Willie James Slater is an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was most recently the head football coach for Clark Atlanta University; a position he held from 2022 to 2023.[1] Slater served as the head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 2006 to 2021. His teams won the Pioneer Bowl in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In 2007, his undefeated squad was named the black small college football national champions and claimed outright or has shared that crown more times. Slater was appointed as athletic director at Tuskegee in 2017. In December 2021, Tuskegee hired Reginald Ruffin from Miles College to succeed Slater as head football coach and athletic director.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Coffeeville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Livingston |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978 | Livingston (GA) |
| 1979–1980 | Jess Lanier HS (AL) |
| 1981–1982 | T. R. Miller HS (AL) |
| 1983–1990 | Troy State (OC/RB/QB) |
| 1991 | Livingston (OC) |
| 1992–1999 | North Alabama (OC) |
| 2000–2003 | Jacksonville State (OC) |
| 2004–2005 | Temple (OC/WR) |
| 2006–2021 | Tuskegee |
| 2022–2023 | Clark Atlanta |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2017–2021 | Tuskegee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–59 (college) |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments | 3–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Black college national (2007–2009, 2015–2016) 7 SIAC (2006–2009, 2012, 2014, 2017) 5 SIAC West Division (2012–2014, 2016–2017) | |
| Awards | |
| 5× NCAA Div II Assistant Coach of the Year | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2006–2021) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Tuskegee | 10–2 | 6–2 | 1st | W Pioneer | ||||
| 2007 | Tuskegee | 12–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Pioneer | 16 | |||
| 2008 | Tuskegee | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | 14 | ||||
| 2009 | Tuskegee | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1st | W Pioneer | 17 | |||
| 2010 | Tuskegee | 9–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2011 | Tuskegee | 4–6 | 4–3 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2012 | Tuskegee | 10–2 | 7–0 | T–1st (West) | L Pioneer | 23 | |||
| 2013 | Tuskegee | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 25 | |||
| 2014 | Tuskegee | 9–3 | 7–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 25 | |||
| 2015 | Tuskegee | 10–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (West) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 11 | |||
| 2016 | Tuskegee | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 20 | |||
| 2017 | Tuskegee | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2018 | Tuskegee | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Tuskegee | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Tuskegee | 3–8 | 2–4 | 4th (West) | |||||
| Tuskegee: | 123–47 | 86–20 | |||||||
| Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Clark Atlanta | 3–7 | 2–6 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2023 | Clark Atlanta | 0–5[a] | 0–4 | ||||||
| Clark Atlanta: | 3–12 | 2–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 126–59 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- ^ Slater was fired with six weeks remaining in the season and Richard Moncrief was named as interim head coach.
References
edit- ^ "CAU hires Veteran Coach Willie Slater to lead Football Program". Atlanta Voice. Atlanta, Georgia. February 11, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Tuskegee hires new head coach, doesn't mention Willie Slater's departure". Montgomery, Alabama: WSFA. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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