| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Winston-Salem State University (1982) Northwestern State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1973 | Livingstone |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1981 | Alabama A&M (DB) |
| 1982–1984 | Albany State (DB) |
| 1985–1988 | Northwestern State (DB) |
| 1989–1994 | Southern (DC) |
| 1995–1996 | Johnson C. Smith (DC) |
| 1997–1998 | North Carolina A&T (DC) |
| 1999–2002 | Morehouse (DC) |
| 2003–2005 | Allen |
| 2007–2009 | Winston-Salem State (DC) |
| 2010–2011 | Shaw (DL) |
| 2012 | Livingstone (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–16 |
Sherman Simmons is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Allen University from 2003 to 2005. [1] [2] He also coached for Alabama A&M, Albany State, Northwestern State, Southern, [3] Johnson C. Smith, [4] North Carolina A&T, [5] Morehouse, [6] [7] Winston-Salem State, [8] Shaw, and Livingstone. [9] [10] He played college football at Livingstone as a linebacker. [11]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Yellow Jackets (NAIA independent)(2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Allen | 4–6 | |||||||
| 2004 | Allen | 2–6 | |||||||
| 2005 | Allen | 4–4 | |||||||
| Allen: | 10–16 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–16 | ||||||||