Mac Bryan

Mac Bryan
Biographical details
Born	December 29, 1959 (age 65); Traphill, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1980	Appalachian State
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982	Appalachian State (GA)
1983	West Wilkes HS (NC)
1984–1985	Lees–McRae (OC/OL)
1986–1990	Lees–McRae
1991	Southern Miss (TE/OT)
1992–1993	Southern Miss (OL)
1994–1999	Boiling Springs HS (SC)
2000	Pikeville (AHC/OC)
2001	Chattanooga (OL)
2002	Chattanooga (DL)
2003	Chattanooga (AHC/DL)
2004	Newberry (AHC/OL)
2005	Emerald HS (SC)
2006–2008	Pikeville
2009	Enka HS (NC)
2010–2012	UT Martin (co-OC/OL)
2013–2017	Ooltewah HS (TN)
2018–2021	Avery County HS (NC)
2022	Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe HS (GA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005	Emerald HS (SC)
Head coaching record
Overall	10–22 (college); 44–9–1 (junior college); 93–109 (high school; excluding West Wilkes)
Bowls	2–3 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 CFC (1986–1988)

John Mac Bryan (born December 29, 1959) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach for West Wilkes High School in 1983,^[1] Lees–McRae College from 1986 to 1990,^[2]^[3]^[4] Boiling Springs High School from 1994 to 1999,^[5]^[6] Emerald High School in 2005,^[7] Pikeville College—now known as the University of Pikeville—from 2006 to 2008,^[8] Enka High School in 2009,^[9]^[10] Ooltewah High School from 2013 to 2017,^[11]^[12] Avery County High School from 2018 to 2021,^[13] and Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School in 2022.^[14] He also coached for Appalachian State, Southern Miss,^[15] Chattanooga, Newberry,^[16] and UT Martin.^[10]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Pikeville Bears (Mid-South Conference) (2006–2008)
2006	Pikeville	4–6	2–3	4th (East)
2007	Pikeville	4–7	2–3	T–4th (East)
2008	Pikeville	2–9	1–5	6th (East)
Pikeville:		10–22	5–11
Total:		10–22

^[17]

Junior college


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NJCAA^#
Lees–McRae Bobcats (Coastal Football Conference) (1986–1990)
1986	Lees–McRae	9–1–1	5–0	1st	L East Bowl	4
1987	Lees–McRae	12–0	5–0	1st	W East Bowl	2
1988	Lees–McRae	9–2	4–1	T–1st	L Mid-America Bowl	7
1989	Lees–McRae	8–2	3–1	2nd	W East Bowl
1990	Lees–McRae	6–4	2–3	4th	L East Bowl
Lees–McRae:		44–9–1	19–5
Total:		44–9–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

High school


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
West Wilkes Blackhawks (Blue Ridge Conference) (1983)
1983	West Wilkes
West Wilkes:
Boiling Springs Bulldogs () (1994–1999)
1994	Boiling Springs	5–7	2–5
1995	Boiling Springs	3–8	2–5
1996	Boiling Springs	8–5	2–4
1997	Boiling Springs	2–10	0–6	7th
1998	Boiling Springs	2–10	0–6	7th
1999	Boiling Springs	4–8	1–5	6th
Boiling Springs:		24–48	7–31
Emerald Vikings () (2005)
2005	Emerald	11–3	4–1	2nd
Emerald:		11–3	4–1
Enka Jets () (2009)
2009	Enka	4–6	2–3	5th
Enka:		4–6	2–3
Ooltewah Owls () (2013–2017)
2013	Ooltewah	4–2	1–1	4th
2014	Ooltewah	12–1	6–0	1st
2015	Ooltewah	11–3	5–1	1st
2016	Ooltewah	10–3	5–1	2nd
2017	Ooltewah	5–6	3–3	4th
Ooltewah:		42–15	20–6
Avery County Vikings () (2018–2021)
2018	Avery County	2–9	1–4	5th
2019	Avery County	5–7	1–4	5th
2020	Avery County	2–3	1–3	5th
2021	Avery County	1–10	1–5	6th
Avery County:		10–29	4–16
Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Warriors () (2022)
2022	Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe	2–8	1–6	7th
Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe:		2–8	1–6
Total:
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Hrichak, Phil (August 21, 1983). "West Wilkes Gets Nod as Favorite in Blue Ridge Conference". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 14. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "New Lees-McRae Coach". Hickory Daily Record. February 6, 1986. p. 33. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "Campbell Quits At Lees-McRae; Hicks Leaves Mars Hill Program". The Asheville Times. February 8, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Mead, Doug (January 6, 1991). "Bryan Resigns At Lees-McRae". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 23. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Bellune, Mark (August 21, 1994). "Bryan new top Bulldog". The Greenville News. p. 240. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "Boiling Springs football coach takes college job". The Greenville News. March 28, 2000. p. 32. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Cox, Ron (February 8, 2005). "Emerald gets its football coach". The Index-Journal. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Bailey, Rick (August 17, 2006). "Pikeville coach comes full circle". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 36. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Pearson, Andrew (August 9, 2009). "Enka Jets aim high". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 21. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Pearson, Andrew (January 14, 2010). "Enka coach resigns to take college job". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 17. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "Mac Bryan hired as Ooltewah's new coach". Local 3 News. March 1, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "Ooltewah High School head football coach Mac Bryan resigns". ABC News Channel 9. February 12, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Gardner, Tim (December 15, 2021). "Mac Bryan Resigns as Avery County High School Head Football Coach". High County Press. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Smith, Randy (March 4, 2022). "LFO Hires Familiar Name To Coach Football". Chattanoogan. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ Doherty, Time (April 20, 1991). "Bryan has new role in life after guiding JuCo program". Hattiesburg American. p. 11. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "Newberry hires assistant football coach". The State. August 20, 2004. p. 27. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ DeLassus, David. "Pikeville Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2010.