Dawson Odums

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Dawson Odums
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Odums in 2016
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Norfolk State
Conference MEAC
Record11–23
Biographical details
Born Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1997 North Carolina Central
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999 Crest HS (NC) (assistant)
2000–2001 Georgia Southern (assistant)
2002–2003 Gardner–Webb (assistant)
2004 Clark Atlanta (interim HC)
2005–2007 Bethune–Cookman (assistant)
2008–2010 North Carolina A&T (DC)
2011–2012 Southern (assistant)
2012Southern (interim HC/DC)
2013–2020Southern
2021–present Norfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall75–64
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SWAC (2013)
4 SWAC West Division (2013-2014, 2018-2019)

Dawson Tayrone Odums is an American football coach. He is the head coach at Norfolk State University, a position he has held since 2021. Odums served as the interim head football coach at Clark Atlanta University for one season, in 2004, and head football coach at Southern University and A&M College from 2013 to 2020.

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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] On April 20, 2021 Odums agreed to a six-year deal with Norfolk State to become the new head coach.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2004)
2004 Clark Atlanta1–91–78th
Clark Atlanta:1–91–7
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2012–2020)
2012 Southern 4–5 [n 1] 3–5 [n 1] T–2nd (West)
2013 Southern 9–47–21st (West)
2014 Southern 9–48–11st (West)
2015 Southern 6–56–33rd (West)
2016 Southern 8–38–12nd (West)
2017 Southern 7–35–12nd (West)
2018 Southern 7–36–11st (West)
2019 Southern 8–46–11st (West)
2020 Southern 5–14–12nd (West)
Southern:63–3253–16
Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2021–present)
2021 Norfolk State 6–52–34th
2022 Norfolk State 2–92–3T–3rd
2023 Norfolk State 3–81–46th
2024 Norfolk State 0–00–0
Norfolk State:11–235–10
Total:75–64
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 Stump Mitchell was Southern's head coach for the first two games of the 2012 season before he was fired. Odums served as interim head coach for the final nine games. Southern finished the year 4–7 overall and 3–6 in conference play.

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