Willie Jeffries

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Willie Jeffries
Sport	College football
Career highlights
Overall	179-132-6
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973-1978 1979-1983 1984-1988 1989-2001	South Carolina State Wichita State Howard South Carolina State

Willie Jeffries, a native of Union, South Carolina, The United States of America was a legendary college football coach. In his remarkable 29-year career, Jeffries compiled a 179-132-6 record. He coached 19 years at his alma mater South Carolina State University (SCSU) in two stints, five years at Wichita State University, and five years at Howard University.

Jeffries won almost 60 percent of the college games he coached, which made him the “winningest” coach in the 107-year history of SCSU and owner of more MEAC victories than any other coach. His record includes three Black National Championships, seven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships, several post-season appearances, and numerous coaching awards.^[1]

[edit] Wichita State University

When Jeffries took over Wichita State in 1979, he became the first African American to coach a Division I-A University.^[2] He is the only man to coach against both Eddie Robinson of Grambling State University and Paul "Bear" Bryant of the University of Alabama.

Jeffries was the 32nd head college football coach for the Wichita State University Shockers located in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for five seasons, from 1979 until 1983. His 1982 team's record of 8-3 would prove to be the last winning season in Wichita State history as the program was discontinued after the 1986 season. His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 21 wins, 32 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him third at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 21st at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage. ^[3]

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