Shawn Daniel
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1997–2000 | Trinity Bible |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Trinity Bible (assistant) |
| 2002–2006 | St. Joseph HS (CA) (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | SAGU (OL) |
| 2012–2015 | Midland (OL) |
| 2016–2017 | Lyon (OC) |
| 2018–2021 | Missouri Valley (OC) |
| 2022 | Sterling (OC) |
| 2023–2025 | Simpson (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–19 |
Shawn Daniel is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Simpson University in Redding, California.[1][2]
Daniel is a native of Taft, California, where he attended Taft Union High School.[3][1] He then went on to play college football at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, North Dakota, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies in 2002.[1]
Coaching career
While at Trinity Bible, he served as an assistant on the football team during the 2001 season.[1] He then became an assistant at St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, California, from 2002 until 2006.[1][3] Daniel then had a couple stints as the offensive line coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGA)—now known as Nelson University— in Waxahachie, Texas and Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska.[1][4] He then spent time as an offensive coordinator at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas, then at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, then at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas.[1][5][6]
On December 6, 2022, Simpson University announced the addition of a football program, the first in the school's history.[7] Soon after, Daniel was announced as the program's first ever head football coach.[2][3][4][5] In his first two seasons at Simpson, Daniel accumulated a record of 0–19. On December 19th, 2025 it was announced Daniel had resigned from his position at Simpson. [8]
Personal life
While coaching at SAGU, Daniel graduated with a Master of Arts in theological studies in 2011.[1]