# Carlin B. Carpenter

Carlin B. "Jeep" Carpenter (born c. 1938 or 1939) is an American former college athletic director, college football coach, and wrestling coach. He was the head football coach for Bluffton College—now known as Bluffton University—from 1979 to 2002.

## Playing career

Carpenter attended Nelsonville-York High School and played high school football as a quarterback. He played college football for Defiance as a tailback and linebacker. He also played baseball.

## Coaching career

In 1964, Carpenter began his coaching career as an assistant coach for his alma mater, Nelsonville-York High School. He coached for Amanda-Clearcreek High School in 1966. In 1968, Carpenter was hired as a graduate assistant for Ohio under head coach Bill Hess. In 1970, he joined his college alma mater, Defiance, as an assistant coach under head coach Roger Merb. He returned to Ohio the following year as the defensive line coach and head football coach for the freshman team. In 1975, he joined fellow Ohio assistant coach Frank Ellwood as his defensive coordinator when he was hired as head coach for Marshall. In 1979, Carpenter earned his first head coaching job as the head coach for Bluffton. In 25 years with the school he led them to a 100–127–1 overall record. He won two conference championships with the team in 1994 and 2000. They also made two trips to the NAIA Division II playoffs and won a playoff game in 1988. He retired following the 2002 season.
In 1966, Carpenter was the head wrestling coach for Amana-Clearcreek High School. In 1970, he was hired as the head wrestling coach for Defiance.

## Military career and athletic director career

Following Carpenter's high school graduation from Nelsonville-York High School, he served in the United States Navy for four years.
From 1980 to 2003, Carpenter served as the athletic director for Bluffton.

## Head coaching record
### Football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA D2$^#$ |
| Bluffton Beavers (Hoosier–Buckeye Conference) (1979–1985) |||||||
| 1979 | Bluffton | 3–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | | |
| 1980 | Bluffton | 2–6–1 | 2–6 | T–6th | | |
| 1981 | Bluffton | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | | |
| 1982 | Bluffton | 3–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | | |
| 1983 | Bluffton | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | |
| 1984 | Bluffton | 2–7 | 0–6 | 7th | | |
| 1985 | Bluffton | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | | 11 |
| Bluffton Beavers (NAIA Division II independent) (1986–1989) |||||||
| 1986 | Bluffton | 6–3 | | | | |
| 1987 | Bluffton | 8–2 | | | L NAIA Division II First Round | 10 |
| 1988 | Bluffton | 9–2 | | | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | 13 |
| 1989 | Bluffton | 6–3 | | | | |
| Bluffton Beavers (NCAA Division III independent) (1990) |||||||
| 1990 | Bluffton | 6–3 | | | | |
| Bluffton Beavers (Association of Mideast Colleges) (1991–1995) |||||||
| 1991 | Bluffton | 1–8 | 0–3 | 4th | | |
| 1992 | Bluffton | 1–8 | 1–2 | 3rd | | |
| 1993 | Bluffton | 3–7 | 0–3 | 4th | | |
| 1994 | Bluffton | 4–5 | 2–1 | T–1st | | |
| 1995 | Bluffton | 5–5 | 1–2 | T–2nd | | |
| Bluffton Beavers (NCAA Division III independent) (1996–1997) |||||||
| 1996 | Bluffton | 2–8 | | | | |
| 1997 | Bluffton | 4–6 | | | | |
| Bluffton Beavers (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–2002) |||||||
| 1998 | Bluffton | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | |
| 1999 | Bluffton | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | | |
| 2000 | Bluffton | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | | |
| 2001 | Bluffton | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–3rd | | |
| 2002 | Bluffton | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | | |
| Bluffton: | Bluffton: | 100–127–1 | 35–63 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 100–127–1 | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||