Victor Santa Cruz
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Azusa Pacific |
| Conference | GNAC |
| Record | 68-52 |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Hawaii |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2000 | El Camino HS (CA) (LB) |
| 2001–2003 | Azusa Pacific (OC) |
| 2004–2005 | Azusa Pacific (DC) |
| 2006–present | Azusa Pacific |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68-52 |
| Bowls | 1-0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2013 NCCAA Champion | |
Victor Santa Cruz is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California, a position he has held since 2006.
Playing career
Santa Cruz played college football as a linebacker at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[1] He redshirted in 1990 and then played four seasons from 1991 to 1994 for the Hawaii Warriors.
Coaching career
Santa Cruz is the current head football coach for the Azusa Pacific Cougars.[2] After serving as an assistant coach at Azusa Pacific for five years, Santa Cruz became head coach after the 2005 season, replacing Pete Shinnick, who left to take on the task of reviving the football program at UNC Pembroke.[3]
As of the end of the 2016 season, Santa Cruz's coaching record at Azusa Pacific was 68-52 (.567) . This ranks him second in program history in total wins, and third in winning percentage.[4] In 2013, he led the Cougars to a 10-2 season, winning the first conference championship in school history and winning the school's second national championship with a 67–0 win over Greenville College in the 2013 Victory Bowl. In 2014 Santa Cruz led the program to their first ever back to back 10 win season, posting a 10–1 record and winning their second straight conference title. Santa Cruz was named coach of the year in 2013 and 2014 by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference[5] and in 2013 by the NCCAA.[6] In 2016, Santa Cruz again led the Cougars to a conference title, and also earned the program's first ever berth in the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
References
- ↑ "Azusa Pacific University Football facts". NAIA football. Victory Sports Network. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ "Azusa Pacific University". DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc. October 10, 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ "College Football Notes: Colorado Set on Hawkins", Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2005.
- ↑ "Football: Azusa Pacific Year-by-Year" (pdf). Football Media Guide. Azusa Pacific University Athletics. May 22, 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ "APU's Watson, Thornton, Santa Cruz Grab Top Awards", Great Northwest Athletic Conference, November 19, 2013.
- ↑ 2013 Football Awards, NCCAA (accessed 2014-10-16).