Steve Campbell (American football)

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Steve Campbell
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Campbell at 2018 Sun Belt Media Day
Current position
TitleVolunteer Coach
Team UMS-Wright Preparatory School
Biographical details
Born (1966-04-11) April 11, 1966 (age 57)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1985 Southeastern Louisiana
1986–1987 Troy State
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989 Auburn (GA)
1990–1992 Delta State (OL)
1993–1995 Nicholls State (OC)
1996 Southwest Mississippi JC (RB)
1997–1998Southwest Mississippi JC
1999–2001Delta State
2002 Middle Tennessee (OC/OL)
2003 Mississippi State (OL)
2004–2013 Mississippi Gulf Coast JC
2014–2017 Central Arkansas
2018–2020 South Alabama
2021–present UMS-WPS (Volunteer)
Head coaching record
Overall69–49 (college)
99–30 (junior college)
Tournaments4–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division II (2000)
1 NJCAA (2007)
3 Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges Football Championships (2007, 2008, 2010)
1 GSC (2000)
1 SLC (2017)
Awards
NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (2000)
NJCAA National Coach of the Year (2007)
Southland Coach of the Year (2017)

Steve Campbell (born April 11, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. Campbell was the head football coach at the University of South Alabama from 2018 to 2020. Campbell has previously served as head football coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College from 1997 to 1998, Delta State University from 1999 to 2001, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 2004 to 2013 and the University of Central Arkansas from 2014 until 2017.

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He has been involved with three National Championship winning teams — first as an NCAA Division II player in 1987, then as a D-II head coach in 2000 and lastly as a junior college head coach in 2007.

Personal life

Campbell was a football player in college, starting at center in 43 straight games for Southeastern Louisiana and Troy State University. [1] In 1987, he was a member of the NCAA Division II National Championship team at Troy, and was named an All-Gulf South Conference first team selection. [1] Campbell was named Academic All-Conference three times and graduated cum laude from Troy State with a bachelor's degree in economics. He also earned a master's degree in business administration from Auburn University.

Coaching career

Campbell's coaching career started as a graduate assistant at Auburn University under head coach Pat Dye, where he helped the Tigers football team win back-to-back SEC titles. [1] While on the Plains, Campbell got experience coaching in two bowl games, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl where they defeated Ohio State 31–14.

His first full-time position was as offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coach at Delta State University from 1990 to 1992. [1] He spent his final season as the offensive coordinator for DSU before taking the position of offensive coordinator and backfield coach under Rick Rhoades at Nicholls State University from 1993 to 1995 (Rhoades was Campbell's coach at Troy). [2]

In 1997, Campbell received his first head coaching position, taking over at Southwest Mississippi Community College, where he had spent the previous season coaching the running backs. [1] During his two seasons with the Bears, Campbell's teams went 12–8, including the school's first winning season in 12 years.

Campbell returned to Delta State University as head coach in 1999, compiling a 27–8 record with a school record (.771) winning percentage over three seasons. [1] His no-huddle offense shattered 12 Gulf South Conference Records and six NCAA Division II records. DSU also won the 2000 NCAA Division II Championship, with Campbell earning National Coach of the Year honors by three different organizations. [1] His final season at Delta State was the 2001 season.

In 2002, Campbell became the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Middle Tennessee State University. At Middle Tennessee, Campbell's offense produced a 1,000-yard rusher and scored more than 20 points against three of the four SEC teams faced, including a win at in-state rival Vanderbilt. [3] In 2003, he then served as offensive line coach for Jackie Sherrill in his last season at Mississippi State before taking the head coaching position at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in March 2004. [1]

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC), he went 87–22 (.798) over his ten seasons from 2004 to 2013 despite his predecessor going only 6–12 in his two seasons in charge. [4] Campbell coached Gulf Coast to a NJCAA Junior College co-National Championship in 2007. [5] Several players on that team went on to play in the Southeastern Conference including Eltoro Freeman and Demond Washington at Auburn, Terrence Cody at Alabama and Chris White and Sean Brauchle at Mississippi State. Prior to Campbell's arrival, the Bulldogs football team had not made it to the state playoffs since 1986.

Steve Campbell is a quality person and a proven coach who has successfully rebuilt programs.

Dr. Willis Lott, Gulf Coast president

In December 2008, Campbell was a finalist for the head coaching position at Northwestern State University. [6] Other finalists included Bradley Dale Peveto, co-defensive coordinator at Louisiana State University and a former Northwestern State assistant, who eventually got the job.

On January 12, 2009, Campbell interviewed with new head coach Gene Chizik to fill the vacant position coaching the offensive line at Auburn University, [7] [8] but the job was filled by Colorado assistant head coach Jeff Grimes.

Campbell led his 2009 MGCCC Bulldogs team to a 9–2 record after losing 75–71 in the MACJC State Championship game, ending Gulf Coast's bid for three straight MACJC titles. [9]

In 2010, Campbell led Gulf Coast to a 10–2 record (the two losses were a combined six points) including a 31–17 win over Copiah-Lincoln in the MACJC Championship game and a 62–53 win versus #3 ranked Grand Rapids (10–1) in the Mississippi Bowl. [10] The combined 115 points set a Mississippi Bowl record. [11] A member of that team, Don Jones went on to be drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 2013 NFL draft and made the team as a safety. Under Campbell's leadership, Gulf Coast consistently ranked in the NJCAA National Poll, finishing #13 in 2005, [12] #8 in 2006, [13] #1 in 2007, [14] #4 in 2008, [15] #8 in 2009, [16] #3 in 2010 [17] and #6 in 2011. [18]

In December 2013, Campbell was named head football coach at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). From 2014 to 2017, he compiled a record of 33 wins and 15 losses over four seasons, made two playoff appearances, and won a Southland Conference championship. [19] [20] In December 2017, Campbell agreed to a four-year contract with the University of South Alabama that paid him $600,000 per year, triple what he was earning at FCS Central Arkansas. [20] [21] Campbell's replacement at UCA was his offensive coordinator, Nathan Brown. After going 9–26 in three years, South Alabama decided to move on from Campbell. [22]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs AP/STATS#Coaches°
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference)(1999–2001)
1999 Delta State6–46–34th
2000 Delta State 14–18–11stW NCAA Division II Championship
2001 Delta State7–36–3T–4th
Delta State:27–820–7
Central Arkansas Bears (Southland Conference)(2014–2017)
2014 Central Arkansas 6–65–3T–3rd
2015 Central Arkansas 7–47–2T–2nd
2016 Central Arkansas 10–38–12ndL NCAA Division I Second Round 1416
2017 Central Arkansas 10–29–01stL NCAA Division I Second Round 108
Central Arkansas:33–1529–6
South Alabama Jaguars (Sun Belt Conference)(2018–2020)
2018 South Alabama 3–92–64th (West)
2019 South Alabama 2–101–75th (West)
2020 South Alabama 4–73–52nd (West)
South Alabama:9–266–18
Total:69–49
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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