John Hendrick is an American college football coach and former professional player. He is the defensive coordinator at Hinds Community College, a position he has held since 2021. [1] He is the former head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, a position he had assumed midway through the 2018 season and maintained throughout the 2019 season. Hendrick served as the head football coach at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina from 2003 to 2006.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Hinds |
| Conference | MACCC |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1981 | Pittsburgh |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Delaware State (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1986 | Southern (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1989–1990 | LSU (OT/TE) |
| 1991–1992 | Kansas State (DL) |
| 1993–1994 | Temple (DL) |
| 1995–2002 | Mississippi State (DL/ST) |
| 2003–2006 | Benedict |
| 2007 | South Carolina State (DC) |
| 2008–2010 | South Florida (DL/ST) |
| 2011 | Tulane (DL/ST) |
| 2012–2013 | Alabama State (DE/ST) |
| 2014 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (ST) |
| 2015 | Alabama State (DE/ST) |
| 2016–2018 | Jackson State (DC) |
| 2018 | Jackson State (interim HC) |
| 2019 | Jackson State |
| 2021–present | Hinds (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–34 |
Hendrick was a four-year letter winner at the University of Pittsburgh from 1978 to 1981 as a defensive lineman under head coach Jackie Sherrill, where he was a teammate of quarterback Dan Marino.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2003–2006) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Benedict | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004 | Benedict | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2005 | Benedict | 6–5 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | Benedict | 3–7 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| Benedict: | 18–25 | 11–21 | |||||||
| Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Jackson State | 2–1[n 1] | 2–1[n 1] | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2019 | Jackson State | 4–8 | 3–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
| Jackson State: | 6–9 | 5–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–34 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Tony Hughes served as the head football coach for the first seven games of the 2018 before he was fired. Jackson State finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 4–3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.
References
edit- ^ "John Hendrick - Football Coach".
- ^ "John Hendrick". bamastatesports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Nunez, Tammy (February 17, 2011). "Tulane makes it official, John Hendrick is the new special teams coordinator/defensive line coach". Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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