Dawson Odums

Dawson Odums

Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Southern
Conference	SWAC
Record	27–17
Biographical details
Born	Shelby, North Carolina
Alma mater	North Carolina Central
Playing career
1994–1997	North Carolina Central
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
??-??	Crest HS (asst.)
2000–2001	Georgia Southern (asst.)
2002–2003	Gardner–Webb (asst.)
2004–2005	Clark Atlanta (asst.)
2005–2007	Clark Atlanta
2008–2010	Bethune-Cookman (asst.)
2008–2010	North Carolina A&T
2011–2012	Southern (asst.)
2012	Southern (DC/interim HC-9 games)
2013–present	Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	27–17

Dawson Odums is currently the head coach of the Southern Jaguars football team.

Coaching career

Odums agreed to a three-year contract extension as Head Football Coach with Southern University as reported by the Advocate and confirmed by his agent Burton Rocks on January 17, 2014.^[1] On January 21, 2015 it was reported in the Advocate that Bethune-Cookman had asked for, and received, permission to speak with Coach Odums regarding their own Head Coaching vacancy.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2012–present)
2012	Southern	4–5	3–5	T–2nd (West)
2013	Southern	9–4	7–2	1st (West)	W SWAC Championship Game
2014	Southern	9–4	8–1	1st (West)	L SWAC Championship Game
2015	Southern	5–4	5–2
Southern:		27–17	23–10
Total:		27–17
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

1. (January 17, 2014),
2. (January 21, 2015),

External links

• Southern profile