Rick Comegy

American football player and coach (born 1953)
Rick Comegy
Biographical details
Born (1953-09-24) September 24, 1953 (age 70)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1970sMillersville
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1975–1977Millersville (assistant)
1978–1984Colgate (assistant)
1985–1989Central State (OH) (assistant)
1990–1991Cheyney
1992–1993Central State (OH) (assistant)
1994–1995Central State (OH)
1996–2005Tuskegee
2006–2013Jackson State
2014–2017Mississippi Valley State
Baseball
1980–1984Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall169–124 (football)
33–90 (baseball)
Bowls3–1
Tournaments3–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1995)
1 black college national (2000)
6 SIAC (1998–2002, 2005)
1 SWAC (2007)
6 SWAC East Division (2007–2008, 2010–2013)
Awards
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1995)

Rick Comegy (born September 24, 1953) is an American former college football and college baseball coach. On January 21, 2014, Comegy was introduced as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State.[1] He previously served as the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 2006 to 2013.[2] He was named JSU head coach on December 9, 2005 after ten years as head coach of Tuskegee University, where he compiled a 90–26 record. He has also served as head coach of Cheyney University and Central State University, where he won the NAIA national football championship in 1995. He served as an assistant coach at Central State under former Billy Joe in the 80s and 90s.

Comegy was the 15th head coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for ten seasons, from 1996 until 2005. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 90–26.[3]

Comegy is a 1976 graduate of Millersville University and has held coaching positions at Millersville and Colgate University, where he also coached track and baseball.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Cheyney Wolves (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1990–1991)
1990 Cheyney 0–11 0–5 6th (Eastern)
1991 Cheyney 0–11 0–6 7th (Eastern)
Cheyney: 0–22 0–11
Central State Marauders (NAIA Division I independent) (1994–1995)
1994 Central State 8–2 L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
1995 Central State 10–1 W NAIA Division I Championship
Central State: 18–3
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1996–2005)
1996 Tuskegee 5–6 2–4 T–8th
1997 Tuskegee 7–4 3–3 T–5th
1998 Tuskegee 10–2 6–0 1st W Pioneer
1999 Tuskegee 9–3 5–1 T–1st L Pioneer
2000 Tuskegee 12–0 7–0 1st W Pioneer
2001 Tuskegee 11–1 6–1 T–1st W Pioneer
2002 Tuskegee 10–1 7–1 1st
2003 Tuskegee 5–6 4–4 T–5th
2004 Tuskegee 10–2 7–1 2nd L Pioneer
2005 Tuskegee 11–1 8–1 T–1st W Pioneer
Tuskegee: 90–26 55–16
Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2006–2013)
2006 Jackson State 6–5 5–4 T–2nd (East)
2007 Jackson State 8–4 7–2 1st (East)
2008 Jackson State 7–5 6–1 1st (East)
2009 Jackson State 3–7 3–4 T–2nd (East)
2010 Jackson State 8–3 6–3 T–1st (East)
2011 Jackson State 9–2 7–2 T–1st (East)
2012 Jackson State 7–5 7–2 T–1st (East)
2013 Jackson State 8–4 8–1 1st (East)
Jackson State: 55–35 49–19
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2014–2017)
2014 Mississippi Valley State 2–9 1–8 5th (East)
2015 Mississippi Valley State 1–10 1–8 5th (East)
2016 Mississippi Valley State 1–10 1–8 5th (East)
2017 Mississippi Valley State 2–9 1–6 5th (East)
Mississippi Valley State: 6–38 4–30
Total: 169–124
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Delta Devils hire Rick Comegy". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jackson State fires Rick Comegy". ESPN.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Tuskegee University#Sports coaching records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Mississippi Valley State profile
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Cheyney Wolves head football coaches
  • James Stevenson (1958–1965)
  • Cleophus Hatcher (1966–1968)
  • Fred Reed (1969–1971)
  • Billy Joe (1972–1978)
  • Andy Hinson (1979–1984)
  • Michael Costa (1985–1989)
  • Rick Comegy (1990–1991)
  • Chris Roulhac (1992–1994)
  • Vincent Williams (1995–1997)
  • John Parker (1998–2001)
  • Lee Brown (2002–2004)
  • Tim Newsom (2005–2007)
  • Jeff Braxton (2008–2010)
  • Ken Lockard (2011–2013)
  • Anthony Johnson # (2014)
  • Chris Roulhac (2015–2017)

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Central State Marauders head football coaches
  • Gaston F. Lewis (1947–1956)
  • James J. Walker (1957–1964)
  • Tom Stephenson (1965–1966)
  • James J. Walker (1967–1973)
  • James McKinley (1974–1976)
  • Maurice Hunt (1977–1978)
  • Joe Redmond (1979–1980)
  • Billy Joe (1981–1993)
  • Rick Comegy (1994–1995)
  • Jack Bush (1996)
  • No team (1997–2004)
  • Theo Lemon (2005)
  • Al West (2006–2008)
  • E. J. Junior (2009–2013)
  • Cedric Pearl (2014–2019)
  • Bobby Rome II (2020–2021)
  • George Ragsdale # (2021)
  • Kevin Porter (2022– )

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Tuskegee Golden Tigers head football coaches
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Jackson State Tigers head football coaches
  • John R. Pinkett (1911–1912)
  • Jubie Bragg (1913)
  • No team (1914–1919)
  • Earnest Richards (1920)
  • No team (1921–1922)
  • Earnest Richards (1923)
  • No team (1924)
  • Belford Lawson Jr. (1925–1926)
  • No team (1927)
  • Belford Lawson Jr. (1928)
  • Charles Clark (1929–1936)
  • John H. Young (1937–1939)
  • No team (1940–1945)
  • T. B. Ellis (1946–1951)
  • John Merritt (1952–1962)
  • Edward Clemons (1963)
  • Rod Paige (1964–1968)
  • Ulysses S. McPherson (1969–1970)
  • Robert Hill (1971–1976)
  • W. C. Gorden (1976–1991)
  • James Carson (1992–1998)
  • Judge Hughes (1999–2002)
  • James Bell (2003–2005)
  • Daryl Jones # (2005)
  • Rick Comegy (2006–2013)
  • Harold Jackson (2014–2015)
  • Derrick McCall # (2015)
  • Tony Hughes (2016–2018)
  • John Hendrick (2018–2019)
  • Deion Sanders (2020–2022)
  • T. C. Taylor (2023–present)

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Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils head football coaches