Courtesy of Grambling State Athletics
GRAMBLING, La. Grambling State College head soccer coach Mickey Joseph has introduced the addition of Eric Dooley to his workers as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach.
Dooley, a former Grambling State soccer participant underneath legendary head coach Eddie Robinson, returns to GSU after serving as head soccer coach at Southern College.Â
Previous to his stint at SU, Dooley served as head coach at Prairie View A&M. At PVAMU he guided the Panthers to the 2021 SWAC Championship sport after successful the 2021Â SWAC Western Division Championship, ending with a 7-5 (6-2 SWAC) file.Â
Throughout that season, 4 Panthers earned all-conference honors. Underneath Coach Dooley, Prairie View completed third in each crew whole offense and defensive classes in 2021. He was named the 2021 American Soccer Coaches Affiliation (AFCA) Area 3 Co-Coach of the Yr.
Coach Dooley and the Panthers concluded the Spring 2021 marketing campaign with a 2-1 file, with a pair of convention wins.
He guided one of many nation’s most explosive and productive offenses within the nation in 2019. The Panthers ranked No. 4 nationally in whole offense whereas garnering high 25 rankings in passing offense, speeding offense, scoring offense, passing effectivity, passing defensive effectivity and sacks allowed. PVAMU led the SWAC in whole offense and ranked second — thirty fifth nationally — in whole protection. Seven gamers earned all-conference honors throughout that season.
In his first season at PVAMU, the Panthers grew to become the primary crew in program historical past to have three 60-point scoring video games in a single season. PVAMU ended the season with back-to-back 60-point video games towards Alabama St. (66-13) and Texas Southern (60-14) whereas recording the most important margin of victory over the Tigers in program historical past.Â
PVAMU set a college file with 815 yards whole offense in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 22, 2018, tallying a complete of 9 touchdowns.
Previous to PVAMU Eric Dooley spent 4 seasons at Grambling State College as offensive coordinator 2014-2017, together with one 12 months as quarterbacks coach (2014) and two years as receivers coach (2016-17). Dooley helped the Tigers to 3 consecutive Southwestern Athletic Convention Western Division titles 2015, 2016 and 2017, two SWAC Championships 2016 and 2017, and an HBCU Nationwide Championship in 2016. Whereas at GSU, his offenses averaged not less than 31 factors per sport in all 4 seasons and ranked first or second within the SWAC in scoring offense every of the final three seasons. In 2016, he was named American Soccer Coaches Affiliation (AFCA) Assistant Coach of the Yr.
Underneath Dooley’s instruction and steerage in 2015, Grambling State ranked fourth within the nation in scoring (41.3 factors per sport), scored 65 touchdowns, and averaged 470.0 yards per sport. The Tigers produced the SWAC Offensive Participant of the Yr throughout 2015-2017. A pair of gamers throughout Dooley’s tenure made NFL rosters in 2016 free agent WR Chester Rogers – Indianapolis Colts and 2017 third-round draft choose Chad Williams – Arizona Cardinals.
In three seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2011-2013, the Golden Lions offense improved annually underneath his route. In 2011, QB Ben Anderson earned SWAC Freshman of the Yr accolades whereas rating second within the league in passing offense. In 2012, UAPB set a college file for wins (10) and gained its first outright SWAC Championship since 1966 and have been topped HBCU Nationwide Champions. Throughout Dooley’s tenure, sort out Terron Armstead grew to become a third-round choose by the New Orleans Saints within the 2013 NFL Draft.
These seven seasons as offensive coordinator was preceded by 14 years as an assistant coach at Southern College 1997-2010. Throughout his time with the Jaguars, he helped information SU to 5 SWAC Championships 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 and two HBCU Nationwide Championships 1997 and 2003.
Eric Dooley performed extensive receiver at Grambling State underneath legendary coach Eddie Robinson 1985 – 1988, successful two SWAC Championships. He earned his bachelor’s diploma from Southern College New Orleans in 1999, and his grasp’s diploma from Southern College Baton Rouge in 2005.
His skilled taking part in expertise contains incomes a free agent contract with the Canadian Soccer League’s Calgary Stampeders, one 12 months with the AFL’s Arizona Rattlers and one 12 months with the World League’s Taipei Dragons (China). He additionally hung out teaching at his alma mater, Alcee Fortier Senior Excessive, because the extensive receiver coach, and as offensive coordinator at McMain Excessive Faculty, each in New Orleans, La.
He’s a member of the American Soccer Coaches Affiliation in addition to being a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Integrated.
Dooley and his spouse Alicia, benefit from the present of three kids, Taajah, Katerra, and Dy’mond.
