Wendell Avery
American gridiron football player and coach (born 1956)
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Wendell L. Avery (born October 20, 1956) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the wide receivers coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Avery served as the head football coach at Savannah State University (SSU) from 1995 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 12–10.[1]
TitleWide receivers coach
BornOctober 20, 1956
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
CollegeMinnesota (1977–1979)
CareerCollege: 13–9 (.591)
Avery in 2019 | |
| Toronto Argonauts | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 20, 1956 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Minnesota (1977–1979) |
| Career history | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Career | College: 13–9 (.591) |
College career
Avery spent three years playing quarterback for the University of Minnesota, suiting up for 33 games, throwing for 1,194 yards, 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. His best season was in 1978 when he recorded a season-high 663 yards with three touchdowns and six picks.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah State Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Savannah State | 7–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1996 | Savannah State | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Savannah State: | 13–9 | 7–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–9 | ||||||||
