Jon Sumrall

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Jon Sumrall
2024-1220 Gasparilla Bowl Jon Sumrall.jpg
Sumrall after the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Tulane
Conference American
Record10–5
Biographical details
Born (1982-07-05) July 5, 1982 (age 43)
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
Overall33–9
Bowls1–1
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, a position he has held since the 2024 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 No. 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 / American Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Tulane 9–57–12ndL Gasparilla
2025 Tulane 1–00–0
Tulane:10–57–1
Total:33–9
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "A career-ending injury helped pave path for Jon Sumrall to return to Kentucky as a coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Coaching Candidate Profile: Jon Sumrall". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Troy Football Names Jon Sumrall Assistant Head Coach". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss hires LB coach Jon Sumrall away from Troy". Saturday Down South. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sources: Kansas OC Chip Lindsey expected to be named Troy's head coach". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wildcat homecoming: Kentucky to hire Ole Miss assistant Jon Sumrall". Saturday Down South. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Troy hires Jon Sumrall as head football coach" AL.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sumrall Named Head Coach for Tulane Football" tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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