Russ Martin is now in his third season as West Texas A&M's Offensive Coordinator. Martin made the move to Canyon in 2020 after serving as the head coach at Colorado Mesa for eight seasons posting a 56-33 record. He led the Mavericks to three Rocky Mountain Championships and one NCAA Appearance during his time in Grand Junction.
Under Martin, the Mavericks owned one of the best offenses in the nation ranking in the Top 10 nationally in total offense from 2016-17 while compiling a record of 18-5including 17-3 in RMAC play.
In 2016, Martin led the Mavericks to their first playoff appearance since 2007 as they ranked ninth in total offense (507.3/yards) while scoring 41.3 points per game, the 11
th most in NCAA DII football. David Tann ranked first in the RMAC and second in the nation with his 20 rushing touchdowns en route to earning to Second Team All-RMAC honors.
Martin orchestrated one of the top offenses in the country in 2017 led as the Mavericks scored 46.4. points per game, the second-most in the. Nation. They also averaged 489.3 yards per game, 257.8 of those coming on the ground led by RMAC Offensive Player of the Year, Eystin Salum. The Denver, Colo. native had over 3,300 yards of total offense and 33 touchdowns as CMU finished the season 9-1 in conference play.
Prior to joining the staff at CMU, he spent eight seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Nebraska-Kearney. The Lopes won four RMAC Conference Championships and was ranked nationally. He also spent time at Baylor, Kansas Wesleyan, Bethany College, Black Hills State and Southeastern Missouri State during his career.
He played football at Chadron State where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education with a minor in business administration and a coaching endorsement. He later earned his master's degree in secondary education.
He is married to Linda Martin and have four children: Ben-Nicole Martin, Elizabeth-Jeremy Allen, Daniel-Bayley Martin and Phillip Marting. They also have seven grandchildren.
