Damon Wilson (American football)

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Damon Wilson
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Morgan State
Conference MEAC
Record8–13
Playing career
1997–1998 Bowie State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2003 Bowie State (assistant)
2004–2006 Texas Southern (assistant)
2007Bowie State (RB/ST)
2008 Prairie View A&M (RB)
2009–2021Bowie State
2022–present Morgan State
Head coaching record
Overall97–58
Tournaments3–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 black college national (2018–2019)
3 CIAA (2018–2019, 2021)
7 CIAA Northern Division (2009–2010, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2021)
Awards
CIAA Coach of the Year (2015, 2019, 2021)

Damon Wilson is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Wilson was previously the head football coach at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland for 12 years, from 2009 through May 2022. [1] Wilson played college football at Bowie State, earning all-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) honors in 1997 and 1998. [2]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs AFCA#
Bowie State Bulldogs (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(2009–2021)
2009 Bowie State6–55–2T–1st (Northern)
2010 Bowie State6–46–1T–1st (Northern)
2011 Bowie State4–63–4T–3rd (Northern)
2012 Bowie State5–52–55th (Northern)
2013 Bowie State5–53–4T–3rd (Northern)
2014 Bowie State5–55–2T–2nd (Northern)
2015 Bowie State9–37–01st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
2016 Bowie State7–46–11st (Northern)
2017 Bowie State9–26–12nd (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round 23
2018 Bowie State10–35–1T–1st (Northern)L NCAA Division II Second Round 19
2019 Bowie State11–17–01st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round 18
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Bowie State12–27–01st (Northern)L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 6
Bowie State:89–4562–21
Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Morgan State 4–72–3T–3rd
2023 Morgan State 4–63–2T–3rd
2024 Morgan State 0–00–0
Morgan State:8–135–5
Total:97–58
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Gaither, Steven (May 25, 2022). "Morgan State to name Damon Wilson as head coach, per sources". hbcugameday.com. iOne Digital Network. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. "Bowie State names Wilson football coach". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. April 3, 2009. p. D2. Retrieved January 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .