Jack Wright (junior college football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mississippi Gulf Coast |
| Conference | MACCC |
| Record | 50–12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 44–45) Batesville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Arkansas State University (1999, 2001) |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Arkansas State |
| Position(s) | Center, long snapper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | North Delta Academy (MS) (OL) |
| 2002–2004 | Meridian HS (MS) (OL) |
| 2005–2007 | Millsaps (OL/S&C) |
| 2008–2012 | Northwest Mississippi (OC/QB) |
| 2013 | Holmes (OL) |
| 2014–2015 | Northwest Mississippi |
| 2016 | Southern Miss (OL) |
| 2017 | Grenada HS (MS) (OC) |
| 2018–present | Mississippi Gulf Coast |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 65–19 |
| Tournaments | 2–0 (NJCAA playoffs) 4–3 (MACJC / MACCC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NJCAA (2015, 2019) 2 MACJC (2015, 2019) 5 MACJC / MACCC Southern Division (2019–2023) | |
Jack Wright (born c. 1979) is an American junior college football coach. He is the head football coach for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, a position he has held since 2018.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Northwest Mississippi Community College from 2014 to 2015.[4][5] He also coached for North Delta Academy, Meridian High School, Millsaps, Holmes, Southern Miss,[6][7] and Grenada High School. He played college football for Arkansas State as a center and long snapper.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA/DI# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Mississippi Rangers (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Northwest Mississippi | 4–6 | 4–2 | 4th (North) | L MACJC Semifinal | ||||
| 2015 | Northwest Mississippi | 11–1 | 5–1 | 2nd (North) | W MACJC Championship, W Mississippi Bowl | 1 | |||
| Northwest Mississippi: | 15–7 | 9–3 | |||||||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges / Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd (South) | 12 | ||||
| 2019 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 12–0 | 6–0 | 1st (South) | W MACJC Championship, W NJCAA National Championship | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1st (South) | L MACJC Championship | ||||
| 2021 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st (South) | 14 | ||||
| 2022 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–1st (South) | L MACJC Semifinal | ||||
| 2023 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st (South) | L MACCC Semifinal | 8 | |||
| 2024 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 5–1 | 3–1 | (South) | |||||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast: | 50–12 | 33–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 65–19 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Wright named MGCCC football coach". Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. December 7, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Jack Wright named 22nd head football coach at MGCCC". WXXV25. December 7, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "MGCCC Head Football Coach Jack Wright named Coach of the Year". WXXV25. December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Maloney, Kevin (November 11, 2013). "Jack Wright Named Head Football Coach". Northwest Mississippi Community College. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Maloney, Kevin (February 18, 2016). "Wright resigns for job at Southern Miss". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Munz, Jason (February 11, 2016). "USM hires Wright to coach offensive line". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Munz, Jason (December 27, 2016). "Southern Miss not retaining O-line coach". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
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