Jeff Olson (American football)
American football coach
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Jeff Olson is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon for nine seasons, from 1996 until 2004, compiling record of 50–36.[1]
EducationSouthern Oregon University
1980–1981Southern Oregon
PositionDefensive back
1983–1995Southern Oregon (assistant)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Education | Southern Oregon University |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1981 | Southern Oregon |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1995 | Southern Oregon (assistant) |
| 1996–2004 | Southern Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–36 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NAIA playoffs) |
His son Dante Olson signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 after a collegiate career at Montana.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Oregon Raiders (Columbia Football Association) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Southern Oregon | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Southern Oregon | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Southern Oregon | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Southern Oregon Raiders (NAIA independent) (1999–2004) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Southern Oregon | 7–2 | 16 | ||||||
| 2000 | Southern Oregon | 5–4 | |||||||
| 2001 | Southern Oregon | 9–2 | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||||
| 2002 | Southern Oregon | 8–3 | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 6 | |||||
| 2003 | Southern Oregon | 5–4 | 23 | ||||||
| 2004 | Southern Oregon | 3–6 | |||||||
| Southern Oregon: | 50–36 | 7–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 50–36 | ||||||||
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