John McKenzie (American football)

{{short description|American football quarterback and coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = John McKenzie

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Bryant HS (AL)

| current_conference =

| current_record = 0–0

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| birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1963}}

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1982–1984

| player_team1 = Jackson State

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1985

| coach_team1 = Jackson State (QB)

| coach_years2 = 1986

| coach_team2 = Miami Central (FL) (OC)

| coach_years3 = 1987–1989

| coach_team3 = Alabama State (QB/WR)

| coach_years4 = 1990–1991

| coach_team4 = Alabama State (OC)

| coach_years5 = 1992–1993

| coach_team5 = Jackson State (OC)

| coach_years6 = 1994

| coach_team6 = Alabama State (QB)

| coach_years7 = 1996

| coach_team7 = Fayetteville State (OC)

| coach_years8 = 1997–1999

| coach_team8 = Delaware State

| coach_years9 = 2000–2007

| coach_team9 = Alcorn State (OC)

| coach_years10 = 2008

| coach_team10 = North Carolina A&T (OC)

| coach_years11 = 2009–2013

| coach_team11 = Alabama A&M (QB/WR)

| coach_years12 = 2018–2019

| coach_team12 = Kemper County HS (MS)

| coach_years13 = 2020–2021

| coach_team13 = Vigor HS (AL)

| coach_years14 = 2022

| coach_team14 = Murphy HS (AL)

| coach_years15 = 2023–present

| coach_team15 = Bryant HS (AL)

| overall_record = 7–26 (college)

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John McKenzie (born c. 1963) is a former American football player and coach. He is the head football coach at Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a position he has held since 2023.{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Ben |title= John McKenzie leaving Murphy to become head football coach at Paul Bryant |url= https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2023/01/john-mckenzie-leaving-murphy-to-become-head-football-coach-at-paul-bryant.html?outputType=amp |newspaper=AL.com |location=Birmingham, Alabama |date=January 10, 2023 | access-date= January 10, 2023 }} He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 1997 to 1999, compiling a record of 7–26. A native of Miami, Florida, McKenzie played college football as a quarterback at Jackson State University.{{cite news |last=Bryson |first=Gene |title=New Hornets coach a surprise choice; McKenzie get top job for first time in career |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33442394/the_news_journal/ |newspaper=The News Journal |location=Wilmington, Delaware |date=December 24, 1996 |page=C1 |access-date=July 1, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Delaware State Hornets

| conf = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1997

| endyear = 1999

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1997

| name = Delaware State

| overall = 3–8

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = T–7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1998

| name = Delaware State

| overall = 0–11

| conference = 0–8

| confstanding = 9th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1999

| name = Delaware State

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–4th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Delaware State

| overall = 7–26

| confrecord = 5–18

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 7–26

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

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