George Small (American football)

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George Small
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Hoke County HS (NC)
ConferenceSandhills Athletic Conference
Record11–13
Biographical details
Born (1956-11-18) November 18, 1956 (age 67)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1975–1978 North Carolina A&T
1980-1981 New York Giants
1981–1983 Calgary Stampeders
Position(s) Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1989 Langston (DC)
1990–1991 Savannah State (DC)
1992 Tulsa (DL)
1993 Florida A&M (DC)
1994 Grambling State (DC)
1995–2000 Kentucky State
2001 Youngtown State (DL)
2002 Hampton (asst. HC / DC)
2003–2005 North Carolina A&T
2008–2014 Florida A&M (assoc. HC / DL)
2018–present Hoke County HS (NC)
Head coaching record
Overall49–53 (college)
Bowls3–0
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MEAC (2003)
Awards
SIAC Coach of the Year (1995, 1997)
MEAC Coach of the Year (2003)
Sandhills Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2019)

George Michael Small (born November 18, 1956) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky State University from 1995 to 2000 and at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 2003 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 49–53. Small played professionally with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) in 1980 and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1981 to 1983.

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Coaching career

Small was the 25th head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky and he held that position for six seasons, from 1995 until 2000. His career coaching record at Kentucky State was 33–34. Small went on to serve as head football coach at his alma mater from 2003 to 2005. He led the Aggies to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 2003. His record at NC A&T was 16–19.

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN#Coaches°
Kentucky State Thorobreds (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1995–2000)
1995 Kentucky State7–40–0NA
1996 Kentucky State5–63–3T–2nd
1997 Kentucky State7–54–2T–2ndW Pioneer
1998 Kentucky State5–64–2T–4th
1999 Kentucky State5–64–2T–3rd
2000 Kentucky State4–71–68th
Kentucky State:33–3416–15
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2003–2005)
2003 North Carolina A&T10–36–11stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 1616
2004 North Carolina A&T3–81–6T–7th
2005 North Carolina A&T3–82–56th
North Carolina A&T:16–199–12
Total:49–53
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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