Alex Wood (American football)
| Pittsburgh Maulers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receivers coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 14, 1955 Massillon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Iowa (1975–1977) |
| Undrafted: | 1978 |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 32–47 (.405) |
| Postseason: | 0–0 (–) |
| Career: | 32–47 (.405) |
Alexander Von Wood (born March 14, 1955) is an
United States Football League (USFL). Wood served as the head football coach at James Madison University from 1995 to 1998 and Florida A&M University from 2015 to 2017.[1] He won two national championships as an assistant coach at the University of Miami
in 1989 and 1991.
Wood played for the
special teams player. He graduated from Iowa in 1979 with a degree in secondary education and social studies. He also began his coaching career as a student assistant at his alma mater in 1978. He has over 30 years in coaching experience at both the college and National Football League (NFL) ranks.[2]
Personal life
Wood, from Massillon, Ohio, played football and wrestled at Massillon Washington High School. He and his wife, Rosa, have three children – Jerrel, Alex and Natalie.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison Dukes (Yankee Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | James Madison | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic) | |||||
| 1996 | James Madison | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–5th (Mid-Atlantic) | |||||
| James Madison Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | James Madison | 5–6 | 3–5 | 10th (Mid-Atlantic) | |||||
| 1998 | James Madison | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–10th (Mid-Atlantic) | |||||
| James Madison: | 23–22 | 16–16 | |||||||
| Buffalo Bulls[n 1] (Mid-American Conference) (2014) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Buffalo | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| Buffalo: | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Florida A&M Rattlers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Florida A&M | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2016 | Florida A&M | 4–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2017 | Florida A&M | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| Florida A&M: | 8–25 | 7–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–49 | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Wood served as interim head coach after Jeff Quinn was fired during the season.
References
- ^ Rivals.com Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Alex Wood - James Madison football
- ^ Miami University RedHawk Football Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Alex Wood