Southern Arkansas University Athletics

Wade Henderson enters into his second season on the Mulerider football coaching staff. This season, Henderson will coach the defensive line after coaching the linebackers last season.
 
Prior to coming to SAU, Henderson was the running backs coach at his alma mater Millsaps College (Division III) in Jackson, Miss. A veteran coach, Henderson has 24 years of coaching experience combined across Division III, Mississippi Junior College, and in the Mississippi and Alabama high school ranks.
 
From 2007-2011, Henderson served as the recruiting coordinator/linebackers/running backs coach at Holmes Community College in Goodman, Miss. In 2008, Henderson was a member of the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game coaching staff.
 
In the high school ranks, Henderson was the head coach and athletic director at 5A Brookhaven High (Brookhaven, Miss.) where he led the team to a #7 state ranking and a #1 class 5A ranking en route to a spot in the 2011 Mississippi State Playoffs. At Brookhaven, Henderson is the only coach in school history to start a season 6-0. Henderson also served as the head coach at 6A Terry High (Terry, Miss.) and 2A Loyd Star High (Wesson, Miss.).
 
In addition to his head coaching experience, Henderson served as a defensive coordinator at 6A Ocean Springs High (Ocean Spring, Miss.), 6A Petal High (Petal, Miss.), 4A Florence High (Florence, Miss.), and 4A Richland High (Richland, Miss.) as well as assistant coaching stints at various schools in Mississippi and Alabama.
 
As a player, Henderson was an All-State offensive lineman at Holmes Community College in 1986. After leaving Holmes, Henderson continued to play at Millsaps College from 1987-1989. Following his collegiate days, Henderson played two seasons for the Alabama Raiders of the Minor League Professional Football Alliance. While with the Raiders, Henderson helped lead the team to back-to-back league championships.
 
Henderson holds a master’s degree in Sports Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Teaching/Coaching from Mississippi State University. Henderson, a native of Ackerman, Miss. has one son, Magnum, who is 10-years-old and currently in the fifth grade.