Coaches
Shannon Dawson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Shannon Dawson
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Wingate (unknown) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2003 | Southeastern Louisiana | Analyst | OQC | not known |
| 2004 | Southeastern Louisiana | Position | RB | not known |
| 2005 | New Mexico State | GA | GA | Hal Mumme |
| 2006-2007 | Millsaps | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2008-2010 | Stephen F. Austin | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2011 | West Virginia | Position | IWR | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2012 | West Virginia | OC | OC/WR✓ | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2013-2014 | West Virginia | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2015 | Kentucky | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mark Stoops |
| 2016-2018 | Southern Miss | OC | OC/WR✓ | Jay Hopson |
| 2019 | Houston | Position | TE | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2020 | Houston | Position | PGC/QB | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2020 | Houston | OC | Offensive coordinator · season pages | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2021-2022 | Houston | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2023- | Miami | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mario Cristobal*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 21 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 124 |
| 2013 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 99 | 96 | 112 | 21 | 125 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 65 | 57 | 55 | 99 | 128 |
| 2015 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 69 | 93 | 99 | 89 | 128 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 41 | 58 | 64 | 11 | 128 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 53 | 65 | 77 | 41 | 130 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 113 | 92 | 99 | 53 | 130 |
| 2021 | Houston | Offensive coordinator | 59 | 27 | 70 | 70 | 130 |
| 2022 | Houston | Offensive coordinator | 10 | 13 | 24 | 59 | 131 |
| 2023 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 36 | 41 | 52 | 80 | 133 |
| 2024 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 134 |
| 2025 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 32 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 136 |
| 2026 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 138 |
Worked under
- Hal Mumme · New Mexico State 2005 (GA)
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2011-2014 (OC, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2015 (OC, Position)
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Dana Holgorsen · Houston 2019-2022 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Miami 2023-2026 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Gary Goff · New Mexico State 2005 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Hal Mumme · New Mexico State 2005 · him GA, them Head coach
- Matt Mumme · New Mexico State 2005 · him GA, them OC
- Woody Widenhofer · New Mexico State 2005 · him GA, them DC
- Fred McNair · Millsaps 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Marcus Woodson · Millsaps 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2011-2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jake Spavital · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Dunlap · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Joe DeForest · West Virginia 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Keith Patterson · West Virginia 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Mitchell · West Virginia 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · West Virginia 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tom Bradley · West Virginia 2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chad Scott · Kentucky 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- D. J. Eliot · Kentucky 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Kentucky 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Derek Nicholson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Billings · Southern Miss 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Les Koenning · Southern Miss 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2018 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Blake Gideon · Houston 2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brandon Jones · Houston 2019-2022 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC
- Dana Holgorsen · Houston 2019-2022 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Doug Belk · Houston 2019-2022 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Joe Cauthen · Houston 2019-2020 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Marquel Blackwell · Houston 2019-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Jinks · Houston 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Derek Nicholson · Miami 2023-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Miami 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Salave'a · Miami 2023-2024 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lance Guidry · Miami 2023-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Miami 2023-2026 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Harris Jr. · Miami 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Corey Hetherman · Miami 2025-2026 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position