Terry Sims
American football coach
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Terry Sims (born c. 1971) is an American college football coach who is currently the head coach for the Clark Atlanta Panthers. He previously served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University from 2015 to 2022.[1] Sims was fired following the 2022 season.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Clark Atlanta |
| Conference | SIAC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1971 |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1993 | Knoxville |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | Knoxville (SA) |
| 1995 | Louisville (GA) |
| 1997–1999 | Austin Peay (RB) |
| 2000–2003 | Texas Southern (DB) |
| 2004 | Prairie View A&M (DB) |
| 2005–2006 | Louisiana–Lafayette (STC/RB) |
| 2007–2009 | Howard (DB/ST/RC) |
| 2010–2014 | Bethune–Cookman (AHC/S/ST) |
| 2015–2022 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 2026–present | Clark Atlanta |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2023–2025 | Alabama State (DFO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–39 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MEAC (2015) | |
| Awards | |
| MEAC Coach of the Year (2015) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | FCS# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2015–2020) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Bethune–Cookman | 9–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | 25 | ||||
| 2016 | Bethune–Cookman | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2017 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Bethune–Cookman | 2–9 | 2–6 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2022 | Bethune–Cookman | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| Bethune–Cookman: | 38–39 | 31–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–39 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
