James Woody is an American college football coach and former player. From 2011 to 2014, he served as the head football coach at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] Woody played college football as a quarterback at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.[2]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1981–1984 | Central State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1995 | Central State (OC/QB) |
| 1996–2005 | Tuskegee (OC) |
| 2006–2009 | Jackson State (OC) |
| 2011–2014 | Benedict |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2016–present | Jackson Public Schools (MS) (assistant AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–26 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Central State University Hall of Fame (1991) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2014) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Benedict | 1–5[n 1] | 1–5[n 1] | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2012 | Benedict | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2013 | Benedict | 4–6 | 2–2 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Benedict | 4–6 | 2–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
| Benedict: | 10–26 | 6–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–26 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Stanley Conner served as Benedict's head coach for the first four games of the 2011 season before he was fired. Woody replaced him and led the team for the final six games of the season. Benedict finished the year with an overall record of 2–8 overall and a mark of 1–6 in conference play.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Benedict Releases Head Football Coach James Woody". benedicttigers.com. November 25, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Benedict Names James Woody Interim Head Football Coach". benedicttigers.com. September 26, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Benedict hires new football coach". Columbia, South Carolina: WACH. September 26, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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