 Shiver in 1977 | |||||||||||||
| No. 54, 52, 96 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1955 Gadsden, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Lower Richland (Hopkins, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||
| College | Carson–Newman | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976: 5th round, 134th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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Sanders Shiver (born February 14, 1955) is an American former football player and coach. A fifth round draft choice out of Carson–Newman College—now known as Carson–Newman University—in 1976, he professionally played ten years as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins.
Shiver served as the head football coach at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland from 1989 to 1992, compiling a record of 15–24–1. Shiver was an assistant coach at Bowie State from 1986 to 1988 under Dave Dolch, before succeeding him as head coach in December 1988 when Dolch left to become the head football coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.[1][2]
Shiver currently works for the public school system of Prince George's County, Maryland, is married, and has four daughters.
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Bowie State Bulldogs (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1989–1992) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Bowie State | 7–3–1 | 5–1 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
| 1990 | Bowie State | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–5th (Northern) | |||||
| 1991 | Bowie State | 4–5 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1992 | Bowie State | 1–10 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
| Bowie State: | 15–24–1 | 10–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–24–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ McMullen, Paul (December 9, 1988). "Shiver hopes to continue progress at Bowie State". The Evening Sun. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. D1. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ McMullen, Paul (December 9, 1988). "Shiver hopes to keep Bowie State rolling (continued)". The Evening Sun. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. D6. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
