Dewayne Alexander
Current teamBowling Green
Current conferenceMAC
Alma materTennessee Tech University (1989, 1998)
Player years 11985–1987
Player team 1Tennessee Tech
Overall record61–76 (college)
Championships1 MSC West Division (2008)
AwardsAmerican Football Coaches Association's NAIA Region 1 Coach of the Year (2010)
Head Coach for NAIA East All star team (2010)
Tennessee Sports Writers Association's Coach of the Year (2011)

Dewayne Alexander is an American college football coach. He is the Tight ends/Assistant head coach for Bowling Green State University, a position he has held since 2025.[1] He was the head football coach at Tennessee Tech, a position he held from 2018 to 2023. Prior to Tennessee Tech, Alexander served as head football coach at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he compiled a record of 41–33. Alexander played college football at Tennessee Tech from 1985 to 1987. He was named head football coach at Tennessee Tech on December 22, 2017.[2][3][4][5] Alexander was fired from Tennessee Tech on November 21, 2023 after six seasons.[6]

References

  1. ^ Organ, Mike (March 19, 2025). "Bowling Green coach adds Dewayne Alexander to staff". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Organ, Mike (December 22, 2017). "Tennessee Tech football names Dewayne Alexander new coach". The Tennessean. Archived May 28, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Tech brings back Dewayne Alexander as head coach". USA Today. December 22, 2017. Archived September 27, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alexander named Tech head coach". Lebanon Democrat. December 22, 2017. Archived September 27, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Craven, Ben (December 22, 2017). "Dewayne Alexander named new Tech football coach". Herald-Citizen. Archived September 27, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Organ, Mike (November 21, 2023). "Tennessee Tech football coach Dewayne Alexander fired after six seasons". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 21, 2023.