DelVaughn Alexander (born July 16, 1971) is an American football coach and former wide receiver. He played college football at West Los Angeles College before transferring to USC. He was the interim head football coach of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for their bowl game in 2024.
College career
Alexander played college football at the University of Southern California where he backed up Johnnie Morton and Keyshawn Johnson. Prior to USC, Alexander went to West Los Angeles College.
Coaching career
Between 1995 and 1997, Alexander was a graduate assistant coach for the USC Trojans. Alexander was the wide receivers coach for the University of Notre Dame. Prior to that, he coached at Arizona State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of San Diego, Oregon State University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He also worked for the National Football League‘s San Diego Chargers. In the spring of 2022, Alexander was hired as the wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech.[1] He served as the interim head coach for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for their bowl game in 2024.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV Rebels (Mountain West Conference) (2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | UNLV | 1–0 | 0–0 | T–2nd | W LA‡ | 24 | 23 | ||
| UNLV: | 1–0 | 0–0 | ‡ Interim head coach for bowl, replacing Barry Odom | ||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Barnett, Zach (April 2, 2022). “Sources: Former Notre Dame wide receivers coach lands at Georgia Tech”. footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ * Athletics, University of Nevada Las Vegas (December 8, 2024). “Del Alexander Named UNLV Football Interim Head Coach”. University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.