Brad Sherrod (born November 6, 1969) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Texas Wesleyan University, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2] He is the second head coach since the program restarted in 2018.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas Wesleyan |
| Conference | SAC |
| Record | 7–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 6, 1969 Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duke University (1993) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1993 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1995 | UMass (GA) |
| 1996 | East Tennessee State (LB) |
| 1997–2005 | Duke (LB) |
| 2006 | Duke (TE) |
| 2007 | Duke (RB) |
| 2008–2009 | Western Carolina (RB/LB) |
| 2010–2012 | Delaware (AHC/LB) |
| 2013 | Elon (DC) |
| 2014–2015 | Sam Houston State (co-DC/LB) |
| 2016 | Sam Houston State (DC/LB) |
| 2017–2019 | Wake Forest (OLB) |
| 2020 | Tennessee State (S) |
| 2021–2023 | UTSA (LB) |
| 2024–present | Texas Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Sherrod played college football for Duke as a linebacker. He earned Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for UMass. After coaching for East Tennessee State for one year he spent the next eleven as an assistant for his alma mater.[3] He also coached for Western Carolina,[4] Delaware, Wake Forest,[5][6] Tennessee State, and UTSA.[7][8] He served as a defensive coordinator for Elon and Sam Houston State.[9][10][11][12][13]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Wesleyan Rams (Sooner Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Texas Wesleyan | 7–0 | 5–0 | 11 | |||||
| Texas Wesleyan: | 7–0 | 5–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–0 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "SOURCES: Former UTSA coach to be head coach at Texas Wesleyan". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (May 17, 2024). "Veteran ACC assistant reportedly set to take over NAIA program". Footballscoop. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Sherrod - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends/Assistant Special Team Coordinator - Staff Directory". Duke University. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Sherrod - Associate Head Coach / LB - Football Coaches". Western Carolina University. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Sherrod - Football Coach". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Former Duke player, ex-Elon assistant Sherrod joins Wake Forest staff". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Sherrod". UTSA Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Traylor hires Brad Sherrod as linebackers coach". UTSA Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Sherrod - Co-Defensive Coordinator - Staff Directory". Sam Houston. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Sherrod - Football Coach". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Sherrod Named Defensive Coordinator". Elon University Athletics. January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ McBride, JP (January 15, 2016). "Sam Houston State co-defensive coordinator/linebacker coach Brad Sherrod promoted to defensive coordinator". Itemonline.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "SHSU promotes Sherrod to defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2024.