Jay Hopson
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 13, 1968 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | Ole Miss, Delta State |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Ole Miss |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Tulane (GA) |
| 1993 | Delta State (DB) |
| 1994 | LSU (GA) |
| 1995 | Florida (GA) |
| 1996–2000 | Marshall (DB) |
| 2001–2003 | Southern Miss (DB) |
| 2004 | Ole Miss (DB/RC) |
| 2005 | Southern Miss (DC/DB) |
| 2006–2007 | Southern Miss (DC/MLB) |
| 2008–2009 | Michigan (LB) |
| 2010–2011 | Memphis (DC/SAF) |
| 2012–2015 | Alcorn State |
| 2016–present | Southern Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–23 |
Jay Hopson (born October 13, 1968) is the current head football coach at University of Southern Mississippi.[1] Previously, he was head coach at Alcorn State University[2] and an assistant coach at Tulane, Delta State, LSU, Florida, Marshall, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Michigan, and Memphis.[3] Notably, Hopson was the first white head football coach in the history of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, an organization made up entirely of historically black colleges and universities.[2]
Hopson played college football at the University of Mississippi. He earned four letters as a defensive back at Ole Miss from 1988–91, playing free safety for one season before moving to strong safety for his final three years. He was a four-time Academic All-SEC honor roll selection and was named to the Verizon District VI Academic All-America team as a senior in 1991.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Alcorn State | 4–7 | 4–5 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2013 | Alcorn State | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Alcorn State | 10–3 | 7–2 | 1st (East) | W SWAC Championship Game | ||||
| 2015 | Alcorn State | 9–4 | 7–2 | 1st (East) | W SWAC Championship Game L Celebration Bowl |
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| Alcorn State: | 32–17 | 25–11 | |||||||
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 6–6 | 4–4 | 3rd (West) | New Orleans | ||||
| Southern Miss: | 6–6 | 4–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–23 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Southern Miss hires Alcorn State's Jay Hopson as new head coach" Sun Herald. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ a b Downey, Travis. Alcorn State hires white football coach Jay Hopson USA Today.com. 29 May 2012
- ^ Memphis Bio Retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ Jay Hopson Returns To Ole Miss
External links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Alcorn State Braves football coaches
- American football defensive backs
- Delta State Statesmen football coaches
- Florida Gators football coaches
- LSU Tigers football coaches
- Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches
- Memphis Tigers football coaches
- Michigan Wolverines football coaches
- Ole Miss Rebels football coaches
- Ole Miss Rebels football players
- Sportspeople from Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches
- Tulane Green Wave football coaches