Coaching Responsibility: Offensive Coordinator; Receivers
Birthday: August 9
Hometown: Clinton, La.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Wingate, ’90)
Year at West Virginia: First
Year in Coaching: 11

Playing Career
- Played quarterback and receiver at Wingate
- Led all receivers with 43 catches for 584 yards and seven touchdowns, while passing for two touchdowns

Coaching Career
2012: West Virginia (offensive coordinator/receivers)
2011: West Virginia (inside receivers)
2008-10: Stephen F. Austin (offensive coordinator)
2006-07: Millsaps (offensive coordinator)
2005: New Mexico State (graduate assistant/offense)
2004: Southeastern Louisiana (running backs)
2003: Southeastern Louisiana (offensive quality control)
2002: Wingate (wide receivers)

Bowl Games Coached
2011: Orange Bowl

Coaching Highlights
- Has 10 years of collegiate coaching experience and helped guide Millsaps and Stephen F. Austin to four straight conference championships
- Helped lead Millsaps to the 2006 NCAA DIII playoffs and Stephen F. Austin to the 2009 and 2010 NCAA FCS playoffs

West Virginia
- In 2011, the Mountaineers finished with more than 4,500 yards receiving, setting the school record for the most yards in a single season
- coached Tavon Austin, first team All-BIG EAST, became the fourth Mountaineer receiver in school history to finish with 1,000 yards or more receiving

Stephen F. Austin
- In 2010, Dawson guided the nation’s No. 1 passing offense (362.2) and No. 4 scoring offense (36.3), ranking No. 6 in total offense (442.9).
- The Lumberjacks led the Southland Conference in all three categories, as well as pass efficiency (137.23)
- Quarterback Jeremy Moses was a two-time All-American, two-time Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year and won the Walter Payton Award, given to the Player of the Year in the NCAA FCS Division
- Moses finished his career as the school and league’s all-time passer, setting records in completions (1,151), touchdown passes (121), passing yards (13,061) and total offense (12,853)
- In 2009, his offensive squad led the nation in passing yards (343.7) and was No. 2 in total offense (468.9), No. 6 in scoring offense (34.9) and No. 10 in pass efficiency (147.8)
- The Lumberjacks led the Southland Conference in all four categories and was second in scoring offense
- Moses led the nation in touchdown passes (40), was third in passing yards (317.2), fourth in points responsible for (18.5) and fifth in total offense (320.5)
- In 2008, Stephen F. Austin averaged only 16 points per game and came off a winless season. In his first season, the Lumberjacks led the Southland Conference in passing offense (345.8) and were No. 3 in the nation. They also were nationally ranked No. 13 in total offense (415.7) and No. 14 in scoring offense (35.0)

Millsaps
- The Majors won back-to-back conference championships for the first time in school history
- Offense averaged more than 35 points a game and was ranked in the Top 20 in both seasons, including as high as No. 5 in total offense
- Offense recorded 4,107 yards of total offense in 2006 and more than 4,500 in 2007
- Quarterback Juan Joseph, the two-time conference player of the year, signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 2009

Professional Players
Stephen F. Austin: Dominique Edison (2010), Contrevious Parks (2010)
Millsaps: Chris Jackson (2009), Juan Joseph (2009)

All-American Players
Stephen F. Austin: Dominique Edson (2009), Jeremy Moses (2009-10), Cordell Roberson (2010)
Millsaps: Chris Jackson (2006)

All-Conference Players
West Virginia: Tavon Austin (2011)
Stephen F. Austin: Duane Brooks (2009), Gralyn Crawford (2009), Dominique Edison (2008-09), Anthony Foster (2010), Kris Lott (2010), Jeremy Moses (2008-09-10), Contrevious Parks (2008-09-10), Aaron Rhea (2009), Cordell Roberson (2010)
Millsaps: Louis Conley (2007), Donnie Epps (2007) Josh Hanna (2006), Chris Jackson (2006), Juan Joseph (2006-07), Eric McCarty (2007), Burt Pereira (2007), Raymond Savage (2007)

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