Career
Carden was the head college football coach for the Elon Phoenix located in Elon, North Carolina. He held that position for 5 seasons, from 1984 until 1988. His coaching record at Elon was 34 wins and 17 losses.
As of the conclusion of the 2013 season, this ranks him #7 at Elon in total wins and #5 at the school in winning percentage (667).
Carden also served as the wrestling coach at Elon. He was inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.