Travis Pearson

Travis Pearson
Troy Trojans football
Position:	Cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born:	July 25, 1971 (age 51); Silas, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College:	Alabama State
Career history
As a player:
	Tampa Bay Storm (1994); Miami Hooters (1995); Florida Bobcats (1996–1999); Los Angeles Avengers (2001);
As a coach:
	Central High School (1998–1999); Head coach; Elmore County High School (2000–2001); Assistant coach; Elmore County High School (2002–2004); Head coach; Oxford High School (2005–2006); Defensive coordinator; Iowa State (2007–2008); Director of football operations; Jefferson Davis High School (2009–2010); Head coach, athletic director; Colquitt County High School (2011–2012); Defensive coordinator; South Alabama (2013); Linebackers coach; South Alabama (2014–2015); Defensive coordinator; Alabama A&M (2016–2017); Defensive coordinator, secondary coach; Alabama State (2018); Safeties; Alabama State (2019–2021); Defensive coordinator; Alabama State (2021); Interim head coach; Troy (2022–present); Cornerbacks coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Second Team Arena Football League 15th Anniversary Team (2001);
	Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Last updated March 30, 2023

Travis Pearson (born July 25, 1971) is a former American football player who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Tampa Bay Storm, Miami Hooters, Florida Bobcats and Los Angeles Avengers. He played college football at Alabama State University. He was named to the Arena Football League 15th Anniversary Team in 2001.^[1]

Professional career

Pearson played for the Tampa Bay Storm, Miami Hooters, Florida Bobcats and Los Angeles Avengers of the AFL from 1994 to 2001.

Coaching career

Pearson was the head coach at Central High School in Hayneville, Alabama from 1998 to 1999. He was an assistant coach at Elmore County High School in Eclectic, Alabama from 2000 to 2001. He was then Elmore's head coach from 2002 to 2004. He was the defensive coordinator at Oxford High School in Oxford, Alabama from 2005 to 2006.

He was the director of football operations for the Iowa State Cyclones of Iowa State University from 2007 to 2008. He served as head coach and athletic director at Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama from 2009 to 2010. He was the defensive coordinator at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia from 2011 to 2012.

Pearson was the linebackers coach for the South Alabama Jaguars of the University of South Alabama in 2013. He then served as the Jaguars' defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2015. He became the defensive coordinator and secondary coach of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in 2016.^[2]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2021)
2021	Alabama State	2–2	1–2	T–4th (East)
Alabama State:		2–2	1–2
Total:		2–2

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References

↑ "Travis Pearson". arenafan.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
↑ "Travis Pearson". aamusports.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[1] "Travis Pearson". arenafan.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

[2] "Travis Pearson". aamusports.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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