Jody Sears

Jody Sears
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Sacramento State
Conference Big Sky
Record 20–30
Biographical details
Born (1967-10-21) October 21, 1967
Pullman, Washington
Alma mater Washington State
Iowa State
Playing career
1989–1990 Washington State
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996 Iowa State (GA)
1998–1999 St. Ambrose (DC)
2000–2002 Army (CB)
2003 Eastern Washington (DC/LB)
2004–2006 Eastern Washington (DC/S)
2007 Eastern Washington (DC/DE)
2008–2010 Washington State (co-DC/CB)
2011 Washington State (CB)
2012 Weber State (interim HC/DC)
2013 Weber State
2014–present Sacramento State
Head coaching record
Overall 24–49

Jody Sears (born October 21, 1967) is an American college football coach and former player. Currently he serves as the head coach of Sacramento State Hornets football, after previously serving as the head coach at Weber State University (WSU).

Coaching Career

In 1994, Sears attended graduate school at Iowa State University, where he earned his master's degree. He served as a graduate assistant coach for the Iowa State Cyclones football team, where he coached wide receivers and defensive backs.

In 1998, he became the defensive coordinator at St. Ambrose University. Afterwards he served as a coach for three years at Army, before heading to Eastern Washington University as a defensive coordinator.

Sears spent three years as the co-defensive coordinator for the Washington State University Cougars. After head coach Paul Wulff was fired in late 2011 new Washington State head coach Mike Leach did not keep any of the Wulff staff.

On April 2, 2012, Sears joined new head coach John L. Smith as the defensive coordinator at Weber State University. A few weeks later when Smith stepped down to become the head coach at Arkansas, Sears was asked to become the interim head coach at Weber State.[1][2] In his two season as a head coach of Weber State, he compiled a record of four wins and 19 losses and was relieved of his duties with the team.[3]

In 2014, he was named head coach at Sacramento State, and after four years compiled an 18-27 record, with two winning seasons. Their record in 2017 tied them for 3rd in the Big Sky Conference standings, their best conference finish since 2010, when the Big Sky had 4 fewer members (14 currently compared to 9).

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (2012–2013)
2012 Weber State 2–92–6T–11th
2013 Weber State 2–101–7T–11th
Weber State: 4–193–13
Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Sacramento State 7–54–47th
2015 Sacramento State 2–91–7T–12th
2016 Sacramento State 2–92–6T–9th
2017 Sacramento State 7–46–2T–3rd
2018 Sacramento State 2–30–2
Sacramento State: 20–3013–21
Total:24–49

Personal

Sears attended Pullman High School in his native town of Pullman, Washington. He went on to attend Washington State, where he walked on as a wide receiver. He raised 5 children with his wife Molly.

References

  1. ↑ "WSU Football: Wildcats name Jody Sears interim head coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 26, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jody Sears named Weber State defensive coordinator". Official Athletics Site of Weber State. April 2, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Weber State fires head coach Jody Sears after going 4–19 in two seasons". NCAA.com. Associated Press. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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