:Kenneth Pettiford

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1950)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Kenneth Pettiford

| image = Kenneth Pettiford 2015.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Pettiford in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 15, 2015

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|7|9}}

| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1970–1973

| player_team1 = Tennessee State

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1984

| coach_team1 = Alcorn State (QB)

| coach_years2 = 1986

| coach_team2 = Jackson State (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1987–1989

| coach_team3 = Mississippi Valley State

| coach_years4 = 1991–1994

| coach_team4 = Albany State (OC)

| coach_years5 = 1995–1997

| coach_team5 = Alabama A&M

| coach_years6 = 2002–2003

| coach_team6 = Savannah State

| overall_record = 25–54

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Kenneth Pettiford (born July 9, 1950) is a former American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) from 1987 to 1989, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) from 1995 to 1997, and Savannah State University (SSU) from 2002 to 2003, compiling a career college football coaching record of 25–54. He currently works as a video production assistant at the Tennessee Titans games.

Coaching career

=Mississippi Valley State=

Pettiford was the 11th head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi and he held that position for three seasons, from 1987 until 1989. His coaching record at Mississippi Valley State was 5–2.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/mississippi_valley_state/coaching_records.php Mississippi Valley State University coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821135115/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/mississippi_valley_state/coaching_records.php |date=August 21, 2008 }}

=Alabama A&M=

Pettiford served as head coach of the Bulldogs from 1995 to 1997 and compiled a 19–14 record.

=Savannah State=

Pettiford became the 19th head football coach for the Tigers in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=3326|title=Kenneth "Ken" Pettiford Records by Year|access-date=November 23, 2013|work=College Football Data Warehouse|archive-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231307/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=3326|url-status=dead}} In Pettiford's first season as head coach, the Tigers compiled a 1–9 record. Pettiford was fired following the fifth game of the 2003 season with a 0–5 record.

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

| conf = Southwestern Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1987

| endyear = 1989

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1987

| name = Mississippi Valley State

| overall = 1–10

| conference = 0–7

| confstanding = 8th

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1988

| name = Mississippi Valley State

| overall = 3–8

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1989

| name = Mississippi Valley State

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 0–7

| confstanding = 8th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Mississippi Valley State

| overall = 5–27

| confrecord = 1–20

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Alabama A&M Bulldogs

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1995

| endyear = 1997

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1995

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| championship =

| year = 1996

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| championship =

| year = 1997

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 19–14

| confrecord = 12–8

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Savannah State Tigers

| conf = NCAA Division I-AA independent

| startyear = 2002

| endyear = 2003

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2002

| name = Savannah State

| overall = 1–8

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2003

| name = Savannah State

| overall = 0–5{{#tag:ref|Pettiford was fired after five games. Richard Basil served as head coach for the final seven games. Savannah State finished 0–12 on the season.|group=n|name=2003season}}

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Savannah State

| overall = 1–13

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