Fred McNair (gridiron football)
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| Born | December 11, 1968 Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| College | Alcorn State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1990: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Fred McNair (born December 11, 1968) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He was most recently the interim head coach for Southern University. He was also the tight ends coach for Southern, a position he held in 2024 & 2025.[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 former Pro Bowl quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
Head coaching record
College
| 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 | |||||||
| Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Southern | 0–4 | 0–4 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Southern: | 0–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 48–37 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
| 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
- ^ "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.