| Kenny Phillips | |
| Birth Date: | 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Greenville, NC |
| Death Date: | (aged 56) |
| Death Place: | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Alma Mater: | East Carolina University |
| Player Years1: | 1979–1980 |
| Player Team1: | Chowan |
| Player Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Player Team2: | East Carolina |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back, linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 1985–1986 |
| Coach Team1: | East Carolina (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1987 |
| Coach Team2: | Chowan (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1988–1995 |
| Coach Team3: | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1995-1997 |
| Coach Team4: | Ohio (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1997-2000 |
| Coach Team5: | NC State (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2000–2012 |
| Coach Team6: | Fayetteville State |
| Coach Years7: | 2014 |
| Coach Team7: | Hampton (DC) |
| Overall Record: | 75–63 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 Black college national (2002) 3 CIAA (2002–2003, 2009) 4 CIAA Wester Division (2002–2004, 2009) |
| Awards: | 2× CIAA Coach of the Year (2002, 2009) |
Kenny Phillips (1959 – October 23, 2015) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina from 2002 to 2012, compiling a record of 75–63. Phillips led the Fayetteville State Broncos to three Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles, in 2002, 2003, and 2009. He was named CIAA Coach of the Year twice, in 2002 and 2009. He was married to Beverly Ellison Phillips, the father of two daughters; Kendra and Kennedy and the grandfather of Brayden Jones Phillips And Kayden Phillips.[1]
Phillips died on October 23, 2015, after a suffering from cancer.[2]