Terrence Isaac Sr. is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, a position he has held since 2026. Isaac served as the head football coach at Minnesota North College – Vermilion in 2021 and Rochester Community and Technical College from 2022 to 2025.[1][2][3][4] He was the head football coach for A+ Academy from 2013 to 2016, Green Oaks High School from 2017 to 2020,[5][6] and Minnesota North College – Vermilion in 2021. He played college football for Vermilion, Midwestern State, Texas A&M–Commerce, and professionally for the Tallahassee Thunder, Evansville BlueCats, and Omaha Beef.[7]
In 2023, after leading Rochester C&T to the Red Grange Bowl, Isaac was named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Coach of the Year.[8]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State Warriors (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Wayne State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Wayne State: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion Ironmen (Minnesota College Athletic Conference) (2021) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Vermilion | 2–6 | 2–4 | 7th | L MCAC Quarterfinal | ||||
| Vermilion: | 2–6 | 2–4 | |||||||
| Rochester C&T Yellowjackets (Minnesota College Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Rochester C&T | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3rd | L MCAC Semifinal | ||||
| 2023 | Rochester C&T | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st | W MCAC Championship, L Red Grange Bowl | 2 | |||
| 2024 | Rochester C&T | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2nd | L MCAC Semifinal | ||||
| 2025 | Rochester C&T | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L MCAC Championship | ||||
| Rochester C&T: | 26–15 | 18–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–21 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ Academy Knights () (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| 2013 | A+ Academy | 4–4 | |||||||
| 2014 | A+ Academy | 6–6 | 1–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2015 | A+ Academy | 9–5 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2016 | A+ Academy | 1–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| A+ Academy: | 20–24 | 6–7 | |||||||
| Green Oaks Giants () (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Green Oaks | 3–7 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018 | Green Oaks | 5–6 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Green Oaks | 5–7 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2020 | Green Oaks | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Green Oaks: | 20–23 | 8–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–47 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Romsaas, Ben (December 19, 2020). “VCC alum Isaac hired as new Ironmen head coach”. Mesabi Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Huppert, Boyd (November 15, 2021). “New football coach strives for immersion, recruits African American players to small Minnesota community”. Kare 11. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ “Terrence Isaac Named Head Football Coach”. Rochester Community and Technical College. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Peters, Mary (August 3, 2022). “Meet RCTC’s new head football coach: Terrence Isaac”. KIMT 3 News. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (December 6, 2016). “Green Oaks hires Texas prep coach Terrence Isaac”. Shreveport Times. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Bower, Hunter (December 14, 2020). “Terrence Isaac Steps Down As Green Oaks Football Coach; Other Coaching Carousel News”. Geaux Preps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ “Prime cuts: Beef signs 2 more”. Omaha World-Herald. June 2, 2004. p. 21. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ “Terrence Isaac named 2023 NJCAA Division III Football Coach of the Year”. National Junior College Athletic Association. December 13, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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- “A Plus Academy Football (2013) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “A Plus Academy Football (2014) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “A Plus Academy Football (2015) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “A Plus Academy Football (2016) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “Green Oaks Football (2017) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “Green Oaks Football (2018) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “Green Oaks Football (2019) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- “Green Oaks Football (2020) Schedule”. MaxPreps. Retrieved March 16, 2025.