981–1982Mary Star of the Sea HS (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall107–71 (junior college football)
101–74–2 (high school football)
3–12 (high school baseball)
Bowls5–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 American Mountain (2008, 2012, 2016, 2017)
2 CIF San Diego Section (1995, 2003)
7 Grossmont League (1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2001)
Awards
2 CCCFCA Region V Coach of the Year (2012, 2017)
3 American Mountain Coach of the Year (2012, 2016, 2017)
7 Grossmont League Coach of the Year

Ed Carberry (born 1953/54) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach for St. Anthony High School from 1982 to 1983, Monte Vista High School from 1989 to 2003, Mt. San Jacinto College from 2004 to 2006, and Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California, from 2007 to 2021. Carberry also coached for Bishop Montgomery High School, Los Angeles Harbor, and Tustin High School. He played college football for Cerritos as a center.

Carberry was inducted into the St. Paul High Hall of Fame in 2015, the Monte Vista High Hall of Fame in 2017,[2] and the Southern California Football Association Hall of Fame in 2025.

Early life and playing career

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Carberry grew up in Whittier, California.[3] He attended St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, where he played football under legendary head coach Marijon Ancich as a center, winning the 1972 CIF Southern Section title.[4] Carberry went on to play college football for Cerritos.[5][6] He was elected to the school's student senate as a freshman in 1973.[7]

Coaching career

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From 1978 to 1980, Carberry served as an assistant football coach for Bishop Montgomery High School.[8] In 1981, he served as the head baseball coach at Daniel Murphy High School,[9][10] leading the team to a 3–12 record,[11][12] as well as an assistant football coach for Los Angeles Harbor.[8][13] In 1982, Carberry was named head football coach at St. Anthony High School,[8] taking over a rebuilding team with only one returning starter.[14] In two seasons at the helm, he led the Saints to a 1–15–1 record.[15][16]

In 1984, Carberry accepted the job as the offensive coordinator at Tustin High School under his former high school coach, Marijon Ancich.[4] He was credited by Ancich for improving the team's weight training program.[17] After four seasons as offensive coordinator, Carberry was moved to defensive coordinator in 1988.[4] "It felt like I had come full circle, coming from a player to a coach under Marijon. It was something I always wanted to do because he's such a great coach. Ninety percent of what I am as a coach comes from playing for and coaching with Marijon," he said.[4] During his tenure at Tustin, Carberry also served as head coach of the track and field team from 1985 to 1986.[18][19]

Monte Vista

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In 1989, Carberry was hired as head football coach at Monte Vista High School,[4] taking over what The San Diego Union-Tribune described as a "once-moribund program".[1] In 1992, he led the Monarchs to their first playoff victory in 17 years,[20] defeating Chula Vista High School in the first round of the CIF San Diego Section (CIF-SDS) playoffs.[21] In 1995, Carberry guided Monte Vista to a 12–1 record and a CIF-SDS Division II championship, beating Escondido High School at Jack Murphy Stadium for their first title in school history.[22] The team featured future NFL player Michael Wiley.[1] Monte Vista once again compiled a 12–1 record in 1999, but lost in the CIF-SDS title game.[23] After a one-year stint as the defensive coordinator at Grossmont College in 2000,[24] Carberry returned to Monte Vista in 2001.[3] That season, they beat a Helix High School team starring Reggie Bush and Alex Smith, handing them their only loss of the season despite the future Heisman winner rushing for 316 yards. "These kids believed all week we could do it, and I’ll be darned if they didn’t," said Carberry.[25][26] In 2003, he guided the Monarchs to a 10–2–1 record and another CIF-SDS Division II championship, defeating Helix in the final at the renamed Qualcomm Stadium.[27]

In 14 seasons at Monte Vista, Carberry led the Monarchs to two CIF-SDS championships, seven league crowns, and 11 playoff berths. He compiled a record of 100–59–1, becoming just the third football coach in the history of the Grossmont Union High School District to amass 100 wins at one school,[3][28] and was honored as a seven-time Grossmont League Coach of the Year.[2] Gary Watkins Jr., who played for Carberry at Monte Vista in the early 2000s and later coached against him in the junior college ranks, facetiously described the discipline he imposed on his players as "almost paramilitary".[1]

