Eric Dooley
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southern |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 7–5 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 14, 1965 |
| Alma mater | Southern–New Orleans (1999) Southern–Baton Rouge (2005) |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Grambling State |
| 1993 | Arizona Rattlers |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2010 | Southern (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (OC/QB) |
| 2014 | Grambling State (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | Grambling State (OC) |
| 2016–2017 | Grambling State (OC/WR) |
| 2018–2021 | Prairie View A&M |
| 2022–present | Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–21 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SWAC West Division (2021, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Eric Dooley (born July 14, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Dooley served as the head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas from 2018 to 2021.[1]
A former Grambling State University player, Dooley also spent one season in the Arena Football League with the Arizona Rattlers in 1993.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Prairie View A&M | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Prairie View A&M | 6–5 | 4–3 | T-2nd (West) | |||||
| 2020 | Prairie View A&M | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2021 | Prairie View A&M | 7–5 | 6–2 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| Prairie View A&M: | 20–17 | 16–8 | |||||||
| Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Southern | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| Southern: | 7–5 | 5–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–22 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. |
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