Quinn Gray
![]() Gray in 2023 | |||||||
Albany State Golden Rams | |||||||
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Position: | Head coach | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | May 21, 1979||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||||||
College: | Florida A&M | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Head coaching record | |||||||
Career: | 6–5 (.545) | ||||||
Player stats at PFR |
Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. (born May 21, 1979) is an
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Early life
Gray attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was a letterman. He was a star in football as a quarterback, in baseball as a pitcher, and in basketball. In football, he won All-Region and All-District honors.
College career
Gray decided to attend Florida A&M University and set several FAMU records as a football player, including all-time leader in passing yards (7,378), all-time leader in pass attempts (1,113), all-time leader in pass completions (562) and all-time leader in TD passes (57). He also holds the school's single-game record for most pass attempts (65 vs. North Carolina A&T in 2001).[1]
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
In 2002, Gray attended training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, appearing in three preseason games, completing 5 of 8 passes for 55 yards and one interception. In 2003, he was allocated to NFL Europe, where he led the Frankfurt Galaxy to a win in World Bowl XI.
He attended the Jaguars training camp the next year, winning the 3rd quarterback position. He first saw action in a regular season game with the season finale against the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 season, completing 14 passes for 100 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions for a passer rating of 119.0. He again saw action in the 2006 season finale versus the Kansas City Chiefs, entering the game to replace David Garrard in the third quarter. Down 28–10, he nearly led the Jaguars to a comeback, completing 13 of 22 passes 166 yards, with no interceptions, and rushing for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns.
In October 2007, he became starting quarterback of the Jaguars due to an injury to Garrard. Gray went 2-1 as the starter. He also started the last game of the season against Houston Texans, losing 42–28. Gray became an unrestricted free agent following the 2007 season.
Houston Texans
On March 24, 2008, the Houston Texans signed Gray to a one-year, $645,000 contract.[2] He was released by the team on June 9.
Indianapolis Colts
With quarterback Peyton Manning out of the early portion of 2008 Training Camp with a knee injury, Gray signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[3] He was released on August 30, 2008.
Kansas City Chiefs
On October 22, 2008, Gray was signed by the
New York Sentinels
Gray was signed by the
Coaching career
In 2017, Gray became head coach at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. He left the position in 2020 to become quarterbacks coach at Alcorn State University.[7]
Albany State
On January 23, 2023, Albany State hired Gray to be their next head coach.[8]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Albany State Golden Rams (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Albany State | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2024 | Albany State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Albany State: | 6–5 | 6–2 | |||||||
Total: | 6–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
High school
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lincoln Trojans () (2017–2019) | |||||||||
2017 | Lincoln | 5–7 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
2018 | Lincoln | 7–5 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
2019 | Lincoln | 8–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
Lincoln: | 20–16 | 8–2 | |||||||
Total: | 20–16 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Quinn Gray - Assistant - Football Coaches".
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- ^ "The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts". www.colts.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008.
- ^ Chiefs sign quarterback Quinn Gray
- ^ "Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - November 23rd, 2008". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Quinn Gray Signs with UFL New York | United Football League (UFL) news, opinion, and discussion - UFLAccess.com". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ Sharrock, Rory. "Quinn Gray resigns as football head coach at Lincoln". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Meaux, Aaron (January 25, 2023). "Quinn Gray introduced as new head football coach at Albany State". WALB. Retrieved February 25, 2023.