Mt. San Jacinto

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In 2004, Carberry was hired as head football coach at Mt. San Jacinto College.[24][29] In an effort to attract untapped talent from south Riverside County, he hired assistants with ties to the area and moved some of the team's practices to the school's more centralized Menifee campus to increase exposure. "This gives us a chance to get out in the middle of the district and see and be seen," said Carberry. "We wanted to take the show on the road." The move was praised by athletic director John Chambers.[30] Ahead of his second season at the helm in 2005, Carberry landed two NCAA Division I transfers who went to high school in the area: quarterback Matt Ticich (San Diego) and wide receiver Chris Kehne (Idaho).[31] That season, he led the Eagles to an 8–3 record and a berth in the Beach Bowl, where they lost to Saddleback.[32][33] Mt. San Jacinto posted a 7–3 record in 2006,[34] but did not receive a bowl game berth.

In three seasons at Mt. San Jacinto, Carberry compiled a record of 19–12.[35]

Southwestern

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You want to see them at 35 years old have their 2.5 kids and a job that they like to do. It’s not MTV and it’s not ESPN, but it’s life, and about getting out there and being successful.

— Carberry on his motivations as a coach[1]

In 2007, Carberry was hired as head football coach at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California.[1] In his first season at the helm, the Jaguars finished with a 4–6 record. However, they won three of their last four games, including a 20–17 upset of previously undefeated Antelope Valley in their season finale.[36] In 2008, Southwestern joined the newly-formed Southern California Football Association and notably ended their nine-year losing streak against local rival Grossmont.[37] Carberry led the Jaguars to an American Mountain Conference co-championship, which they shared with San Diego Mesa,[38] as well as a berth in the inaugural Tremblay Financial Services Bowl, where they lost to Pasadena.[39] However, this initial success was followed by three straight losing seasons from 2009 to 2011.[40][41][42] Notably, the 2011 squad included Dave Wade, a 55-year-old carpenter who got in one play on a kickoff. "He goes down and clotheslines a guy. The entire bench runs on the field. And none of the officials threw a flag because they knew he was 55 years old," recalled Carberry.[1]

In 2012, Carberry led Southwestern to a 10–1 record and a conference title,[43] as well as a victory over Santa Monica in the American Bowl.[44] He was named the American Mountain Conference Coach of the Year and the CCCFCA Region V Coach of the Year.[45][46] In 2013, the Jaguars went 9–2 and defeated San Bernardino Valley in the Patriotic Bowl.[47] In 2014, Carberry led the team to a 10–1 record and a win over Santa Monica in the American Bowl, setting a school record with three consecutive bowl game victories.[48] Jaguars quarterback Luis Perez later won the Harlon Hill Trophy at Texas A&M–Commerce.[1] Carberry's resurrection of the program – as described by Tod Leonard of The San Diego Union-Tribune – led the school to commit to a multimillion-dollar renovation of their home stadium, DeVore Stadium, which was "transformed... into one of the best community college home fields in the country" upon its completion ahead of the 2014 season.[1]

In 2016, Carberry guided Southwestern to a 9–2 record and a share of American Mountain Conference title, finishing the season with a loss to Los Angeles Valley in the American Bowl.[49] In 2017, the Jaguars posted an undefeated conference record en route to another conference title, qualifying them for the American Bowl,[50] where they beat Allan Hancock.[51] Carberry was named the conference coach of the year in both 2016 and 2017,[52][53] as well as the 2017 CCCFCA Region IV Coach of the Year.[54] He led Southwestern to a win over local rivals Palomar in the 2018 Beach Bowl followed by a defeat to Long Beach City in the 2019 Southern California Bowl.[55][56] However, the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects lingered into 2021, impacting player availability and recruiting. Carberry led the Jaguars to a 3–7 record in his final season, which he described as "brutal," before announcing his retirement in February 2022. "I was lucky enough to hit the nail with a hammer for 45 years, and now I’m lucky enough to know the right time to get out," he said. "COVID and other things wore me down."[2][57]

In 14 seasons at Southwestern, Carberry compiled an 88–59 record and led the Jaguars to four conference titles and eight bowl game berths. He is the winningest coach in program history.

