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Rockey Felker (born February 1, 1953) is a former quarterback, head football coach, and currently serves as director of player personnel for Mississippi State University, in Starkville, Mississippi. After serving three different stints and working for four different head coaches at Mississippi State, Felker is considered one of the school's native sons.[1]
Playing career
Felker played quarterback at Mississippi State from 1972 to 1974 under coaches Charley Shira and Bob Tyler after a five-sport career at Brownsville High School in Tennessee.[2] Helping lead Mississippi State to a 9–3 season and a win over North Carolina in the 1974 Sun Bowl,[3] Felker continues rank in the program's top ten in multiple passing categories including: passing yardage (#9), pass completions (#10, 207), yards per attempt (#8, 6.98), passing efficiency (#7, 112.65), and touchdown passes (#7, 23). He is also ranked nine in total offense with 3,776 yards and seventh in total touchdowns accounted for with 35 (12 rushing and 23 passing).
Coaching career
After serving as an assistant coach for three years at his alma mater, Felker served in several assistant coach capacities in the South, including Texas Tech University, Memphis State University, and the University of Alabama. After almost 10 years away from Mississippi State, Felker was called home to lead his alma mater, which was coming off four straight losing seasons. At 33, Felker was the youngest coach in the country and the first Mississippi State coach in 30 years to start his career with a winning record (6–5). However, this wouldn't last, and he suffered through four losing seasons (4–7, 1–10, 5–6, 5–6) between 1987 and 1990, and only won a total of five games in Southeastern Conference play. He was fired at the end of the 1990 season and replaced by Jackie Sherrill.
Since leaving his position as head coach, Felker has enjoyed a successful tenure as an assistant coach. After coaching at the University of Tulsa, and the University of Arkansas,[4] Felker returned home at the request of Sherrill and continues to remain a staple of the Mississippi State staff.
Head coaching record
References
External links
- Mississippi State profile
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