Sonny Jackson (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 24, 1938 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1980 | Northeast Louisiana (assistant) |
| 1981–1986 | Nicholls State |
| 1987–1989 | McNeese State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–48–1 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Gulf Star (1984) | |
William "Sonny" Jackson (born September 24, 1938) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Nicholls State University from 1981 to 1986 where he had a record of 39–28–1. He guided Nicholls State to its first appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. From 1987 to 1989, he was head football coach at McNeese State University with a record of 13–20. He had a career college football coaching record of 52–48–1.
Jackson is an alumnus of Nicholls State University. He was an assistant coach at Northeast Louisiana for two seasons. Prior to his college career, he was head football coach at the former Chauvin High School in Chauvin, Louisiana and Central High School in Central City, Louisiana.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State Colonels (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1981–1983) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Nicholls State | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | Nicholls State | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1983 | Nicholls State | 5–6 | |||||||
| Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf Star Conference) (1984–1986) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Nicholls State | 6–5 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 1985 | Nicholls State | 6–5 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 1986 | Nicholls State | 10–3 | 2–2 | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | |||||
| Nicholls State: | 39–28–1 | 8–6 | |||||||
| McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (1987–1989) | |||||||||
| 1987 | McNeese State | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1988 | McNeese State | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1989 | McNeese State | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| McNeese State: | 13–20 | 6–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–48–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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