Alex Wood (American football)

Alex Wood
Pittsburgh Maulers
Position:	Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born:	March 14, 1955 (age 69); Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College:	Iowa (1975–1977)
Undrafted:	1978
Career history
As a coach:
	Iowa (1978); Graduate assistant; Kent State (1979–1980); Wide receivers coach; Southern Illinois (1981); Defensive backs coach; Southern (1982–1984); Defensive coordinator; Wyoming (1985–1986); Wide receivers / tight ends coach; Washington State (1987–1988); Tight ends coach; Miami (FL) (1989–1992); Running backs coach; Wake Forest (1993–1994); Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach; James Madison (1995–1998); Head coach; Minnesota Vikings (1999–2002); Quarterbacks coach; Cincinnati Bengals (2003); Wide receivers coach; Arizona Cardinals (2004); Offensive coordinator; Arkansas (2006–2007); Quarterbacks coach; Miami (OH) (2010); Wide receivers coach; Buffalo (2011–2014); Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks / wide receivers coach; Buffalo (2014); interim head coach; Florida A&M (2015–2017); Head coach; Delaware (2018–2020); Quarterbacks / wide receivers coach; Pittsburgh Maulers (2023–present); Wide receivers coach;
Head coaching record
Regular season:	32–47 (.405)
Postseason:	0–0 (–)
Career:	32–47 (.405)

Alexander Von Wood (born March 14, 1955) is an American football coach, who is the wide receivers coach for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL). Wood served as the head football coach at James Madison University from 1995 to 1998 and Florida A&M University from 2015 to 2017.^[1] He won two national championships as an assistant coach at the University of Miami in 1989 and 1991.

Wood played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1975 to 1977 as a running back and special teams player. He graduated from Iowa in 1979 with a degree in secondary education and social studies. He also began his coaching career as a student assistant at his alma mater in 1978. He has over 30 years in coaching experience at both the college and National Football League (NFL) ranks.^[2]

Personal life

Wood, from Massillon, Ohio, played football and wrestled at Massillon Washington High School. He and his wife, Rosa, have three children – Jerrel, Alex and Natalie.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
James Madison Dukes (Yankee Conference) (1995–1996)
1995	James Madison	8–4	6–2	T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic)
1996	James Madison	7–4	5–3	T–5th (Mid-Atlantic)
James Madison Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–1998)
1997	James Madison	5–6	3–5	10th (Mid-Atlantic)
1998	James Madison	3–8	2–6	T–10th (Mid-Atlantic)
James Madison:		23–22	16–16
Buffalo Bulls^{[n 1]} (Mid-American Conference) (2014)
2014	Buffalo	2–2	2–2	3rd (East)
Buffalo:		2–2	2–2
Florida A&M Rattlers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2015–2017)
2015	Florida A&M	1–10	1–7	T–8th
2016	Florida A&M	4–7	4–4	T–5th
2017	Florida A&M	3–8	2–6	T–8th
Florida A&M:		8–25	7–17
Total:		33–49

Notes

^ Wood served as interim head coach after Jeff Quinn was fired during the season.

References

^ Rivals.com Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Alex Wood - James Madison football
^ Miami University RedHawk Football Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Alex Wood

External links

Delaware profile

[2014season-3] Wood served as interim head coach after Jeff Quinn was fired during the season.

[1] Rivals.com Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Alex Wood - James Madison football

[2] Miami University RedHawk Football Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Alex Wood

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