Victor Emanuel Koenning Jr. (born February 26, 1960) is a former professional American football player, and current Outside Linebacker coach at Louisiana–Monroe.
A three-year starter and team captain at Kansas State, Koenning was the recipient of the Paul Coffman Award, presented to the Wildcat who displays the most outstanding leadership.
After his collegiate career, he played two seasons (1984–1985) for the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League (USFL).
In his third season, the Cowboys made some improvements, especially on offense, led by future National Football League players Casey Bramlet and Malcom Floyd.
Illinois gave up just 291.8 yards per game and ranked fourth in the nation in pass defense, fifth in tackles for loss and ninth in sacks.
After Koenning led the Illini to a win in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, he was the hired by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
In five of those games, North Carolina held its opponents to less than 20 points, including the 39–17 win over Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl.
Koenning returned to Troy on December 17, 2014, when he was hired by new head coach Neal Brown as defensive coordinator for the Trojans.