Ulysses S. McPherson

Ulysses Simpson "Killer" McPherson Jr. was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the second head football coach at Mississippi Vocational College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—in Itta Bena, Mississippi, serving for four seasons, from 1954 to 1957, and compiling a record of 26–8–2.[1] McPherson was the head football coach at Jackson State University from 1969 to 1970, where he accumulated a two-year record of 6–13.[2]

Ulysses S. McPherson
Playing career
1946–1947Tennessee A&I
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1950Morristown
1954–1957Mississippi Vocational
1958–1959Druid HS (AL)
1960–?Arkansas AM&N (assistant)
1969–1970Jackson State
1971Alabama State (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–?Alabama State (acting AD)
Head coaching record
Overall14–5 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 SCAC (1955–1957)

McPherson was hired in 1971 as an assistant football coach at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. He was appointed the acting athletic director at Alabama State in February 1972.[3] He was later the athletic director at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and oversaw the Summer Youth Sports Program in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Morristown Red Knights () (1948–1950)
1948 Morristown
1949 Morristown
1950 Morristown
Morristown:
Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils (South Central Athletic Conference) (1954–1957)
1954 Mississippi Vocational 6–3
1955 Mississippi Vocational 7–21st
1956 Mississippi Vocational 8–1–1
1957 Mississippi Vocational 5–3–1T–1st
Mississippi Vocational: 26–8–2
Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1969–1970)
1969 Jackson State 2–61–6T–7th
1970 Jackson State 4–71–56th
Jackson State: 6–132–11
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Mississippi Valley State University coaching records Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Ulysses S. McPherson Coaching Records by Year". Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. "Ulysses McPherson Named Acting AD at Alabama State". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. February 27, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved August 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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