Alvin Parker
American football coach (born c. 1977)
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Alvin D. Parker (born c. 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Virginia Union University, a position he has held since 2018.[1][2][3][4] He also coached for Elizabeth City State and St. Augustine's.[5][6] He played college football for Virginia Union as a running back.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia Union |
| Conference | CIAA |
| Record | 59–20 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1977 (age 48–49) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Virginia Union University (1999) Virginia Commonwealth University (2001) Northcentral University (2017) |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Virginia Union |
| Position | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Virginia Union (OA) |
| 2001–2002 | Virginia Union (RB) |
| 2003 | Virginia Union (OC/RB) |
| 2004–2015 | Elizabeth City State (AHC/OC) |
| 2016–2017 | St. Augustine's (AHC/OC) |
| 2018–present | Virginia Union |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2021–present | Virginia Union (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–20 |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 CIAA (2023–2024) 1 CIAA Northern Division (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| CIAA Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Virginia Union | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 2019 | Virginia Union | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Virginia Union | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 2022 | Virginia Union | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd (Northern) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 18 | |||
| 2023 | Virginia Union | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Northern) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 20 | 24 | ||
| 2024 | Virginia Union | 10–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2025 | Virginia Union | 9–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 21 | |||
| Virginia Union: | 59–20 | 42–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–20 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
