cfbhof_year championships coach_years birth_place overall_record coach_team cfbdwid bowl_record sport cfbhof_id birth_date article_title name
2010 2 7 meac -lrb- 1974 -- 1978 , 1987 , 1994 black -rrb- college national -lrb- 1976 -- 1977 -rrb- 1973 1989 -- 2001 -- 1978 1979 -- 1983 1984 -- 1988 union , south carolina 180 -- 132 -- 6 -lrb- college -rrb- south carolina state wichita state howard south carolina state 3423 3 -- 4 football 90194 4 january 1937 willie jeffries
 willie jeffries
willie jeffries

willie e. jeffries , -lrb- born january 4 , 1937 -rrb- is a former american football coach .
he served as the head football coach at south carolina state university for 19 seasons in two stints -lrb- 1973 -- 1978 , 1989 -- 2001 -rrb- , five seasons at wichita state university -lrb- 1979 -- 1983 -rrb- , and five seasons at howard university -lrb- 1984 -- 1988 -rrb- .
jeffries was the first african american head coach of a ncaa division i-a football program at a predominantly white college when he coached wichita state .
he was elected to the college football hall of fame in 2010 .
