Rick Comegy

Rick Comegy (born September 24, 1953) is an American former college football and college baseball coach. On January 21, 2014, Comegy was introduced as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State.^[1] He previously served as the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 2006 to 2013.^[2] He was named JSU head coach on December 9, 2005 after ten years as head coach of Tuskegee University, where he compiled a 90–26 record. He has also served as head coach of Cheyney University and Central State University, where he won the NAIA national football championship in 1995. He served as an assistant coach at Central State under former Billy Joe in the 80s and 90s.

Rick Comegy

Biographical details
Born	(1953-09-24) September 24, 1953 (age 71) Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1970s	Millersville
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1975–1977	Millersville (assistant)
1978–1984	Colgate (assistant)
1985–1989	Central State (OH) (assistant)
1990–1991	Cheyney
1992–1993	Central State (OH) (assistant)
1994–1995	Central State (OH)
1996–2005	Tuskegee
2006–2013	Jackson State
2014–2017	Mississippi Valley State
Baseball
1980–1984	Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall	169–124 (football) 33–90 (baseball)
Bowls	3–1
Tournaments	3–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1995) 1 black college national (2000) 6 SIAC (1998–2002, 2005) 1 SWAC (2007) 6 SWAC East Division (2007–2008, 2010–2013)
Awards
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1995)

Comegy was the 15th head coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for ten seasons, from 1996 until 2005. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 90–26.^[3]

Comegy is a 1976 graduate of Millersville University and has held coaching positions at Millersville and Colgate University, where he also coached track and baseball.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Cheyney Wolves (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1990–1991)
1990	Cheyney	0–11	0–5	6th (Eastern)
1991	Cheyney	0–11	0–6	7th (Eastern)
Cheyney:		0–22	0–11
Central State Marauders (NAIA Division I independent) (1994–1995)
1994	Central State	8–2			L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
1995	Central State	10–1			W NAIA Division I Championship
Central State:		18–3
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1996–2005)
1996	Tuskegee	5–6	2–4	T–8th
1997	Tuskegee	7–4	3–3	T–5th
1998	Tuskegee	10–2	6–0	1st	W Pioneer
1999	Tuskegee	9–3	5–1	T–1st	L Pioneer
2000	Tuskegee	12–0	7–0	1st	W Pioneer
2001	Tuskegee	11–1	6–1	T–1st	W Pioneer
2002	Tuskegee	10–1	7–1	1st
2003	Tuskegee	5–6	4–4	T–5th
2004	Tuskegee	10–2	7–1	2nd	L Pioneer
2005	Tuskegee	11–1	8–1	T–1st	W Pioneer
Tuskegee:		90–26	55–16
Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2006–2013)
2006	Jackson State	6–5	5–4	T–2nd (East)
2007	Jackson State	8–4	7–2	1st (East)
2008	Jackson State	7–5	6–1	1st (East)
2009	Jackson State	3–7	3–4	T–2nd (East)
2010	Jackson State	8–3	6–3	T–1st (East)
2011	Jackson State	9–2	7–2	T–1st (East)
2012	Jackson State	7–5	7–2	T–1st (East)
2013	Jackson State	8–4	8–1	1st (East)
Jackson State:		55–35	49–19
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2014–2017)
2014	Mississippi Valley State	2–9	1–8	5th (East)
2015	Mississippi Valley State	1–10	1–8	5th (East)
2016	Mississippi Valley State	1–10	1–8	5th (East)
2017	Mississippi Valley State	2–9	1–6	5th (East)
Mississippi Valley State:		6–38	4–30
Total:		169–124
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth