Dawson Odums

Dawson Odums
Odums in 2016
Biographical details
BornShelby, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1997North Carolina Central
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Gardner–Webb (DL)
2000Georgia Southern (OLB)
2001Georgia Southern (DE)
2002–2003Clark Atlanta (AHC/DC)
2004Clark Atlanta (interim HC)
2005–2007Bethune–Cookman (DL)
2008–2009North Carolina A&T (ST/DL)
2010North Carolina A&T (DC)
2011–2012Southern (DL)
2012Southern (interim HC)
2013–2020Southern
2021–2024Norfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall79–72
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SWAC (2013)
4 SWAC West Division (2013–2014, 2018–2019)
Awards
SWAC Coach of the Year (2013)

Dawson Tayrone Odums is an American football coach. He was most recently the head coach at Norfolk State University, a position he held from 2021 to 2024. Odums served as the interim head football coach at Clark Atlanta University for one season, in 2004, and head football coach at Southern University and A&M College from 2013 to 2020.

Coaching career

Odums agreed to a three-year contract extension as head football coach with Southern University as reported by the Advocate and confirmed by his agent Burton Rocks on January 17, 2014.[1] On January 21, 2015, it was reported in the Advocate that Bethune-Cookman had asked for, and received, permission to speak with Coach Odums regarding their own head coaching vacancy.[2] On April 20, 2021, Odums agreed to a six-year deal with Norfolk State to become the new head coach.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2004)
2004 Clark Atlanta 1–9 1–7 8th
Clark Atlanta: 1–9 1–7
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2012–2020)
2012 Southern 4–5[n 1] 3–5[n 1] T–2nd (West)
2013 Southern 9–4 7–2 1st (West)
2014 Southern 9–4 8–1 1st (West)
2015 Southern 6–5 6–3 3rd (West)
2016 Southern 8–3 8–1 2nd (West)
2017 Southern 7–3 5–1 2nd (West)
2018 Southern 7–3 6–1 1st (West)
2019 Southern 8–4 6–1 1st (West)
2020–21 Southern 5–1 4–1 2nd (West)
Southern: 63–32 53–16
Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2021–2024)
2021 Norfolk State 6–5 2–3 4th
2022 Norfolk State 2–9 2–3 T–3rd
2023 Norfolk State 3–8 1–4 6th
2024 Norfolk State 4–8 2–3 4th
Norfolk State: 15–31 7–13
Total: 79–72
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ a b Stump Mitchell was Southern's head coach for the first two games of the 2012 season before he was fired. Odums served as interim head coach for the final nine games. Southern finished the year 4–7 overall and 3–6 in conference play.

References

  1. ^ [1](January 17, 2014),
  2. ^ [2] (January 21, 2015),
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