Sherman Wood

American football coach and player

Sherman WoodCurrent position

Title| Head coach
Team| Salisbury
Conference| NJAC
Record| 193–81
Biographical details
Born| c. 1960 (age 64-65)
Playing career
c. 1980| Salisbury State
Position(s)| Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984| Salisbury State (volunteer)
1985| Salisbury State (GA)
1986| Bowie State (GA/DB/ST)
1987–1988| Bowie State (assistant)
1989–1991| Bowie State (AHC/DC)
1992| Virginia Union (AHC)
1993–1998| Bowie State
1999–present| Salisbury State / Salisbury
Head coaching record
Overall| 214–119–1
Bowls| 6–3
Tournaments| 7–11 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 ACFC (2004–2005)
2 E8 (2011–2012)
5 NJAC (2019–2022, 2024)
Awards
ACFC Coach of the Year (2004)
2× E8 Coach of the Year (2011–2012)
3× NJAC Coach of the Year (2015, 2019, 2021)
AFCA NCAA Division III COY (2024)

Sherman Wood (born c. 1960) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Salisbury University, a position he has held since 1999. Wood served as the head football coach at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland from 1993 to 1998.

Wood played college football at Salisbury—then known as Salisbury State—as a defensive back, earning NCAA Division III All-America honors.[1]

## Head coaching record

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs  | AFCA# | D3°

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Bowie State Bulldogs (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1993–1999)
1993 | Bowie State  | 3–6–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th |  |  |
1994 | Bowie State  | 2–8 | 2–6 | 9th |  |  |
1995 | Bowie State  | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th |  |  |
1996 | Bowie State  | 3–7 | 2–6 | 8th |  |  |
1997 | Bowie State  | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th |  |  |
1998 | Bowie State  | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd |  |  |
Bowie State: | 21–38–1 | 15–30–1 |
Salisbury State Sea Gulls (Atlantic Central Football Conference) (1999–2000)
1999 | Salisbury State  | 2–7 | 2–4 | T–4th |  |  |
2000 | Salisbury State  | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th |  |  |
Salisbury Sea Gulls (Atlantic Central Football Conference) (2001–2010)
2001 | Salisbury  | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd |  |  |
2002 | Salisbury  | 9–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round |  |
2003 | Salisbury  | 7–2 | 2–1 | 2nd |  |  |
2004 | Salisbury  | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |  |
2005 | Salisbury  | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | W ECAC Southeast Bowl |  |
2006 | Salisbury  | 6–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl |  |
2007 | Salisbury  | 9–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round |  | 14
2008 | Salisbury  | 9–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | W ECAC Southwest Bowl |  | 24
2009 | Salisbury  | 5–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | L ECAC Southwest Bowl |  |
2010 | Salisbury  | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round |  |
Salisbury Sea Gulls (Empire 8) (2011–2014)
2011 | Salisbury  | 11–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |  | 9
2012 | Salisbury  | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |  | 11
2013 | Salisbury  | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl |  |
2014 | Salisbury  | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl |  |
Salisbury Sea Gulls (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2015–present)
2015 | Salisbury  | 7–4 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round |  |
2016 | Salisbury  | 8–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | W ECAC South Atlantic Bowl |  |
2017 | Salisbury  | 7–4 | 7–2 | 3rd | L ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl |  |
2018 | Salisbury  | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L ECAC Asa A. Bushnell Bowl |  |
2019 | Salisbury  | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |  | 9
2020–21 | Salisbury  | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1st |  |  |
2021 | Salisbury  | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 17 | 19
2022 | Salisbury  | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |  |
2023 | Salisbury  | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd |  |  |
2024 | Salisbury  | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 7 | 7
2025 | Salisbury  | 0–0 | 0–0 |  |  |  |
Salisbury State / Salisbury: | 193–81 | 111–34 |
Total: | 214–119–1 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## See also

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* List of college football career coaching wins leaders

## References

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1. ^ "Wood is named Bowie coach". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore , Maryland. May 11, 1993. p. N8. Retrieved January 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .

## External links

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* Salisbury profile

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Bowie State Bulldogs head football coaches

* Unknown (1924)
* No team (1925–1931)
* Unknown (1932)
* William S. Taylor (1933–1934)
* No team (1935)
* Unknown (1936)
* William Stanford (1937)
* No team (1938–1971)
* Staley Jackson (1972–1973)
* Clarence Thomas (1974–1975)
* John Organ (1976–1985)
* Dave Dolch (1986–1988)
* Sanders Shiver (1989–1992)
* Sherman Wood (1993–1998)
* Henry Frazier III (1999–2003)
* Michael Lynn (2004–2008)
* Damon Wilson (2009–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Damon Wilson (2021)
* Kyle Jackson (2022– )

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Salisburg Sea Gulls head football coaches

* Dick Yobst (1973–1978)
* Bill Yeagle (1979–1981)
* Mike McGlinchey (1982–1986)
* Joe Dailey (1987–1989)
* Joe Rotellini (1990–1998)
* Sherman Wood (1999– )

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Head football coaches of the New Jersey Athletic Conference

* Tyler Higley (Castleton)
* Paul Crowley (Christopher Newport)
* Dan Garrett (Kean)
* Mike Palazzo (Montclair State)
* Pat Ruley (Rowan)
* Sherman Wood (Salisbury)
* Eric Jendryaszek # (TCNJ)
* Shaun Williams (William Paterson)

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