| Rockey Felker | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Director of player personnel |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 1, 1953 |
| Place of birth | Jackson, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1974 | Mississippi State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1978 1979–1980 1981–1982 1983–1985 1986–1990 1991–1992 1993–1996 1997–1999 2002–2006 2007–2008 2009–present |
Mississippi State (JV/WR/RB) Texas Tech (assistant) Memphis State (assistant) Alabama (WR/DB) Mississippi State Tulsa (OC) Arkansas (OC) Tulsa (OC) Mississippi State (football operations) Mississippi State (RB) Mississippi State (dir. player personnel) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–34 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
Rockey Felker (born February 1, 1953) is a former quarterback, head football coach, and currently serves as director of player personnel for Mississippi State University, in Starkville, Mississippi. After serving three different stints and working for four different head coaches at Mississippi State, Felker is considered one of the school's native sons.[1]
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Felker played quarterback at Mississippi State from 1972 to 1974 under coaches Charley Shira and Bob Tyler after a five-sport career at Brownsville High School in Tennessee.[2] Helping lead Mississippi State to a 9–3 season and a win over North Carolina in the 1974 Sun Bowl,[3] Felker continues rank in the program's top ten in multiple passing categories including: passing yardage (#9), pass completions (#10, 207), yards per attempt (#8, 6.98), passing efficiency (#7, 112.65), and touchdown passes (#7, 23). He is also ranked nine in total offense with 3,776 yards and seventh in total touchdowns accounted for with 35 (12 rushing and 23 passing).
After serving as an assistant coach for three years at his alma mater, Felker served in several assistant coach capacities in the South, including Texas Tech University, Memphis State University, and the University of Alabama. After almost 10 years away from Mississippi State, Felker was called home to lead his alma mater, which was coming off four straight losing seasons. At 33, Felker was the youngest coach in the country and the first Mississippi State coach in 30 years to start his career with a winning record (6–5). His record would not stand up though as he suffered through four losing seasons (4–7, 1–10, 5–6, 5–6) between 1987 and 1990 and was replaced by Jackie Sherrill.
Since leaving his position as head coach, Felker has enjoyed a successful tenure as an assistant coach. After coaching at the University of Tulsa, and the University of Arkansas,[4] Felker returned home at the request of Sherrill and continues to remain a staple of the Mississippi State staff.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (1986–1990) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Mississippi State | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1987 | Mississippi State | 4–7 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1988 | Mississippi State | 1–10 | 0–7 | 10th | |||||
| 1989 | Mississippi State | 5–6 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1990 | Mississippi State | 5–6 | 1–6 | T–8th | |||||
| Miss State: | 21–34 | 5–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–34 | ||||||||
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