Carroll McCray (born February 4, 1962) is an

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coach. He was the head football coach at

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from 2013 to 2019. McCray was the head football coach at

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from 2003 to 2006 and

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in 2012. After serving as an assistant coach at various schools for nearly two decades, on January 21, 2003, McCray was hired as the head coach at

. On February 19, 2007, he resigned as the Governors' head coach and days later was introduced as the new

offensive line coach In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators. Common ...

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. During his four-year tenure with the Governors, McCray had an overall record of 11 wins and 33 losses (11–33). McCray stayed at Furman through the 2010 season, and followed Bobby Lamb to

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to serve as offensive line coach with the Bears for the 2011 season. On January 18, 2012, McCray was hired by North Greenville to succeed

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as the head coach of the Crusaders. He was hired in January 2013 to serve as head coach of his alma mater, Gardner–Webb University after his only season at North Greenville. He was then fired from Gardner–Webb on November 24, 2019. He finished with a record of 27 wins and 53 losses (27–53).

Head coaching record

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External links

Gardner–Webb profile
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