Kendrick Wade
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ripley High School |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Cleveland, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2002 | Coahoma |
| 2003–2005 | Mississippi Valley State |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2013 | Fairview Middle (TN) |
| 2017–2018 | Mississippi Valley State (WR) |
| 2019 | Briar Cliff (WR) |
| 2020–2021 | Fort Valley State (WR/PGC) |
| 2022 | Delta State (WR/PGC) |
| 2023–2024 | Mississippi Valley State |
| 2025–present | Ripley High School (TN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2014–2017 | Maxine Smith STEAM Academy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–21 |
Kendrick J. Wade is an American football coach and former wide receiver who currently serves as the head football coach at Ripley High School in Ripley, Tennessee. He previously worked as an offensive analyst with the Memphis Tigers in 2025.[1] Wade was the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 2023 to 2024.[2][3] He played college football at Coahoma Community College from 2001 to 2002 and at Mississippi Valley State from 2003 to 2005, and later played professionally for four seasons from 2006 to 2009.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–10 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2024 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–11 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | |||||
| Mississippi Valley State: | 2–21 | 2–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–21 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ↑ Gaither, Steven J. (January 21, 2025). "Memphis football hires former HBCU head coach". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ↑ "MVSU Alum Kendrick Wade Named 18th Football Head Coach". MVSU Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ↑ "MVSU alum Kendrick Wade says, "The Time is Now" as the school's 18th Head Football Coach". MVSU.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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- Briar Cliff Chargers football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Mississippi
- Coahoma Tigers football players
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football players
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football coaches
- Delta State Statesmen football coaches
- Fort Valley State Wildcats football coaches
- People from Cleveland, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- African-American coaches of American football
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
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