Macky MacPherson - Football Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Macky MacPherson

Title:
Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Email:
ramacphe@syr.edu

Four-year Syracuse football letterwinner Macky MacPherson returned to his alma mater in August 2016 and is in his second season as a graduate assistant coach for offense.

A three-year starter at center, MacPherson played for the Orange from 2010-13 and helped SU to three bowl wins in his four seasons. He blocked for a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Antwon Bailey - 2011, Jerome Smith - 2012) during his career and earned All-ACC Second Team honors as a senior captain in 2013.

MacPherson signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent and spent the 2014 preseason with the franchise before being released during the final round of cuts.

After his playing career ended, MacPherson worked as a merchandiser for PepsiCo before landing his first coaching job in 2015 as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech.

During MacPherson’s one year with the Bulldogs, they went 9-4 and defeated Arkansas State in the New Orleans Bowl. Louisiana Tech averaged 37.5 points per game and running back Kenneth Dixon recorded 26 touchdowns to finish second in NCAA history in career touchdowns scored (87).

MacPherson is the grandson of former Syracuse head coach and 2009 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hall of Fame inductee Dick MacPherson, who coached the Orange from 1981-90. Macky’s younger brother, Cameron, also played at Syracuse.

A two-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection, MacPherson was inducted into the NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2014 and graduated in seven semesters from Syracuse with a bachelor's degree in geography. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation from his alma mater.