Derrick D'wayne Burroughs (born May 18, 1962) is an

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coach and former

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who played five seasons in the

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(NFL) for the

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. He served two stints as the head football coach at

Lane College Lane College is a private historically black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and located in Jackson, Tennessee. It offers associate and baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences. History Lane College was ...

, from 2010 to 2013 and 2015 to 2019.

Coaching career

Burroughs began his coaching career in 1995 as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for

Knoxville College Knoxville College is a historically black liberal arts college in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, which was founded in 1875 by the United Presbyterian Church of North America. It is a United Negro College Fund member school. A slow peri ...

. Three years later, he joined the

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in the role of running backs coach. Burroughs became the defensive backs coach of the

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in 1999. He served in a similar capacity with the

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of the

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(2000) and

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of the

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(2001). After four years in private business he returned to coaching in 2006 as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Clark Atlanta. In 2007, he was the defensive backs coach at

Stillman College Stillman College is a private historically black Presbyterian college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awards the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 17 disciplines/majors housed within three academic schools (Arts and Sciences, Busi ...

. Burroughs spent 2008 in the same role at

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the Lin ...

. On February 6, 2010, Burroughs became the head football coach at

. He returned to Lane in 2015 after a one-year stint at

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Lane profile
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