Kenny Edenfield

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Kenny Edenfield
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator
Team Gulf Shores HS (AL)
Biographical details
Born (1965-12-08) December 8, 1965 (age 58)
Clinton, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1988 Troy
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1992 Apopka HS (FL) (assistant)
1993 Nicholls State (QB/WR)
1994Nicholls State (OC)
1995–1996 Dr. Phillips HS (FL)
1997–1998 SW Mississippi JC (assistant)
1999–2000SW Mississippi JC
2001 Tulsa (TE/ST)
2002–2007 North Alabama (OC)
2008–2009 Troy (IWR)
2010–2014Troy (OC/IWR)
2015–2017Troy (co-OC/IWR)
2018–2020 South Alabama (OC/QB)
2021–present Gulf Shores HS (AL) (OC)

Kenny Edenfield (born December 8, 1965) is an assistant football coach and former football player. He was most recently an assistant coach at the University of South Alabama.

Contents

Playing career

Edenfield played collegiately at Troy University and is an alumnus of the university. [1]

Coaching career

High School career

Edenfield coached at Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida from 1990 to 1992 and Dr. Phillips High School in Dr. Phillips, Florida from 1995 to 1996. [1]

College career

Edenfield was quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Nicholls State in 1993 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 1994. [2] From 1997 to 1998, Edenfield was an assistant coach Southwest Mississippi Junior College and later head coach from 1999 to 2000. [3] In 2001, he accepted a position as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Tulsa. [4] He later served as the offensive coordinator at the University of North Alabama from 2002 to 2007. [5]

From 2008 to 2009, Edenfield was inside wide receivers coach at Troy University. [6] In 2010, Edenfield was promoted to offensive coordinator while still coaching inside wide receivers through 2014. [6] From 2015 to 2017, he was co-offensive coordinator and inside wide receivers coach. [6] [7] In 2018, Edenfield moved to the University of South Alabama as offensive coordinator. [8]

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