Fred McNair (gridiron football)

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Fred McNair
Southern Jaguars
Title Interim Head Coach
Personal information
Born (1968-12-11) December 11, 1968 (age 56)
Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
College Alcorn State
NFL draft 1990: undrafted
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
Awards and highlights
As player:

As coach:

Career Arena League statistics
Pass completions1,504
Pass attempts2,626
Passing yards19,352
TDINT 340–71
Passer rating 101.62
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Fred McNair (born December 11, 1968) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the interim head coach for Southern University. He is also the tight ends coach for Southern, 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 former Pro Bowl quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).

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Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2016–2023)
2016 Alcorn State 5–65–41st (East)
2017 Alcorn State 7–55–21st (East)
2018 Alcorn State 9–46–11st (East)L Celebration
2019 Alcorn State 9–46–11st (East)L Celebration
2020 No team—COVID-19
2021 Alcorn State 6–55–32nd (West)
2022 Alcorn State 5–64–4T–3rd (West)
2023 Alcorn State 7–46–2T–1st (West)
Alcorn State:48–3337–17
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2025–present)
2025 Southern 0–00–0(West)
Southern:0–00–0
Total:48–33
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Collins Tigers ()(2011)
2011Collins7–64–23rd
Collins:7–64–2
Total:7–6

References

  1. "Terrence Graves Unveils Southern Football Coaching Staff". Southern University. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. "Destroyers get Carolina's McNair". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 30, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2017.