Dewayne Alexander
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Team | Sewanee |
| Conference | SAA |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1987 | Tennessee Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1995 | Hendersonville HS (TN) (assistant) |
| 1996 | Jackson County HS (TN) |
| 1997–1998 | Tennessee Tech (GA) |
| 1999–2000 | Upperman HS (TN) |
| 2001 | Gallatin HS (TN) (OC) |
| 2002 | Tennessee Tech (DL) |
| 2003–2005 | Wilson Central HS (TN) |
| 2006–2012 | Cumberland |
| 2013–2015 | Tennessee Tech (AHC/OL) |
| 2016 | Cumberland (OC/QB/RB) |
| 2017 | East Tennessee State (OL) |
| 2018–2023 | Tennessee Tech |
| 2024–present | Sewanee (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–76 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MSC West Division (2008) | |
Dewayne Alexander is an American college football coach. He is the offensive line coach for Sewanee: The University of the South, a position he has needed since 2024.[citation needed] He was the head football coach at Tennessee Tech, a position he held from 2018 to 2023. Prior to Tennessee Tech, Alexander served as head football coach at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he compiled a record of 41–33. Alexander played college football at Tennessee Tech from 1985 to 1987. He was named head football coach at Tennessee Tech on December 22, 2017.[1][2][3][4] Alexander was fired from Tennessee Tech on November 21, 2023 after 6 seasons.[5]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Bulldogs (Mid-South Conference) (2006–2012) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Cumberland | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2007 | Cumberland | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Cumberland | 6–5 | 4–1 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2009 | Cumberland | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Cumberland | 8–3 | 4–2 | 2nd (West) | 23 | ||||
| 2011 | Cumberland | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (West) | 25 | ||||
| 2012 | Cumberland | 8–3 | 4–2 | 2nd (West) | 19 | ||||
| Cumberland: | 41–33 | 23–16 | |||||||
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2018–2022) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Tennessee Tech | 1–10 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Tennessee Tech | 6–6 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Tennessee Tech | 2–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2021 | Tennessee Tech | 3–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2022 | Tennessee Tech | 4–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Big South–OVC Football Association) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Tennessee Tech | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Tennessee Tech: | 20–43 | 11–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 61–76 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Organ, Mike (December 22, 2017). "Tennessee Tech football names Dewayne Alexander new coach". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Tennessee Tech brings back Dewayne Alexander as head coach". USA Today. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Alexander named Tech head coach". Lebanon Democrat. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ Craven, Ben (December 22, 2017). "Dewayne Alexander named new Tech football coach". Herald-Citizen. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ Organ, Mike (November 21, 2023). "Tennessee Tech football coach Dewayne Alexander fired after six seasons". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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