Fred Freeman (born December 29, 1943) is an American former football player and coach. He was selected by the New York Giants in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. Freeman served as the head football coach at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia from 1984 to 1991, compiling a record of 49–31–4.[1]
Freeman was an assistant coach at Howard University and Delaware State University prior to joining the coaching staff at Hampton in 1981. He served as defensive coordinator at Hampton for three season under Ed Wyche before succeeding him as head coach in 1984, when Wyche left for Alabama A&M University.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Pirates (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1991) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Hampton | 5–3–2 | 4–2–1 | 2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 1985 | Hampton | 10–2 | 6–1 | 1st (Northern) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 1986 | Hampton | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| 1987 | Hampton | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st (Northern) | 15 | ||||
| 1988 | Hampton | 7–3 | 3–3 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1989 | Hampton | 8–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 1990 | Hampton | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1991 | Hampton | 2–9 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| Hampton: | 49–31–4 | 30–21–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–31–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ Teel, David (November 22, 1991). “Coach Calls It Quits At HU”. Daily Press. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ “Hampton Institute gets new coach”. The Daily Advance. Lynchburg, Virginia. Associated Press. February 8, 1984. p. B5. Retrieved June 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ “NCAA Statistics; Coach; Fred Freeman”. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 6, 2026.