Phil Jones (American football)

Phil Jones

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	ca. 1946 Thomaston, Georgia
Alma mater	Mercer University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1972	Northside H.S. (AC)
1973–1974	Jeff Davis H.S.
1975–1979	Fitzgerald H.S.
1980–1984	Dooly County H.S.
1985–1997	Winder-Barrow H.S.
1998–2000	Georgia (AC)
2001–2002	SMU (AC)
2003–2004	Gardner–Webb (AC)
2005–2015	Shorter
Head coaching record
Overall	54–65

Phil Jones (born ca. 1946) is a former American football coach. He previously served as a head coach at Shorter University from 2005 to 2015 and at several high schools across Georgia from 1973 through 1997 before he moved to the college ranks. After he served in assistant positions at Georgia, SMU and Gardner–Webb before he was hired in July 2004 to serve as the first head coach in the history of the Shorter football program.^[1] Through the 2012 season, Jones has compiled an overall record of 49 wins and 49 losses (49–49).^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Shorter Hawks (Mid-South Conference) (2005–2011)
2005	Shorter	2–8	0–5
2006	Shorter	6–5	4–1	2nd (West)
2007	Shorter	7–4	3–2	T–2nd (West)
2008	Shorter	9–3	4–1	T–1st (West)	L NAIA First Round
2009	Shorter	6–5	3–3	T–4th (West)
2010	Shorter	5–6	2–4	T–5th (West)
2011	Shorter	6–4	3–3	T–4th (West)
Shorter:		41–35	19–19
Shorter Hawks (Gulf South Conference) (2012–present)
2012	Shorter	6–5	2–3	T–3rd
2013	Shorter	2–9	0–6	7th
2014	Shorter	3–8	1–6	7th
2015	Shorter	2–8	1–6	7th
Shorter:		13–30	3–15
Total:		54–65
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

1. "Shorter names football coach". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia: Google News. July 18, 2004. p. 1A. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
2. DeLassus, David. "Phil Jones Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 11, 2012.