Raymond McDougal is a living legend for Fayetteville State Athletics, as he served the Broncos for 44 years in a variety of roles. His most prominent role was as the Head Men’s Golf Coach.
Within two decades, McDougal led his Broncos to 16 CIAA golf titles and 6 PGA National Minority Division II golf titles in 15 appearances. McDougal and the Broncos participated in seven NCAA Division II Super Regionals, finishing as high as third (2007) and second (2009). FSU's second place finish at the 2009 regional tournament earned the team its first NCAA Tournament berth, becoming the first HBCU to make the championship in 35 years.
McDougal has coached five (5) CIAA MVPs and All-Americans, eight (8) CIAA Tournament Medalists, and 44 All-CIAA student-athletes. He has also earned 12 CIAA Coach of the Year awards. McDougal retired from Fayetteville State in June of 2014.
Raymond McDougal joined the Fayetteville State University Broncos in 1970 as the head football coach and head coach of the newly formed men's golf program. After his first year with the University, he turned the golf program over to Dr. Moses Walker and focused on 11 seasons with the football team and one season at the helm of the men's basketball program as interim head coach. Upon returning to lead the men's golf team in 1993, McDougal began making his mark as a CIAA legend.
McDougal is a 1958 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University where he was a four-year scholarship athlete in both football and golf. As a student-athlete, he earned individual winner in four golf tournaments and played halfback and quarterback for the Golden Bulls football team.
Prior to his career at Fayetteville State, he was the head basketball coach and backfield assistant football coach at Bethune-Cookman University.
