Adrian Jones (born January 3, 1974) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Elizabeth City State University a position he has held since 2025.[1] He was the head football coach for the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability from 2007 to 2013 and Shaw University from 2016 to 2024.[2][3][4][5] He also coached for North Carolina Central and the South Georgia Wildcats of the af2.[6] He played college football for North Carolina Central as a defensive back and professionally for the Greensboro Prowlers, Carolina Cobras, and Augusta Stallions of the Arena Football League (AFL).[7][8][9]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaw Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2016–2024) | |||||||||
2016 | Shaw | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–4th (Southern) | |||||
2017 | Shaw | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–4th (Southern) | |||||
2018 | Shaw | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Southern) | |||||
2019 | Shaw | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | Shaw | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
2022 | Shaw | 4–6 | 4–4 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
2023 | Shaw | 3–7 | 3–5 | 5th (Southern) | |||||
2024 | Shaw | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–5th | |||||
Shaw: | 35–45 | 29–28 | |||||||
Elizabeth City State Vikings (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2025–present) | |||||||||
2025 | Elizabeth City State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Elizabeth City State: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 35–45 |
High school
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern S&E Spartans () (2007–2013) | |||||||||
2007 | Southern S&E | 10–5 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
2008 | Southern S&E | 9–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
2009 | Southern S&E | 12–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
2010 | Southern S&E | 6–7 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
2011 | Southern S&E | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
2012 | Southern S&E | 6–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
2013 | Southern S&E | 14–2 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
Southern S&E: | 64–29 | 39–7 | |||||||
Total: | 64–29 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Elizabeth City State University Announces New Head Football Coach". Elizabeth City State University. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Adrian Jones - Head Coach - Football Coaches". Shaw University. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Adrian Jones Named Head Football Coach at Shaw University". HBCU Buzz. March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Law (September 28, 2016). "Shaw University Head Coach Adrian Jones". Spectacular Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Shaw University Announces Change in Football Leadership". Shaw University. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "Adrian Jones - Football Coach". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cobras Sign Two North Carolina Products". OurSports Central. April 2, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cobras Activate Three From Injured Reserve". OurSports Central. April 17, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS (Published 2003)". April 3, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
You must be logged in to post a comment.