Fred McNair (born December 11, 1968) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach for Southern University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach at Alcorn State University from 2016 to 2023. McNair played professionally as quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL), the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Florida Bobcats, Carolina Cobras, and Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Alcorn State.[2] He is the brother of Steve McNair, a Pro Bowl quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Tight ends coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 11, 1968 Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Alcorn State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1990 | ||||||||||||
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Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2016–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Alcorn State | 5–6 | 5–4 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 2017 | Alcorn State | 7–5 | 5–2 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 2018 | Alcorn State | 9–4 | 6–1 | 1st (East) | L Celebration | ||||
| 2019 | Alcorn State | 9–4 | 6–1 | 1st (East) | L Celebration | ||||
| 2020 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Alcorn State | 6–5 | 5–3 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2022 | Alcorn State | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Alcorn State | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| Alcorn State: | 48–33 | 37–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 48–33 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Collins Tigers () (2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Collins | 7–6 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Collins: | 7–6 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Terrence Graves Unveils Southern Football Coaching Staff". Southern University. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Destroyers get Carolina's McNair". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 30, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2017.