Terrence C. Graves (born November 18, 1968) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Southern University; a position he has held since 2023.[1][2][3][4] He was the interim head football coach for Grambling State University in 2021.[5][6][7] He also coached for Winston-Salem State, Norfolk State, and Mississippi Valley State.[8] He played college football for Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State as a defensive back.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southern |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 18, 1968 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Winston-Salem State University (1994) Southern University (2003) Grambling State University (2021) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989 | Wake Forest |
| 1990–1992 | Winston-Salem State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993 | Winston-Salem State (DB) |
| 1994–1995 | Southern (GA) |
| 1996–1998 | Southern (ST/LB) |
| 2000–2002 | Southern (co-DC) |
| 2003 | Norfolk State (DC/LB) |
| 2004–2009 | Southern (DC/LB) |
| 2010–2013 | Mississippi Valley State (AHC/LB) |
| 2014–2021 | Grambling State (ST/LB) |
| 2021 | Grambling State (interim HC) |
| 2022 | Grambling State (ST/LB) |
| 2023 | Southern (AHC/ST/LB) |
| 2023 | Southern (interim HC) |
| 2024–present | Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC West Division (2024) | |
| Awards | |
| First Team All-CIAA (1992) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2021) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Grambling State | 1–0[a] | 1–0 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| Grambling State: | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Southern | 1–0[b] | 1–0 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2024 | Southern | 7–4 | 6–1 | 1st (West) | |||||
| Southern: | 8–4 | 7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–4 | ||||||||
- ^ Graves was named interim head coach with one week remaining in the season following the firing of Broderick Fobbs.
- ^ Graves was named interim head coach with one week remaining in the season following the firing of Eric Dooley.
References
edit- ^ "Southern University names Terrance Graves as new head football coach". WAFB. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Terrence Graves - Interim Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers - Staff Directory". Southern University. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (January 21, 2022). "Terrence Graves returns to Southern under Eric Dooley; see the Jaguars' complete staff here". The Advocate. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Sports, HBCU (November 14, 2023). "Southern University fires Eric Dooley after less than two full seasons". Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Terrence Graves - Football Coach". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Holliday, A. J. "4 things to know about Grambling State interim football coach Terrence Graves". The News-Star. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Grambling fires coach Fobbs after 8 seasons". ESPN.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Terrence Graves - Assistant Coach - Football Coaches". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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