Fred McNair (gridiron football)

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.^[1] 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.^[2] He is the brother of Steve McNair, a Pro Bowl quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).

Fred McNair

Alcorn State Braves
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	(1968-12-11) December 11, 1968 (age 54) Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
College:	Alcorn State
Undrafted:	1990
Career history
As a 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 a 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: Grey Cup champion (79th) 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

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^[a]	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

1. Alcorn State did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.

References

1. Fred McNair to return to Alcorn State as offensive coordinator, WLBT-TV
2. "Destroyers get Carolina's McNair". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 30, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

External links

• Alcorn State profile
• Just Sports Stats