- Melvin Spears
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Melvin Spears Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head coach Team Alcorn State University Conference SWAC Biographical details Born January 16, 1960 Place of birth Clinton, Louisiana Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2004–2006
2011–presentGrambling
Alcorn StateHead coaching record Overall 20–14 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 2005 SWAC Championship Awards 2005 SWAC Coach of the Year Melvin Spears (born January 16, 1960) is the current head coach at Alcorn State University.[1] Previously, he was the sixth head college football coach for the Grambling State Tigers located in Grambling, Louisiana and he held that position for three seasons, from 2004 until 2006. His coaching record at Grambling was 20 wins, 14 losses, and 0 ties. He then served as a coach at Texas Southern University, working with the wide receivers in 2008 then moving over to running backs.[2] He also served as the offensive coordinator of Alabama State University during the 2010 season. Spears was selected on January 19, 2011 to the post of head coach of his alma mater of Alcorn State University.[3]
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Grambling State Tigers head football coaches R. W. E. Jones (1928–1931) • No team (1932) • Unknown (1933) • Osiah Johnson (1934) • Emory Hines (1935–1940) • Eddie Robinson (1941–1942) • No team (1943–1944) • Eddie Robinson (1946–1997) • Doug Williams (1998–2003) • Melvin Spears (2004–2006) • Rod Broadway (2007–2010) • Doug Williams (2011– )
Alcorn State Braves head football coaches O. A. Ross (1922–1933) • W. Morton (1934–1935) • A. A. Abraham (1936) • L. Harris (1937) • A. A. Abraham (1938) • L. Harris (1939–1940) • A. A. Abraham (1941–1942) • No team (1943–1944) • Anderson (1945) • Reuben Alba (1946) • W. Felix Harris (1947) • Dwight Fisher (1948–1956) • W. Broadus (1947) • E. E. Simmons (1958–1959) • Franklin Purnell (1960–1963) • Marino Casem (1964–1985) • Theophilus Danzy (1986–1990) • Cardell Jones (1991–1997) • Johnny Thomas (1998–2007) • Ernest T. Jones (2008) • Earnest Collins, Jr. (2008–2010) • Melvin Spears (2011– )
Current head football coaches of the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division Anthony Jones (Alabama A&M) • Reggie Barlow (Alabama State) • Melvin Spears (Alcorn State) • Rick Comegy (Jackson State) • Karl Morgan (Mississippi Valley State)
West Division Monte Coleman (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) • Doug Williams (Grambling State) • Heishma Northern (Prairie View A&M) • Stump Mitchell (Southern) • Kevin Ramsey (Texas Southern)
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