John Pennington (born December 5, 1981) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for West Virginia State University, a position he has held since 2017.[1][2][3][4] He also coached for West Virginia Wesleyan, West Virginia Tech, Concord,[5] and semi-professional team the West Virginia Lightning of the Heartland Football League (HFL). He played college football for West Virginia as a wide receiver.[6]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | West Virginia State |
Conference | MEC |
Record | 38–31 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | December 5, 1981
Alma mater | West Virginia University (2005) West Virginia Wesleyan College (2007) Capella University (2017) |
Playing career | |
2001–2004 | West Virginia |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2005 | West Virginia Wesleyan (GA) |
2006 | West Virginia Wesleyan (WR) |
2007 | West Virginia Wesleyan (DB) |
2008–2010 | West Virginia Lightning (OC/WR) |
2008–2009 | West Virginia Tech (OL/DB) |
2010 | West Virginia State (ST/OL) |
2011–2014 | Concord (ST/RB) |
2015–2016 | West Virginia State (OC/QB) |
2017–present | West Virginia State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 38–31 |
Head coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (Mountain East Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
2017 | West Virginia State | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–4th | |||||
2018 | West Virginia State | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–5th | |||||
2019 | West Virginia State | 7–4 | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||||
2020–21 | West Virginia State | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4th (South) | |||||
2021 | West Virginia State | 6–5 | 6–4 | T–4th | |||||
2022 | West Virginia State | 7–4 | 6–4 | T–4th | |||||
2023 | West Virginia State | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–7th | |||||
2024 | West Virginia State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
West Virginia State: | 38–31 | 35–28 | |||||||
Total: | 38–31 |
References
edit- ^ "John Pennington - Head Coach | Offensive Coordinator | QB Coach - Staff Directory". West Virginia State University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Brocato, Joe (April 21, 2020). "Former WVU wideout John Pennington entering fourth season leading WV State". WV MetroNews. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "West Virginia State University - West Virginia State University Names John Pennington Head Football Coach". www.wvstateu.edu. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Redd, Derek (January 29, 2020). "West Virginia State signs football coach John Pennington to 3-year extension". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "John Pennington - Football Coach". Concord University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "John Pennington - Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2023.