Coaches
Travis Pearson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Travis Pearson
Played at Alabama State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | Central HS (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2001 | Elmore County HS (HS) | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 2002-2004 | Elmore County HS (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2005-2006 | Oxford HS (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Iowa State | Other | Director of football operations | Gene Chizik |
| 2009-2010 | Jefferson Davis HS (HS) | Head coach | Head coach & athletic director | himself |
| 2011-2012 | Colquitt County HS (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2013 | South Alabama | Position | Linebackers coach | Joey Jones |
| 2014-2015 | South Alabama | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Joey Jones |
| 2016-2017 | Alabama A&M | DC | Defensive coordinator & secondary coach | not known |
| 2018 | Alabama State | Position | Safeties coach | not known |
| 2019-2021 | Alabama State | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | not known |
| 2021 | Alabama State | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | not known |
| 2022-2024 | Troy | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Jon Sumrall* (2022-2023), Gerad Parker* (2024) |
| 2025 | Georgia State | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Dell McGee* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | South Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 78 | 65 | 67 | 88 | 128 |
| 2015 | South Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 105 | 109 | 91 | 78 | 128 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | Defensive coordinator | 133 | 133 | 126 | 118 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alabama State | FCS | 2-2 |
Worked under
- Joey Jones · South Alabama 2013-2015 (DC, Position)
- Jon Sumrall* · Troy 2022-2023 (Position)
- Gerad Parker* · Troy 2024 (Position)
- Dell McGee* · Georgia State 2025 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bryant Vincent* · South Alabama 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jerry Mack* · South Alabama 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Joey Jones · South Alabama 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kevin Sherrer · South Alabama 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Robert Matthews · South Alabama 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Colin Hitschler · South Alabama 2014 · him DC, them GA
- Donald Hill-Eley · Alabama State 2018-2021 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Joe Blackwell · Alabama State 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Joe Craddock · Troy 2022-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jon Sumrall* · Troy 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Shiel Wood · Troy 2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Greg Gasparato · Troy 2023 · him Position, them DC, Head coach
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024 · him Position, them DC
- Gerad Parker* · Troy 2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Nathan Burton · Troy 2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024 · him Position, them Position
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2024 · him Position, them OC
- Dameyune Craig · Georgia State 2025 · him DC, them Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia State 2025 · him DC, them Head coach
- Hue Jackson · Georgia State 2025 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Georgia State 2025 · him DC, them Analyst