Willie J. Slater

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Willie J. Slater
Biographical details
Born Coffeeville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1974–1977 Livingston
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978 Livingston (GA)
1979–1980 Jess Lanier HS (AL)
1981–1982 T. R. Miller HS (AL)
1983–1990 Troy State (OC/RB/QB)
1991Livingston (OC)
1992–1999 North Alabama (OC)
2000–2003 Jacksonville State (OC)
2004–2005 Temple (OC/WR)
2006–2021 Tuskegee
2022–2023 Clark Atlanta
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2017–2021 Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall126–59 (college)
Bowls3–1
Tournaments3–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 Black college national (2007–2009, 2015–2016)
7 SIAC (2006–2009, 2012, 2014, 2017)
5 SIAC West Division (2012–2014, 2016–2017)
Awards
5× NCAA Div II Assistant Coach of the Year

Willie James Slater is an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was most recently the head football coach for Clark Atlanta University; a position he held from 2022 to 2023. [1] Slater served as the head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 2006 to 2021. His teams won the Pioneer Bowl in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In 2007, his undefeated squad was named the black small college football national champions and claimed outright or has shared that crown more times. Slater was appointed as athletic director at Tuskegee in 2017. In December 2021, Tuskegee hired Reginald Ruffin from Miles College to succeed Slater as head football coach and athletic director. [2]

Contents

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs AFCA#
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2006–2021)
2006 Tuskegee10–26–21stW Pioneer
2007 Tuskegee 12–07–01stW Pioneer 16
2008 Tuskegee10–19–01st14
2009 Tuskegee10–28–11stW Pioneer 17
2010 Tuskegee9–27–2T–2nd
2011 Tuskegee4–64–33rd (West)
2012 Tuskegee10–27–0T–1st (West)L Pioneer 23
2013 Tuskegee8–36–1T–1st (West)L NCAA Division II First Round 25
2014 Tuskegee9–37–01st (West)L NCAA Division II First Round 25
2015 Tuskegee10–34–12nd (West)L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 11
2016 Tuskegee9–36–11st (West)L NCAA Division II Second Round 20
2017 Tuskegee9–26–01st (West)
2018 Tuskegee5–53–3T–2nd (West)
2019 Tuskegee5–54–22nd (West)
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Tuskegee3–82–44th (West)
Tuskegee:123–4786–20
Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2022–2023)
2022 Clark Atlanta3–72–66th (East)
2023 Clark Atlanta0–5 [a] 0–4
Clark Atlanta:3–122–10
Total:126–59
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth
  1. ↑ Slater was fired with six weeks remaining in the season and Richard Moncrief was named as interim head coach.

References

  1. ↑ "CAU hires Veteran Coach Willie Slater to lead Football Program". Atlanta Voice . Atlanta, Georgia. February 11, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tuskegee hires new head coach, doesn't mention Willie Slater's departure". Montgomery, Alabama: WSFA. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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