Travis Pearson
Travis Pearson went 2–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 2021 at Alabama State (interim, final 4 games). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 2–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2021 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alabama State interim, final 4 games | 2–2 |
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 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| At home | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own four games on file, 2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Southernseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tuskegeeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Mississippi Valley Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Prairie View A&Mseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Central HS high school | Head coach | |
| 2000–01 | Elmore County HS high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2002–04 | Elmore County HS high school | Head coach | |
| 2005–06 | Oxford HS high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2007–08 | Iowa State | Director of football operations | |
| 2009–10 | Jefferson Davis HS high school | Head coach and athletic director | |
| 2011–12 | Colquitt County HS high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2013 | South Alabama | Linebackers coach | |
| 2014–15 | South Alabama | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2016–17 | Alabama A&M | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2018 | Alabama State | Safeties coach | |
| 2019–21 | Alabama State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2021 | Alabama State | Interim head coach | |
| 2022–24 | Troy | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2025 | Georgia State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2026–present | Birmingham Stallions UFL | Defensive backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gene ChizikIowa State
- Joey JonesSouth Alabama
- Donald Hill-EleyAlabama State
- Jon SumrallTroy
- Greg GasparatoTroy
- Gerad ParkerTroy
- Dell McGeeGeorgia State
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Chizik | Iowa State | 2007–08 | Director of football operations | |
| Joey Jones | South Alabama | 2013–15 | 2013: linebackers coach; 2014–15: defensive coordinator | |
| Donald Hill-Eley | Alabama State | 2021 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jon Sumrall | Troy | 2022–23 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Greg Gasparato | Troy | 2023 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Gerad Parker | Troy | 2024 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Dell McGee | Georgia State | 2025 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Blackwell | Alabama State, 2021: 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.