Marcus Windham enters his first season as an offensive assistant on Alabama State University football staff.
Windham comes to ASU after seasons as the running backs coach for Florida A&M, joining the staff in the spring of 2022.
Before Alabama State, Windham had previous stints on staffs Delta State (Miss., North Carolina Central University and Florida A&M.
While a member of the FAMU coaching staff,, Windham was the run game coordinator, recruiting coordinator and running backs coach over four seasons.
In his first season, the Rattlers rushed for 1,044 yards and ten touchdowns.
In his second season, the Rattlers rushed for 1,795 yards and 24 touchdowns. The Rattlers were led by the SWAC Championship Offensive MVP Terrell Jennings (674 yards, 10 touchdowns). Jennings went on to sign with the New England Patriots. Windham also developed the Celebration Bowl Offensive MVP Kelvin Dean Jr., who had over 500 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns.
In his first year at Delta State, Windham coached two of the top running backs in the Gulf South Conference in Rico Owens and Deion Dampier. Delta State’s running back tandem of Owens II and Dampier were named to the All-Gulf South Conference Second-Team. Owens rushed for a team-best 627 yards and eight touchdowns, while Dampier totaled 525 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Both running backs ranked in the GSC’s top 10 in yards per game, with Owens finishing 2nd and Dampier 10th.
In his three seasons at Itawamba (2015-17) as passing game coordinator, wide receivers coach, and recruiting coordinator, the Indians had one of the most prolific offenses in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges, ranking in the top five in total offense in 2015, 2016 and 2017. He was instrumental in helping the Indians achieve a 16-11 record in three seasons, averaging 39.4 points per game during that time.
In 2017, Windham’s wide receiver corps was led by sophomore and two-time -All American Terry Williams and sophomore First Team All-State Christian Saulsberry. Williams led the way with 79 receptions for 1,095 with 11 scores, while Saulsberry had 44 catches for 560 yards with three scores. True Freshman Jamel Thomas caught 36 passes for 527 yards and seven scores, while Malik Honeycutt also hauled in 35 receptions for 608 yards and six scores.
Windham’s protégé, Terry Williams, arguably went down as the greatest receiver in Itawamba CC history. Williams shattered school records, including career marks for receptions (144), receiving yards (2,000), 100-yard receiving games (7), and 200-yard receiving games (2). Williams also became the first receiver in school history to earn All-American National Junior College Athletic Association honors in back-to-back seasons.
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Windham, who grew up in Macon, Miss., earned his bachelor’s degree in community recreation from SBU and is currently working toward his master’s degree in science.
