Connell Maynor

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1969)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|21}}

| birth_place = Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1987

| player_team1 = Winston-Salem State

| player_years2 = 1989–1991

| player_team2 = North Carolina A&T

| player_years3 = 1996

| player_team3 = Tampa Bay Storm

| player_years4 = 1997

| player_team4 = New York CityHawks

| player_years5 = 1998–2000

| player_team5 = Orlando Predators

| player_years6 = 2001

| player_team6 = New Jersey Gladiators

| player_years7 = 2002

| player_team7 = Carolina Cobras

| player_years8 = 2002–2004

| player_team8 = Orlando Predators

| player_years9 = 2006

| player_team9 = Philadelphia Soul

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 2000–2008

| coach_team1 = Fayetteville State (QB)

| coach_years2 = 2007–2008

| coach_team2 = Philadelphia Soul (OC)

| coach_years3 = 2009

| coach_team3 = Fayetteville State (OC/QB)

| coach_years4 = 2010–2013

| coach_team4 = Winston-Salem State

| coach_years5 = 2014–2017

| coach_team5 = Hampton

| coach_years6 = 2018–2024

| coach_team6 = Alabama A&M

| overall_record = 105–63

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| tournament_record = 6–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

| championships = 3 black college national (2011–2012, 2020)
2 CIAA (2011, 2012)
1 SWAC (2020)
3 CIAA South Division (2011–2013)
1 SWAC East Division (2020)

| awards = 2× MEAC Offensive Player of the Year (1990–1991)
2× First-team All-MEAC (1990–1991)

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Connell Maynor (born January 21, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Alabama A&M University until he was relieved of his duties December 2, 2024. Maynor previously served in the same capacity at Hampton University from 2013 to 2017 and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) from 2010 to 2013. During his tenure at Winston-Salem State, the Rams won two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship title game in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-hu-hires-connell-maynor-football-20131217,0,850961.story |title=HU hires Winston-Salem State's Connell Maynor to coach football |last=Fairbank |first=Dave |date=December 17, 2013 |work=Daily Press |access-date=December 18, 2013 |location=Newport News, Virginia }} He also played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 1996 to 2006.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1029&pageview=career | title=Connell Maynor | publisher=arenafan.com | access-date=July 18, 2016}}

Coach Maynor gained his 100th coaching win with Alabama A&M's 49-7 victory over Kentucky State. {{cite web | url=https://www.waff.com/2024/09/08/coach-maynor-earns-100th-win-louis-crews-classic-home-opener/ | title=Coach Maynor earns 100th win in Louis Crews Classic home opener | date=September 8, 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://hbcusports.com/2024/09/07/what-alabama-am-coach-connell-maynor-said-after-picking-up-100th-win/ | title=What Alabama A&M coach Connell Maynor said after picking up 100th win | date=September 7, 2024 }}

Head coaching record

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = both | poll1 = AFCA/STATS | poll2 = FCS }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Winston-Salem State Rams

| conf = Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 2010

| endyear = 2013

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2010

| name = Winston-Salem State

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 3rd {{small|(South)}}

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2011

| name = Winston-Salem State

| overall = 13–1

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st {{small|(South)}}

| bowlname = NCAA Division II Semifinal

| bowloutcome = L

| ranking = 3

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2012

| name = Winston-Salem State

| overall = 14–1

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st {{small|(South)}}

| bowlname = NCAA Division II Championship

| bowloutcome = L

| ranking = 2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2013

| name = Winston-Salem State

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st {{small|(South)}}

| bowlname = NCAA Division II Second Round

| bowloutcome = L

| ranking = 14

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Winston-Salem State

| overall = 45–6

| confrecord = 26–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Hampton Pirates

| conf = Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2014

| endyear = 2017

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2014

| name = Hampton

| overall = 3–9

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = T–9th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2015

| name = Hampton

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 5th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2016

| name = Hampton

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2017

| name = Hampton

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = T–4th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Hampton

| overall = 20–25

| confrecord = 17–15

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Alabama A&M Bulldogs

| conf = Southwestern Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2018

| endyear = 2024

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2018

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(East)}}

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2019

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 7–5

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = T–2nd {{small|(East)}}

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| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2020–21

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 5–0

| conference = 3–0

| confstanding = 1st {{small|(East)}}

| ranking = 24

| ranking2 = 19

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| year = 2021

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 3rd {{small|(East)}}

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| championship =

| year = 2022

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = 4th {{small|(East)}}

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2023

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 3–5

| confstanding = 4th {{small|(East)}}

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2024

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 6–6

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = 4th {{small|(East)}}

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Alabama A&M

| overall = 40–32

| confrecord = 28–21

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 105–63

| bowls = no

| polltype = Rankings from final NCAA Division II American Football Coaches Association poll for Winston-Salem State and STATS poll for Alabama A&M

| polltype2 = Rankings from final FCS Coaches poll

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References

External links

[https://aamusports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/connell-maynor/531 Alabama A&M profile]
[https://hamptonpirates.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/connell-maynor/636 Hampton profile]

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