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Willie J. Slater

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Willie J. Slater
Biographical details
BornCoffeeville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1974–1977Livingston
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978Livingston (GA)
1979–1980Jess Lanier HS (AL)
1981–1982T. R. Miller HS (AL)
1983–1990Troy State (OC/RB/QB)
1991Livingston (OC)
1992–1999North Alabama (OC)
2000–2003Jacksonville State (OC)
2004–2005Temple (OC/WR)
2006–2021Tuskegee
2022–2023Clark Atlanta
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2017–2021Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall126–59 (college)
Bowls3–1
Tournaments3–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 Black college national (2007–2009, 2015–2016)
7 SIAC (2006–2009, 2012, 2014, 2017)
5 SIAC West Division (2012–2014, 2016–2017)
Awards
5× NCAA Div II Assistant Coach of the Year

Willie James Slater is an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was most recently the head football coach for Clark Atlanta University; a position he held from 2022 to 2023.[1] Slater served as the head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 2006 to 2021. His teams won the Pioneer Bowl in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In 2007, his undefeated squad was named the black small college football national champions and claimed outright or has shared that crown more times. Slater was appointed as athletic director at Tuskegee in 2017. In December 2021, Tuskegee hired Reginald Ruffin from Miles College to succeed Slater as head football coach and athletic director.[2]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AFCA#
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2006–2021)
2006 Tuskegee 10–2 6–2 1st W Pioneer
2007 Tuskegee 12–0 7–0 1st W Pioneer 16
2008 Tuskegee 10–1 9–0 1st 14
2009 Tuskegee 10–2 8–1 1st W Pioneer 17
2010 Tuskegee 9–2 7–2 T–2nd
2011 Tuskegee 4–6 4–3 3rd (West)
2012 Tuskegee 10–2 7–0 T–1st (West) L Pioneer 23
2013 Tuskegee 8–3 6–1 T–1st (West) L NCAA Division II First Round 25
2014 Tuskegee 9–3 7–0 1st (West) L NCAA Division II First Round 25
2015 Tuskegee 10–3 4–1 2nd (West) L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 11
2016 Tuskegee 9–3 6–1 1st (West) L NCAA Division II Second Round 20
2017 Tuskegee 9–2 6–0 1st (West)
2018 Tuskegee 5–5 3–3 T–2nd (West)
2019 Tuskegee 5–5 4–2 2nd (West)
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Tuskegee 3–8 2–4 4th (West)
Tuskegee: 123–47 86–20
Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–2023)
2022 Clark Atlanta 3–7 2–6 6th (East)
2023 Clark Atlanta 0–5[a] 0–4
Clark Atlanta: 3–12 2–10
Total: 126–59
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  1. ^ Slater was fired with six weeks remaining in the season and Richard Moncrief was named as interim head coach.

References

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  1. ^ "CAU hires Veteran Coach Willie Slater to lead Football Program". Atlanta Voice. Atlanta, Georgia. February 11, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tuskegee hires new head coach, doesn't mention Willie Slater's departure". Montgomery, Alabama: WSFA. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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