Buddy Stephens

Buddy Stephens
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamEast Mississippi
ConferenceMACJC
Record143–24
Biographical details
Born (1966-09-06) September 6, 1966 (age 58)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
?Delta State
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2007Pearl River (assistant)
2008–presentEast Mississippi
Head coaching record
Overall143–24
Bowls7–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 NJCAA National (2011, 2013–2014, 2017–2018)
9 MACJC/MACCC (2009, 2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2022–2023)
13 MACJC/MACCC North Division (2008–2009, 2011–2019, 2021, 2023)

Wofford Oran "Buddy" Stephens Jr. is an American junior college football coach. He is the head football coach at East Mississippi Community College,[1] where he has won five NJCAA National Football Championships and coached future National Football League (NFL) players such as Chad Kelly, Jarran Reed and Dakota Allen.

Stephens is known as the head coach from the first two seasons of the Netflix series Last Chance U. He has won more games at EMCC than any other coach in history.

  1. ^ "East Mississippi Athletics". Buddy Stephens. EMCC Athletics.