Carlin B. Carpenter

Carlin B. "Jeep" Carpenter (born ) 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. 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.

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.

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