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Chennis Berry
Chennis Berry Jr. (born April 16, 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for South Carolina State University, a position he has held since December 2023. He was previously the head football coach for Benedict College from 2020 to 2023.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Head coach |
| South Carolina State |
| MEAC |
| 19–6 |
| (1973-04-16) April 16, 1973Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Savannah State |
| Offensive tackle |
| Morris Brown (assistant) |
| Kentucky State (OL/TE) |
| Fort Valley State (OL/TE) |
| North Carolina A&T (OL) |
| Morgan State (OC) |
| North Carolina A&T (AHC/OC/OL) |
| Howard (co-OC/OL) |
| Southern (OC/OL) |
| Southern (AHC/OC/OL) |
| Benedict |
| South Carolina State |
| 46–13 |
| 1–1 |
| 0–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| 1 black college national (2025)2 NCAA D-II black college national (2022–2023)2 SIAC (2022–2023)SIAC East Division (2022)2 MEAC (2024–2025) |
| First Team All-SIAC (1994)Division II Region Two Coach of the Year (2022 & 2023)Division I FCS Region Two Coach of the Year (2024) |
Chennis Berry Jr. (born April 16, 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for South Carolina State University, a position he has held since December 2023. He was previously the head football coach for Benedict College from 2020 to 2023.
Berry also coached for Morris Brown, Kentucky State, Fort Valley State, North Carolina A&T, Morgan State, Howard, and Southern. He played college football for Savannah State as an offensive tackle.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA/STATS# | D2/Coaches'° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2020–2023) | |||||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | Benedict | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th (East) | |||
| 2022 | Benedict | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 12 | |
| 2023 | Benedict | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 12 | 14 |
| Benedict: | 27–7 | 17–4 | |||||
| South Carolina State Bulldogs (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||
| 2024 | South Carolina State | 9–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L Celebration | 24 | 20 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 10–3 | 5–0 | 1st | W Celebration | 21 | 25 |
| South Carolina State: | 19–6 | 10–0 | |||||
| Total: | 46–13 | ||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
- Benedict profile
- Southern profile
- North Carolina A&T profile
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