Damon Frenchers enters his first season as an assistant football coach under head coach Kyle Phelps at Lyon College. Frenchers will be entering his 29th overall season as a collegiate football coach. He will be responsible for coaching the Scots’ defensive linemen as well as recruiting, scouting opponents and other administrative duties.
He spent the 2016 season at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, AR. Prior to his time at UAPB, Frenchers spent the four seasons before that at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., serving as the assistant head coach, linebackers coach and defensive coordinator. Several players entered the professional ranks under Frenchers at Lincoln, including Kendrick Causey who signed with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League after earning All-MIAA third-team honors. As defensive coordinator, Frenchers also worked with O’Hara Fluellen who was invited to the Seattle Seahawks 2013 rookie training camp before joining the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders.
Other previous coaching stops for Frenchers include S.C. State, N.C. Central, Delaware State, Norfolk State, St. Paul’s College, and Lane. In addition to his football coaching responsibilities at St. Paul’s and Lane, he also served as head baseball coach at both institutions.
In 1987, Frenchers started his coaching career as a volunteer undergraduate student at the University of Missouri. Frenchers assisted defensive coaches in breaking down and analyzing film. He also assisted defensive coaches during Missouri practices. After spending two seasons with Missouri, Frenchers took over as S.C. State’s defensive end and strength and conditioning coach in 1989.
During his three-year stint there, he coached All-American and 1992 first-round draft pick Robert Porcher. Porcher spent 13 seasons in the NFL (1992-2004) and recorded 95.5 career sacks. After leaving the Bulldogs program, Frenchers took over as N.C. Central’s defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator in 1992. He spent seven seasons with the Eagles program where he coached All-CIAA performers Michael Lattimore and Corey Francis.
Frenchers left N.C. Central in February of 1999 to accept his first defensive coordinator position. In 1999, Frenchers became Delaware State’s defensive coordinator. He was responsible for organizing and implementing the Hornets defensive game plan. He served as Delaware State’s defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for three seasons before leaving for Norfolk State. In his second stint with NCCU in 2002, he was named the Eagles defensive coordinator.
In addition to his experience as a college football coach, Frenchers has also worked at various NFL camps over the past quarter century, and he has also spent time coaching camps at various Division I FBS schools such as Florida, North Carolina and Duke.
He earned a B.S., degree at the University of the State of New York, Regents College.
