Phil Jones (American football)

For the Canadian Football League player, see Phil Jones (Canadian football).

Phil Jones (April 12, 1946 – December 26, 2020)^[1] was an American football coach. He 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 Hawks football program.^[2]

Phil Jones

Biographical details
Born	(1946-04-12)April 12, 1946 Thomaston, Georgia, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2020(2020-12-26) (aged 74)
Alma mater	Mercer University (1968)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1971	Northside HS (GA) (assistant)
1972–1974	Jeff Davis HS (GA)
1975–1980	Fitzgerald HS (GA)
1981–1983	Dooly County HS (GA)
1984–1996	Winder-Barrow HS (GA)
1997–1998	Georgia (GA)
1999–2000	Georgia (DE)
2001–2002	SMU (ST/TE/OT)
2003–2004	Gardner–Webb (AHC)
2005–2015	Shorter
Head coaching record
Overall	54–65 (college) 159–107–4 (high school)
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MSC West Division (2008)

Death

Jones died on December 26, 2020, at the age of 74.^[3]

Head coaching record

College

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 Hawks (Gulf South Conference) (2012–2015)
2012	Shorter	6–5	2–3	T–3rd
2013	Shorter	2–9	0–6	7th
2014	Shorter	3–8	1–6	7th	L Victory
2015	Shorter	2–8	1–6	7th
Shorter:		54–65	22–34
Total:		54–65
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets () (1972–1974)
1972	Jeff Davis	6–4	4–3
1973	Jeff Davis	9–2	6–1
1974	Jeff Davis	6–4	4–2
Jeff Davis:		21–10	14–6
Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes () (1975–1980)
1975	Fitzgerald	2–8	2–2
1976	Fitzgerald	4–6	4–4
1977	Fitzgerald	4–5–1	4–5
1978	Fitzgerald	6–3–1	3–2
1979	Fitzgerald	6–4	2–3
1980	Fitzgerald	4–6	1–3
Fitzgerald:		26–32–2	16–19
Dooly County Bobcats () (1981–1983)
1981	Dooly County	10–2	5–0	1st
1982	Dooly County	7–4	5–2
1983	Dooly County	14–1	7–0	1st
Dooly County:		31–7	17–2
Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs () (1984–1996)
1984	Winder-Barrow	4–6	3–5
1985	Winder-Barrow	8–3	6–2
1986	Winder-Barrow	4–6	3–6
1987	Winder-Barrow	1–9	1–8
1988	Winder-Barrow	9–2	6–0	1st
1989	Winder-Barrow	10–1	6–0	1st
1990	Winder-Barrow	6–4–1	3–1	2nd
1991	Winder-Barrow	6–4–1	3–1	2nd
1992	Winder-Barrow	6–5	5–3
1993	Winder-Barrow	11–3	6–2
1994	Winder-Barrow	6–4	2–4
1995	Winder-Barrow	3–7	1–5
1996	Winder-Barrow	7–4	6–2
Winder-Barrow:		81–56–2	51–39
Total:		159–107–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth