Jon Sumrall
American football player and coach (born 1982)
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Jonathan Edward Sumrall (born July 5, 1982) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Florida. He previously served as the head coach at Troy University from 2022 to 2023 and Tulane University from 2024 to 2025.
Sumrall after the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Annual salary | $7.5 million [1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 5, 1982 Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | Kentucky |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | Kentucky (GA) |
| 2007–2009 | San Diego (DL/RC) |
| 2010–2011 | San Diego (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2012–2013 | Tulane (co-DC/DL) |
| 2014 | Tulane (co-DC/LB) |
| 2015–2017 | Troy (AHC/LB/ST) |
| 2018 | Ole Miss (LB) |
| 2019–2020 | Kentucky (ILB) |
| 2021 | Kentucky (co-DC/ILB) |
| 2022–2023 | Troy |
| 2024–2025 | Tulane |
| 2026–present | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–12 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (CFP) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Early life and playing career
Sumrall was born on July 5, 1982 in Texarkana, Texas and was raised in Huntsville, Alabama where he attended Grissom High School, graduating in 2001.[2][3][4] Sumrall played college football at the University of Kentucky as a linebacker, leading the team in tackles as a junior in 2004. Prior to his senior season he was diagnosed with a spinal condition that ended his playing career.[5][3]
Coaching career
Early Coaching Career
Sumrall began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Kentucky, after medically retiring from football.[6] After two years, he was hired by San Diego where he coached under former Kentucky assistant Ron Caragher.[7] Sumrall then served as the co-defensive coordinator at Tulane for three seasons before going to Troy as their assistant head coach and special teams coordinator.[8]
Sumrall was named the linebackers coach at Ole Miss in January 2018.[9] He was also reported to be a finalist for the head coaching position at Troy in 2019 before Chip Lindsey was hired.[10]
Sumrall returned to his alma mater Kentucky in 2019 as the program's inside linebackers coach.[11] He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2021.
Troy Trojans
On December 2, 2021, Sumrall was hired as the 23rd head coach at Troy University.[12] In his first season at Troy, he guided the Trojans to a 12–2 record and an 18–12 Cure Bowl victory over the No. 23 ranked UTSA Roadrunners. In Sumrall's second season as the head coach he would guide Troy to a 11–2 record and back to back Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Tulane Green Wave
On December 8, 2023, Sumrall was hired as the 42nd head coach at Tulane.[13] In Sumrall's two seasons with the Green Wave, he guided them to back-to-back American Conference Championship Game appearances.
Florida Gators
On November 30, 2025, it was reported that Florida was finalizing a six-year deal to hire Sumrall as its next head coach. He is reported to have an annual salary of $7.5 million a year with incentives tied to the College Football Playoff.[1] Hours later, the University officially announced his hiring as the school's 31st head football coach.[14]
Sumrall coached Tulane's 2025 postseason game while also working to recruit and retain talent at Florida early in his tenure.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Troy | 12–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (West) | W Cure | 20 | 19 | ||
| 2023 | Troy | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1st (West) | Birmingham* | ||||
| Troy: | 23–4 | 14–2 | *Left for Tulane prior to bowl game | ||||||
| Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference / American Conference) (2024–2025) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Tulane | 9–5 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Gasparilla | ||||
| 2025 | Tulane | 11–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L CFP First Round† | 18 | 18 | ||
| Tulane: | 20–8 | 14–2 | |||||||
| Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Florida | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Florida: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 43–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||