Dawson Odums
Dawson Odums went 4–5 as a head coach in the games on file: 2012 at Southern (interim, final 9 games). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 4–5 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2012 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Southern interim, final 9 games | 4–5 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| At home | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| On the road | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
His own nine games on file, 2012, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Florida A&Mseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Jackson Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Texas Southernseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Gramblingseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Alabama A&Mseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Alabama Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Alcorn Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluffseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gardner-Webb | Defensive line coach | |
| 2000 | Georgia Southern | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 2001 | Georgia Southern | Defensive ends coach | |
| 2002–03 | Clark Atlanta | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2004 | Clark Atlanta | Interim head coach | |
| 2005–07 | Bethune-Cookman | Defensive line coach | |
| 2008–09 | North Carolina A&T | Special teams and defensive line coach | |
| 2010 | North Carolina A&T | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2011–12 | Southern | Defensive line coach | |
| 2012 | Southern | Interim head coach | |
| 2013–20 | Southern | Head coach | |
| 2021–24 | Norfolk State | Head coach | |
| 2026–present | Bowie State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Paul JohnsonGeorgia Southern
- Lee FobbsNorth Carolina A&T
- George RagsdaleNorth Carolina A&T
- Alonzo LeeNorth Carolina A&T
- Stump MitchellSouthern
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chennis BerryBenedict, South Carolina State
- Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Johnson | Georgia Southern | 2000–01 | 2000: outside linebackers coach; 2001: defensive ends coach | |
| Lee Fobbs | North Carolina A&T | 2008 | Special teams and defensive line coach | |
| George Ragsdale | North Carolina A&T | 2008 | Special teams and defensive line coach | |
| Alonzo Lee | North Carolina A&T | 2009–10 | 2009: special teams and defensive line coach; 2010: defensive coordinator | |
| Stump Mitchell | Southern | 2012 | Defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennis Berry | Southern, 2013–15: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; 2016–19: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Benedict, South Carolina State | |
| Trei Oliver | Southern, 2016–18: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | North Carolina Central |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Washington | Southern, 2018–20: defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach | |
| Jason Rollins | Southern, 2020: special teams and safeties coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.