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Fred McNair
| Southern Jaguars |
| Position: |
Tight ends coach |
| Personal information |
| Born: |
(1968-12-11) December 11, 1968 (age 56)
Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Career information |
| College: |
Alcorn State |
| Undrafted: |
1990 |
| Career history |
| As player: |
- Dallas Cowboys (1990)*
- Toronto Argonauts (1991)
- London Monarchs (1992)
- Albany Firebirds (1993–1995)
- Florida Bobcats (1996–2000)
- Carolina Cobras (2000–2001)
- Buffalo Destroyers (2002)
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| As coach: |
- Millsaps (2004–2008)
Quarterbacks coach
- Mount Olive HS (MS) (2009–2010)
Offensive coordinator
- Collins HS (MS) (2011)
Head coach
- Alcorn State (2013–2015)
Quarterbacks coach
- Alcorn State (2016–2023)
Head coach
- Southern (2024–present)
Tight ends coach
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| Career highlights and awards |
| As player:
As coach:
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| Career Arena statistics |
| Pass completions: |
1,504 |
| Pass attempts: |
2,626 |
| Passing yards: |
19,352 |
| TD–INT: |
340–71 |
| Passer rating: |
101.62 |
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
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Fred McNair (born December 11, 1968) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach for Southern University, a position he has held since 2024. 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. He is the brother of Steve McNair, a Pro Bowl quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
Head coaching record
College
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
| Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2016–2023) |
| 2016 |
Alcorn State |
5–6 |
5–4 |
1st (East) |
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| 2017 |
Alcorn State |
7–5 |
5–2 |
1st (East) |
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| 2018 |
Alcorn State |
9–4 |
6–1 |
1st (East) |
L Celebration |
| 2019 |
Alcorn State |
9–4 |
6–1 |
1st (East) |
L Celebration |
| 2020 |
No team—COVID-19 |
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| 2021 |
Alcorn State |
6–5 |
5–3 |
2nd (West) |
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| 2022 |
Alcorn State |
5–6 |
4–4 |
T–3rd (West) |
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| 2023 |
Alcorn State |
7–4 |
6–2 |
T–1st (West) |
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| Alcorn State: |
48–33 |
37–17 |
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| Total: |
48–33 |
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| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
High school
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
| Collins Tigers () (2011) |
| 2011 |
Collins |
7–6 |
4–2 |
3rd |
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| Collins: |
7–6 |
4–2 |
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| Total: |
7–6 |
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