C. C. Grant

Ulysses "C. C." Grant (born c. 1966) is an American college football coach and former baseball coach.^[1] He is the head football coach for the United States Coast Guard Academy, a position he has held since 2020. He previously was an assistant coach for Cortland. He also coached the Coast Guard Bears baseball team from 2007 to 2020.^[2]

C. C. Grant

Grant in 2010
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Coast Guard
Conference	NEWMAC
Record	15–26
Biographical details
Born	c. 1966 (age 58–59)
Alma mater	State University of New York at Cortland (1992)
Playing career
1988–1991	Cortland
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1992–1993	Cortland (GA)
1994–1995	Cortland (assistant)
1996–1997	Cortland (OC)
1998–2003	Coast Guard (OC)
2004–2019	Coast Guard (co-DC)
2020–present	Coast Guard
Baseball
2000–2006	Coast Guard (assistant)
2007–2020	Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall	15–26 (football) 182–255 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As player All-ECAC (1990)

Grant attended Williamson School District in Wayne County, New York and Cortland, where he played college football as a fullback.^[1]

Bill George, an assistant at Ithaca on the opposite side of the Cortaca Jug rivalry, invited Grant to join the staff at Coast Guard when he was named head coach. Upon George's retirement,^[1] Grant became the first African-American head football coach at any of the United States service academies.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Coast Guard Bears (New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21	Coast Guard	0–1	0–0	N/A
2021	Coast Guard	2–8	0–6	7th
2022	Coast Guard	3–7	1–5	T–6th
2023	Coast Guard	5–5	3–4	T–4th
2024	Coast Guard	5–5	3–4	T–5th
2025	Coast Guard	0–0	0–0
Coast Guard:		15–26	7–19
Total:		15–26

Baseball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Coast Guard Bears (New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference) (2007–2020)
2007	Coast Guard	12–17	5–7	7th	NEWMAC Tournament
2008	Coast Guard	7–21	1–11	7th
2009	Coast Guard	7–23	2–10	7th
2010	Coast Guard	12–18	4–8	7th
2011	Coast Guard	21–16	9–9	7th	ECAC Tournament
2012	Coast Guard	14–21	6–12	3rd
2013	Coast Guard	22–16	9–9	6th	ECAC Tournament
2014	Coast Guard	13–22	8–9	6th
2015	Coast Guard	16–16	8–9	5th
2016	Coast Guard	16–21	8–9	8th
2017	Coast Guard	12–23	3–14
2018	Coast Guard	11–18	4–13	6th
2019	Coast Guard	16–19	4–13	5th
2020	Coast Guard	4–3	0–0	N/A
Coast Guard:		182–255	68–136
Total:		182–255