Theophulis D. Lemon (born July 23, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at

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in 2005, and at Savannah State University from 2006 to 2007; he was also the interim head coach at

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for the final three games of the 1984 season.

Biography

Playing career

Lemon was a four-year starter at

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at Ohio University.

Coaching career

His previous head coaching experiences include

(1984), the College of DuPage (2001–2004)

(2003–2006) and Savannah State University (2006–2007). He has served as an assistant coach at Kentucky State, Central State,

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, Rutgers University and Wake Forest University.

Savannah State

Lemon entered his first season as head football coach at Savannah State University in 2006 moving from the head coaching position at

. He was relieved of his duties on after compiling a 3–18 record in his two seasons as head coach. Lemon was the 20th head football coach at Savannah State University. His annual salary at Savannah State was $65,000.

Head coaching record

College

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References

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