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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kenneth Pettiford
| image = Kenneth Pettiford 2015.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Pettiford in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], on November 15, 2015
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|7|9}}
| birth_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = 
| player_years1 = 1970–1973
| player_team1 = [[Tennessee State Tigers football|Tennessee State]]
| player_positions = [[Quarterback]]
| coach_years1 = 1984
| coach_team1 = [[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn State]] (QB)
| coach_years2 = 1986
| coach_team2 = [[Jackson State Tigers football|Jackson State]] (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1987–1989
| coach_team3 = [[Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football|Mississippi Valley State]]
| coach_years4 = 1991–1994
| coach_team4 = [[Albany State Golden Rams football|Albany State]] ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_years5 = 1995–1997
| coach_team5 = [[Alabama A&M Bulldogs football|Alabama A&M]]
| coach_years6 = 2002–2003
| coach_team6 = [[Savannah State Tigers football|Savannah State]]
| overall_record = 25–54
| bowl_record = 
| tournament_record = 
| championships = 
| awards = 
| coaching_records = 
}}
'''Kenneth Pettiford''' (born July 9, 1950) is a former American [[college football]] player and coach. He served as the head coach at [[Mississippi Valley State University]] (MVSU) from 1987 to 1989, [[Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University]] (AAMU) from 1995 to 1997, and [[Savannah State University]] (SSU) from 2002 to 2003, compiling a career [[college football]] coaching record of 25–54. He currently works as a video production assistant at the [[Tennessee Titans]] games.

==Coaching career==
===Mississippi Valley State===
Pettiford was the 11th head football coach at [[Mississippi Valley State University]] in [[Itta Bena, Mississippi]] and he held that position for three seasons, from 1987 until 1989.  His coaching record at Mississippi Valley State was 5–2.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/mississippi_valley_state/coaching_records.php Mississippi Valley State University coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821135115/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/mississippi_valley_state/coaching_records.php |date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref>

===Alabama A&M===
Pettiford served as head coach of the Bulldogs from 1995 to 1997 and compiled a 19–14 record.

===Savannah State===
Pettiford became the 19th head football coach for the Tigers in 2002.<ref name="PettifordCFDB">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=3326|title=Kenneth "Ken" Pettiford Records by Year|accessdate=November 23, 2013|work=College Football Data Warehouse}}</ref> In Pettiford's first season as head coach, the Tigers compiled a 1–9 record. Pettiford was fired following the fifth game of the 2003 season with a 0–5 record.<ref name="PettifordCFDB" />

==Head coaching record==
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football|Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils]]
 | conf      = [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear = 1987
 | endyear   = 1989
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1987]]
 | name         = Mississippi Valley State
 | overall      = 1–10
 | conference   = 0–7
 | confstanding = 8th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1988]]
 | name         = Mississippi Valley State
 | overall      = 3–8
 | conference   = 1–6
 | confstanding = 7th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1989]]
 | name         = Mississippi Valley State
 | overall      = 1–9
 | conference   = 0–7
 | confstanding = 8th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Mississippi Valley State
 | overall    = 5–27
 | confrecord = 1–20
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Alabama A&M Bulldogs football|Alabama A&M Bulldogs]]
 | conf      = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear = 1995
 | endyear   = 1997
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1995 NCAA Division II football season|1995]]
 | name         = Alabama A&M
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1996 NCAA Division II football season|1996]]
 | name         = Alabama A&M
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1997 NCAA Division II football season|1997]]
 | name         = Alabama A&M
 | overall      = 7–4
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Alabama A&M
 | overall    = 19–14
 | confrecord = 
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Savannah State Tigers football|Savannah State Tigers]]
 | conf      = [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|NCAA Division I-AA independent]]
 | startyear = 2002
 | endyear   = 2003
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2002]]
 | name         = Savannah State
 | overall      = 1–8
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2003]]
 | name         = Savannah State
 | overall      = 0–5{{#tag:ref|Pettiford was fired after five games.  [[Richard Basil]] served as head coach for the final seven games.  Savannah State finished 0–12 on the season.|group=n|name=2003season}}
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Savannah State
 | overall    = 1–13
 | confrecord = 
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 25–54
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football coach navbox}}
{{Alabama A&M Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
{{Savannah State Tigers football coach navbox}}

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