Adrian Jones (American football coach)

American football coach (born 1974)

Adrian Jones
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Elizabeth City State
Conference	CIAA
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	(1974-01-03) January 3, 1974 (age 51) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	North Carolina Central University (2001)
Playing career
1994–1997	North Carolina Central
2000	Greensboro Prowlers
2001	Carolina Cobras
2002	Augusta Stallions
2003	Carolina Cobras

Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003	North Carolina Central (OLB)
2004–2005	North Carolina Central (DB)
2006	South Georgia Wildcats (DC)
2007–2013	Southern E&S HS (NC)
2014–2015	North Carolina Central (RB)
2016–2024	Shaw
2025–present	Elizabeth City State

Head coaching record
Overall	35–45 (college) 64–29 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
3× All-CIAA (1994, 1996–1997) 1× Division II All-American (1996)

Adrian Jones (born January 3, 1974) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Elizabeth City State University a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability from 2007 to 2013 and Shaw University from 2016 to 2024. He also coached for North Carolina Central and the South Georgia Wildcats of the af2. He played college football for North Carolina Central as a defensive back and professionally for the Greensboro Prowlers, Carolina Cobras, and Augusta Stallions of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Shaw Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2016–2024)
2016	Shaw	2–8	2–5	T–4th (Southern)
2017	Shaw	3–7	2–5	T–4th (Southern)
2018	Shaw	5–5	4–2	T–2nd (Southern)
2019	Shaw	6–4	5–2	2nd (Southern)
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Shaw	6–4	5–2	2nd (Southern)
2022	Shaw	4–6	4–4	2nd (Southern)
2023	Shaw	3–7	3–5	5th (Southern)
2024	Shaw	6–4	4–3	T–5th
Shaw:		35–45	29–28
Elizabeth City State Vikings (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2025–present)
2025	Elizabeth City State	0–0	0–0
Elizabeth City State:		0–0	0–0
Total:		35–45


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Southern S&E Spartans () (2007–2013)
2007	Southern S&E	10–5	6–1	1st
2008	Southern S&E	9–4	5–3	4th
2009	Southern S&E	12–2	6–0	1st
2010	Southern S&E	6–7	5–1	2nd
2011	Southern S&E	7–4	5–1	2nd
2012	Southern S&E	6–5	5–1	2nd
2013	Southern S&E	14–2	7–0	1st
Southern S&E:		64–29	39–7
Total:		64–29
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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"Adrian Jones - Head Coach - Football Coaches". Shaw University. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
"Adrian Jones Named Head Football Coach at Shaw University". HBCU Buzz. March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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"Shaw University Announces Change in Football Leadership". Shaw University. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
"Adrian Jones - Football Coach". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
"Cobras Sign Two North Carolina Products". OurSports Central. April 2, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
"Cobras Activate Three From Injured Reserve". OurSports Central. April 17, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
"TRANSACTIONS (Published 2003)". April 3, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

v t e Shaw Bears head football coaches
Ralph N. Dunn (1920) Henry B. Hucles (1921–1922) Brown (1923) Harold D. Martin (1924–1926) W. Cooke (1927) James Lytle (1928–1929) Wiley Thurber Armstrong (1930–1933) James Lytle (1934–1942) No team (1943–1944) James Lytle (1945) Howard K. Wilson (1946–1951) No team (1952) Howard K. Wilson (1953) Robert D. Brown (1954–1956) Cliff Anderson (1957–1959) Robert Jackson (1960–1964) Lee Royster (1965–1966) Dennis Jefferson (1967–1969) George D. Clements (1970–1972) Jesse Clements (1973–1974) Horace T. Small (1975–1978) Lee Royster # (1978) No team (1979–2001) Greg Ruffin (2002) Deondri Clark (2003–2005) Darrell Asberry (2006–2011) Robert Massey (2012–2015) Adrian Jones (2016–2019) No team (2020) Adrian Jones (2021–2024) Lamar Manigo (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Elizabeth City State Vikings head football coaches
Robert White (1952–1955) William B. Harris (1956–1959) Thomas L. Caldwell (1961–1976) Samuel T. Holmes (1977–1979) John Walton (1980–1982) Thurlis J. Little (1983–1988) John Walton (1989–1990) Alvin Kelley (1991–1992) George Moody (1993–1995) Elisha Harris (1996–1997) George Moody (1998–1999) John Wright (2000–2002) Waverly Tillar (2003–2015) Earnest Wilson (2016–2017) Anthony Jones (2018–2019) No team (2020) Anthony Jones (2021) Marcus Hilliard (2022–2024) Adrian Jones (2025– )

Robert White (1952–1955)
William B. Harris (1956–1959)
Thomas L. Caldwell (1961–1976)
Samuel T. Holmes (1977–1979)
John Walton (1980–1982)
Thurlis J. Little (1983–1988)
John Walton (1989–1990)
Alvin Kelley (1991–1992)
George Moody (1993–1995)
Elisha Harris (1996–1997)
George Moody (1998–1999)
John Wright (2000–2002)
Waverly Tillar (2003–2015)
Earnest Wilson (2016–2017)
Anthony Jones (2018–2019)
No team (2020)
Anthony Jones (2021)
Marcus Hilliard (2022–2024)
Adrian Jones (2025– )

v t e Head football coaches of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Davon Morgan (Bluefield State) Kyle Jackson (Bowie State) Adrian Jones (Elizabeth City State) Richard Hayes Jr. (Fayetteville State) Maurice Flowers (Johnson C. Smith) Frank Turner (Lincoln (PA)) Sean Gilbert (Livingstone) Lamar Manigo (Shaw) Henry Frazier III (Virginia State) Alvin Parker (Virginia Union) Robert Massey (Winston-Salem State)

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