Administrative career

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In mid-1981, Carberry was hired as the athletic director (AD) for Mary Star of the Sea High School, allowing incumbent AD Joe Radisich to focus on his head football coaching duties.[10] He served in the position until 1982, when he was hired as the head football coach for St. Anthony High School.[8]

Personal life

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Carberry is married to Dianne Carberry, an academic administrator who served as principal of Orange Glen High School, and they have a daughter named Maegan.[35][58] The couple enjoys traveling, especially visiting historic baseball stadiums and attending college football rivalry games.[2] During his stint at Monte Vista, Carberry lived in Encinitas, California.[59][29]

Head coaching record

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Junior college

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (Foothill Conference) (2004–2006)
2004 Mt. San Jacinto 4–6 4–4 5th
2005 Mt. San Jacinto 8–3 6–2 3rd L Beach Bowl
2006 Mt. San Jacinto 7–3 5–3 4th
Mt. San Jacinto: 19–12 15–9
Southwestern Jaguars (Foothill Conference) (2007)
2007 Southwestern 3–6 3–4 6th
Southwestern Jaguars (American Mountain Conference / League) (2008–2009)
2008 Southwestern 7–4 6–1 T–1st L Tremblay Financial Services Bowl
2009 Southwestern 4–6 3–4 5th
Southwestern Jaguars (Central East Conference) (2010–2011)
2010 Southwestern 3–7 0–5 6th
2011 Southwestern 4–6 0–5 6th
Southwestern Jaguars (American Mountain Conference / League) (2012–2017)
2012 Southwestern 10–1 7–0 1st W American Bowl
2013 Southwestern 9–2 6–1 2nd W Patriotic Bowl
2014 Southwestern 10–1 6–1 2nd W American Bowl
2015 Southwestern 4–6 3–4 5th
2016 Southwestern 9–2 4–1 T–1st L American Bowl
2017 Southwestern 9–2 5–0 1st W American Bowl
Southwestern Jaguars (National Southern League) (2018–2021)
2018 Southwestern 7–4 2–3 4th W Beach Bowl
2019 Southwestern 6–5 2–3 4th L Southern California Bowl
2020 No team—COVID-19
2021 Southwestern 3–7 1–4 T–5th
Southwestern: 88–59 48–36
Total: 107–71
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
St. Anthony Saints (Camino Real League) (1982–1983)
1982 St. Anthony 1–7 1–6 8th
1983 St. Anthony 0–8–1 0–7 8th
St. Anthony: 1–15–1 1–13
Monte Vista Monarchs (Grossmont 3-A League) (1989–1992)
1989 Monte Vista 6–5 2–2 T–2nd
1990 Monte Vista 1–9 0–4 5th
1991 Monte Vista 5–5 2–2 3rd
1992 Monte Vista 7–5 3–1 2nd
Monte Vista Monarchs (Grossmont 2-A League) (1993–1994)
1993 Monte Vista 7–4 4–0 1st
1994 Monte Vista 8–3 4–0 1st
Monte Vista Monarchs (Grossmont South League) (1995–present)
1995 Monte Vista 12–1 4–0 1st W CIF San Diego Section Division II
1996 Monte Vista 3–7 1–3 4th
1997 Monte Vista 4–7 3–1 1st
1998 Monte Vista 7–4 4–0 1st
1999 Monte Vista 12–1 4–0 1st
2001 Monte Vista 10–2 4–0 1st
2002 Monte Vista 8–4 4–1 2nd
2003 Monte Vista 10–2–1 3–1–1 2nd W CIF San Diego Section Division II
Monte Vista: 100–59–1 42–15–1
Total: 101–74–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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