Kenny Phillips (American football coach)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 Greenville, NC |
| Died | October 23, 2015 (aged 56) Virginia Beach, VA |
| Alma mater | East Carolina University |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1980 | Chowan |
| 1981–1982 | East Carolina |
| Position(s) | Defensive back, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | East Carolina (GA) |
| 1987 | Chowan (assistant) |
| 1988–1995 | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| 1995-1997 | Ohio (assistant) |
| 1997-2000 | NC State (assistant) |
| 2000–2012 | Fayetteville State |
| 2014 | Hampton (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–63 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Black college national (2002) 3 CIAA (2002–2003, 2009) 4 CIAA Wester Division (2002–2004, 2009) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× CIAA Coach of the Year (2002, 2009) | |
Kenny Phillips (1959 – October 23, 2015) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina from 2002 to 2012, compiling a record of 75–63. Phillips led the Fayetteville State Broncos to three Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles, in 2002, 2003, and 2009. He was named CIAA Coach of the Year twice, in 2002 and 2009. He was married to Beverly Ellison Phillips, the father of two daughters; Kendra and Kennedy and the grandfather of Brayden Jones Phillips And Kayden Phillips.[1]
Phillips died on October 23, 2015, after a suffering from cancer.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State Broncos (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2000–2012) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Fayetteville State | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–3rd (Western) | |||||
| 2001 | Fayetteville State | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd (Western) | |||||
| 2002 | Fayetteville State | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st (Western) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 16 | |||
| 2003 | Fayetteville State | 8–3 | 5–2 | 1st (Western) | |||||
| 2004 | Fayetteville State | 8–4 | 6–1 | 1st (Western) | |||||
| 2005 | Fayetteville State | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd (Western) | |||||
| 2006 | Fayetteville State | 3–7 | 2–4 | 4th (Western) | |||||
| 2007 | Fayetteville State | 4–6 | 4–3 | 2nd (Western) | |||||
| 2008 | Fayetteville State | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd (Western) | |||||
| 2009 | Fayetteville State | 8–4 | 6–1 | 1st (Western) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2010 | Fayetteville State | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th (Western) | |||||
| 2011 | Fayetteville State | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd (Western) | |||||
| 2012 | Fayetteville State | 2–8 | 1–6 | 6th (Western) | |||||
| Fayetteville State: | 75–63 | 55–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–63 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "FSU Athletics Mourns Tee Loss Of Former Head Football Coach Kenny Phillips". Fayetteville, North Carolina: Fayetteville State University Athletics. October 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Batten, Sammy (October 29, 2015). "Friends, colleagues remember former FSU coach Kenny Phillips". The Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville, North Carolina. Retrieved January 13, 2022.