JaMarcus Shephard
JaMarcus Shephard went 5–2 as a head coach, 2026, at Oregon State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 4–2); by them his record is 4–2. Share
- Record
- 5–2 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- May 30, 1983
- Alma mater
- DePauw 2005
- Best season
- 2026 5–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 5–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| At home | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| On the road | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
His own seven games on file, 2026, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Montanaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Washington Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| UTEPseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Houstonseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Texas Techseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Northrop HS (IN) high school | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2006 | Broad Ripple HS (IN) high school | Wide receivers and defensive backs coach | |
| 2011–12 | Western Kentucky | Defensive assistant | |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | Offensive quality control coach | |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | Special teams and wide receivers coach | |
| 2016 | Washington State | Inside receivers coach | |
| 2017 | Purdue | Passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2018–21 | Purdue | Co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2022–23 | Washington | Assistant head coach, passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2024–25 | Alabama | Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2026–present | Oregon State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Willie TaggartWestern Kentucky
- Lance GuidryWestern Kentucky
- Bobby PetrinoWestern Kentucky
- Jeff BrohmWestern Kentucky, Purdue
- Mike LeachWashington State
- Kalen DeBoerWashington, Alabama
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lee MarksFresno State
- Mike MacIntyreSan José State, Colorado, Florida International
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Taggart | Western Kentucky | 2011–12 | Defensive assistant | |
| Lance Guidry | Western Kentucky | 2012 | Defensive assistant | |
| Bobby Petrino | Western Kentucky | 2013 | Offensive quality control coach | |
| Jeff Brohm | Western Kentucky | 2014–15 | 2014: wide receivers coach; 2015: special teams and wide receivers coach | |
| Mike Leach | Washington State | 2016 | Inside receivers coach | |
| Jeff Brohm | Purdue | 2017–21 | 2017: passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach; 2018–21: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Kalen DeBoer | Washington | 2022–23 | Assistant head coach, passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Kalen DeBoer | Alabama | 2024–25 | Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Marks | Oregon State, 2026: running backs coach | Fresno State | |
| Mike MacIntyre | Oregon State, 2026: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | San José State, Colorado, Florida International |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Cort Dennison | Oregon State, 2026: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Mark Criner | Oregon State, 2026: defensive assistant | |
| Mitch Dahlen | Oregon State, 2026: offensive coordinator | |
| Ryan Wallace | Oregon State, 2026: co-offensive coordinator |
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.
How he coached
Shephard’s teams went for it on 39% of fourth downs and on 80% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 59% of plays and took 25.1 seconds a play, in 2026.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 7 g | 17 of 44 39% | 80% | 59% | 25.1 | +0.26 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.