Jon Sumrall

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Jon Sumrall
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Tulane
Conference AAC
Record5–2
Biographical details
Born (1982-07-05) July 5, 1982 (age 42)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2004 Kentucky
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006 Kentucky (GA)
2007–2009 San Diego (DL/RC)
2010–2011San Diego (AHC/DC/LB)
2012–2013 Tulane (co-DC/DL)
2014Tulane (co-DC/LB)
2015–2017 Troy (AHC/LB/ST)
2018 Ole Miss (LB)
2019–2020Kentucky (ILB)
2021Kentucky (co-DC/ILB)
2022–2023Troy
2024–presentTulane
Head coaching record
Overall28–6
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Sun Belt (2022, 2023)
2 Sun Belt West Division (2022, 2023)
Awards
Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2022)
Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame (2023)

Jon Sumrall (born July 5, 1982) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Tulane University, a position he had held since the 2023 season. Sumrall served as the head football coach at Troy University from 2022 to 2023.

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Coaching career

Sumrall began his coaching career at his alma mater, Kentucky, after suffering a career-ending injury. [1] After a couple of years, he coached at San Diego under former Kentucky assistant Ron Caragher. [2] He was also the co-defensive coordinator at Tulane for three seasons before going to Troy as their assistant head coach and special teams coordinator. [3]

Sumrall was named the linebackers coach at Ole Miss in January 2018. [4] He was also reported to be a finalist for the head coaching position at Troy before Chip Lindsey was hired. [5]

Sumrall returned to his alma mater Kentucky in 2019 as the program's inside linebackers coach. [6] He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2021.

On December 2, 2021, Sumrall was hired as the 23rd head coach of the Troy Trojans. [7] In his first season at Troy, he guided the Trojans to a 12–2 record and an 18–12 Cure Bowl victory over the #23 ranked UTSA Roadrunners. In Sumrall's second season as the head coach he would guide Troy to a 11–2 record and back to back Sun Belt Conference Championships.

On December 8, 2023, Sumrall was hired as the 42nd head coach of the Tulane Green Wave. [8]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Troy Trojans (Sun Belt Conference)(2022–2023)
2022 Troy 12–27–1T–1st (West)W Cure 2019
2023 Troy 11–27–11st (West) Birmingham*
Troy:23–414–2 *Left for Tulane prior to bowl game
Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Tulane 5–23–0
Tulane:5–23–0
Total:28–6
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

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