Sherman Wood (born c. 1960) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Salisbury University, a position he has held since 1999. Wood served as the head football coach at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland from 1993 to 1998.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Salisbury |
| Conference | NJAC |
| Record | 184–80 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1980 | Salisbury State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984 | Salisbury State (volunteer) |
| 1985 | Salisbury State (GA) |
| 1986 | Bowie State (GA/DB/ST) |
| 1987–1988 | Bowie State (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | Bowie State (AHC/DC) |
| 1992 | Virginia Union (AHC) |
| 1993–1998 | Bowie State |
| 1999–present | Salisbury State / Salisbury |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 205–118–1 |
| Bowls | 6–3 |
| Tournaments | 5–10 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 ACFC (2004–2005) 2 E8 (2011–2012) 4 NJAC (2019–2022) | |
| Awards | |
| ACFC Coach of the Year (2004) 2× E8 Coach of the Year (2011–2012) 3× NJAC Coach of the Year (2015, 2019, 2021) | |
Wood played college football at Salisbury—then known as Salisbury State—as a defensive back, earning NCAA Division III All-America honors.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D3° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State Bulldogs (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1993–1999) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Bowie State | 3–6–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1994 | Bowie State | 2–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1995 | Bowie State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Bowie State | 3–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1997 | Bowie State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Bowie State | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Bowie State: | 21–38–1 | 15–30–1 | |||||||
| Salisbury State Sea Gulls (Atlantic Central Football Conference) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Salisbury State | 2–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Salisbury State | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Salisbury Sea Gulls (Atlantic Central Football Conference) (2001–2010) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Salisbury | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Salisbury | 9–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2003 | Salisbury | 7–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004 | Salisbury | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2005 | Salisbury | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | W ECAC Southeast Bowl | ||||
| 2006 | Salisbury | 6–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl | ||||
| 2007 | Salisbury | 9–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | 14 | |||
| 2008 | Salisbury | 9–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | W ECAC Southwest Bowl | 24 | |||
| 2009 | Salisbury | 5–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | L ECAC Southwest Bowl | ||||
| 2010 | Salisbury | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Salisbury Sea Gulls (Empire 8) (2011–2014) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Salisbury | 11–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 2012 | Salisbury | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 11 | |||
| 2013 | Salisbury | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl | ||||
| 2014 | Salisbury | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl | ||||
| Salisbury Sea Gulls (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Salisbury | 7–4 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2016 | Salisbury | 8–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl | ||||
| 2017 | Salisbury | 7–4 | 7–2 | 3rd | L ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl | ||||
| 2018 | Salisbury | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L ECAC Asa A. Bushnell Bowl | ||||
| 2019 | Salisbury | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | Salisbury | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2021 | Salisbury | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 17 | 19 | ||
| 2022 | Salisbury | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2023 | Salisbury | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Salisbury | 3–0 | 0–0 | 22 | |||||
| Salisbury State / Salisbury: | 184–80 | 105–34 | |||||||
| Total: | 205–118–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Wood is named Bowie coach". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore , Maryland. May 11, 1993. p. N8. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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