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Fred McNair
Alcorn State Braves
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1968-12-11) December 11, 1968 (age 55)
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)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
  • Millsaps (2005–2008) (assistant)
  • Mount Olive HS (MS) (2009–2010) (offensive coordinator)
  • Collins HS (MS) (2011) (head coach)
  • Alcorn State (2013–2015) (quarterbacks)
  • Alcorn State (2016–present) (head coach)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • 2 SWAC (2018, 2019)
  • 5 SWAC East (2016–2019, 2023)
Career Arena statistics
Pass completions: 1,504
Pass attempts: 2,626
Passing yards: 19,352
TD–INT: 340–71
Passer rating: 101.62
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Fred McNair (born December 11, 1968) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Alcorn State University, a position he has held since the 2016 season. 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–present)
2016 Alcorn State 5–6 5–4 1st (East)
2017 Alcorn State 7–5 5–2 1st (East)
2018 Alcorn State 9–4 6–1 1st (East) L Celebration
2019 Alcorn State 9–4 6–1 1st (East) L Celebration
2020 Alcorn State 0–0 0–0
2021 Alcorn State 6–5 5–3 2nd (West)
2022 Alcorn State 5–6 4–4 T–3rd (West)
2023 Alcorn State 7–4 6–2 T–1st (West)
Alcorn State: 48–33 37–17
Total: 48–33
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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