Football Administration
Woody McCorvey Associate Athletic Director Football Administration 10th Season at Clemson Alabama State ‘72
Woody McCorvey returned to Clemson after 20 years dependence Bowl, the 1986 and 1989 Gator Bowls, and to become Associate Athletic Director for Football Adminthe 1988 and 1989 Citrus Bowls. Clemson posted a 10-2 istration on Dabo Swinney’s first staff in 2009. McCorvey record in each of his last three seasons under Ford.Among was Swinney’s position coach during his playing days at the student-athletes he recruited were future Pro Bowlers Alabama and served as a wide receivers and tight ends Donnell Woolford and Chester McGlockton. McGlockton coach on Danny Ford’s Tiger staff from 1983-89. was inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame McCorvey serves as the primary liaison between Swinin 2011. McCorvey also coached future NFL players Keith ney and the athletic and IPTAY administration. He also Jennings and K.D. Dunn. oversees the management of the football administrative McCorvey coached at the Division I level for 26 years offices. and went to a bowl game 17 of those seasons. Overall, His return had a positive effect on the program in 2009 he had 36 years of experience as a football coach. He when Clemson won the ACC Atlantic Division for the first coached or signed 36 players who went on to a profestime and finished the season in the top 25 of the AP poll. sional football career as well. He supervises the From 1990-08, he football budget and works coached in the SEC every McCorvey’s Coaching Experience with the staff at Vickery year, including each of Hall to oversee the team’s the last five at Mississippi Year(s) School Location 1972-77 Tate High School Pensacola, FL academic progress. ClemState, where he served as 1978 North Carolina Central Durham, NC son had six players named assistant head coach and 1979-82 Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL to the Academic All-ACC offensive coordinator in 1983-89 Clemson Clemson, SC team in 2010 and Clemaddition to coaching the 1990-97 Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL son’s APR score in 2011 quarterbacks. He was a 1998 South Carolina Columbia, SC was 11th-best among Dibig reason the Bulldogs 1999-04 Tennessee Knoxville, TN 2004-08 Mississippi State Starkville, MS vision I programs. He also won eight games, includmakes speaking engageing wins over Auburn, Alaments and represents the football staff at various meetbama, and Mississippi, in 2007. He also coached running ings and functions. back Anthony Dixon, who was a sixth-round draft pick by “He is my national security advisor,” said Swinney. the 49ers in 2010, and Kyle Love, a free-agent signee. “My experience with him dates to my days as a player at McCorvey coached at Tennessee for five years (1999Alabama when he was my position coach. He coached at 03). With him heading the running game, the Volunteers Clemson in the 1980s under Ford and knows all about our had a 46-14 record. He helped guide Tennessee to the winning tradition. He has been a part of 11 conference 2000 Fiesta Bowl, 2001 Cotton Bowl, 2002 Citrus Bowl, and championship teams in his impressive career.” 2002 and 2003 Peach Bowls. Tennessee won three con McCorvey, 60, worked seven seasons at Clemson besecutive New Year’s Day Bowl games from 2000-02 as well. tween 1983-89. With McCorvey coaching the tight ends Under McCorvey’s leadership, Tennessee maintained from 1983-85 and the wide receivers from 1986-89, Clemthe school’s reputation of having an outstanding rushing son posted a 60-19-3 record and won three ACC titles. attack. The Volunteers led the SEC in rushing in 1999, avDuring that time, the Tigers were invited to the 1985 Ineraging 191.3 yards per game. His work helped tailback
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Travis Stephens pace the SEC in rushing yards (1,464) in 2001. One year prior, McCorvey helped tailback Travis Henry finish second in the league and 14th in the nation in rushing yards (1,314). Another of his protegés was Jamal Lewis, who finished in the top five on the Tennessee career rushing list and was the #5 overall pick of the 2000 NFL draft. He has gone on to an All-Pro career in the NFL. Prior to joining the staff at Tennessee, McCorvey worked one season at South Carolina, where he served as the wide receivers coach in 1998 under former Tiger Assistant Coach Brad Scott. McCorvey took the South Carolina job following an eight-year stay at Alabama from 1990-97. He served seven seasons as its wide receivers coach and the 1996 campaign as offensive coordinator. He was the assistant head coach in 1997 as well. Alabama had five top-25 final rankings in his tenure in Tuscaloosa, including three seasons in the top five. The Crimson Tide won the 1992 national title with McCorvey serving as wide receivers coach and Swinney as one of his student-athletes. That season culminated with a 3413 win over heavily-favored Miami (FL) in the Sugar Bowl. Current Clemson Assistant Coach Danny Pearman was also on that staff. During the 1990-96 era, Alabama posted a 70-16-1 record and played in six bowl games. With McCorvey at the controls of the offense in 1996, Alabama finished 10-3, including a win over Michigan in the Outback Bowl. Alabama’s players flourished under his guidance. As offensive coordinator, running back Shaun Alexander established many school records and later went on to a Pro Bowl career with the Seattle Seahawks. In 1993, David Palmer established school records for catches and receiving yards along with earning first-team All-America honors. Palmer was third in the Heisman Trophy balloting, the highest finish in history for an Alabama player at the time. From 1979-82, he served as an assistant coach at Alabama A&M and helped that program to the #6 rushing offense in Division II in 1981 after finishing 11th in the nation in scoring offense in 1980. McCorvey began his collegiate coaching career at North Carolina Central in 1978. McCorvey began his coaching career with a six-year stint (1972-77) at J.M. Tate Senior High School in Florida. A quarterback at Alabama State from 1968-71, McCorvey earned his bachelor’s degree from Alabama State in 1972 and a master’s degree from West Florida in 1977. In 2010, McCorvey was inducted into the Atmore, AL Hall of Fame. The Atmore, AL native is married to the former Ann Brown. The couple has a son, Marlon.