Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Alabama A&M |
Conference | SWAC |
Record | 35–27 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. | January 21, 1969
Playing career | |
1987 | Winston-Salem State |
1989–1991 | North Carolina A&T |
1996 | Tampa Bay Storm |
1997 | New York CityHawks |
1998–2000 | Orlando Predators |
2001 | New Jersey Gladiators |
2002 | Carolina Cobras |
2002–2004 | Orlando Predators |
2006 | Philadelphia Soul |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2000–2008 | Fayetteville State (QB) |
2007–2008 | Philadelphia Soul (OC) |
2009 | Fayetteville State (OC/QB) |
2010–2013 | Winston-Salem State |
2014–2017 | Hampton |
2018–present | Alabama A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 100–58 |
Tournaments | 6–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 black college national (2011–2012, 2020) 2 CIAA (2011, 2012) 1 SWAC (2020) 3 CIAA South Division (2011–2013) 1 SWAC East Division (2020) | |
Awards | |
2× MEAC Offensive Player of the Year (1990–1991) 2× First-team All-MEAC (1990–1991) | |
Connell Maynor (born January 21, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Alabama A&M University . Maynor previously served in the same capacity at Hampton University from 2013 to 2017 and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) from 2010 to 2013. During his tenure at Winston-Salem State, the Rams won two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship title game in 2012. [1] He also played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 1996 to 2006. [2]
Coach Maynor gained his 100th coaching win with Alabama A&M's 49-7 victory over Kentucky State. [3] [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Winston–Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(2010–2013) | |||||||||
2010 | Winston–Salem State | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
2011 | Winston–Salem State | 13–1 | 7–0 | 1st (South) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
2012 | Winston–Salem State | 14–1 | 7–0 | 1st (South) | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
2013 | Winston–Salem State | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st (South) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
Winston–Salem State: | 45–6 | 26–2 | |||||||
Hampton Pirates (Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference)(2014–2017) | |||||||||
2014 | Hampton | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
2015 | Hampton | 6–5 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
2016 | Hampton | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2017 | Hampton | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
Hampton: | 20–25 | 17–15 | |||||||
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2018–present) | |||||||||
2018 | Alabama A&M | 6–5 | 5–2 | 2nd (East) | |||||
2019 | Alabama A&M | 7–5 | 4–3 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
2020–21 | Alabama A&M | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1st (East) | |||||
2021 | Alabama A&M | 7–3 | 5–3 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2022 | Alabama A&M | 4–7 | 4–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
2023 | Alabama A&M | 5–6 | 3–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
2024 | Alabama A&M | 3–4 | 1–2 | (East) | |||||
Alabama A&M: | 37–30 | 25–19 | |||||||
Total: | 102–61 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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