 Sumrall after the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Annual salary | $7.5 million in 2026[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1982-07-05) July 5, 1982 Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2004 | 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 | |
| |
| Awards | |
| |
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.
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 a 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 will coach Tulane's postseason games for 2025 before moving to the new position.
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† | ||||
| 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 | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Sources: Florida finalizing deal to hire Tulane's Jon Sumrall". espn.com. November 30, 2025.
- ^ "Jon Sumrall". UK Athletics. August 10, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Vannini, Chris (October 28, 2025). "Tulane's Jon Sumrall: Former linebacker, current program logistics wiz, future SEC coach?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ McCarter, Mark (November 6, 2005). "It's a bittersweet life on sidelines". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
Sumrall, a 2001 Grissom High graduate...
- ^ Bryant, Bill (July 4, 2010). "Sumrall giving back with free football camp". al. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ "A career-ending injury helped pave path for Jon Sumrall to return to Kentucky as a coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Coaching Candidate Profile: Jon Sumrall". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Troy Football Names Jon Sumrall Assistant Head Coach". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ole Miss hires LB coach Jon Sumrall away from Troy". Saturday Down South. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 10, 2019). "Sources: Troy expected to hire Kansas OC Lindsey". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Wildcat homecoming: Kentucky to hire Ole Miss assistant Jon Sumrall". Saturday Down South. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Stephenson, Creg (December 3, 2021). "Troy hires Jon Sumrall as head football coach". AL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Sumrall Named Head Coach for Tulane Football" tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Communications, U. A. A. (September 13, 2025). "University of Florida Names Jon Sumrall Head Football Coach". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
External links
- Jon Sumrall on Twitter
- Tulane profile
- Troy profile
- Kentucky profile
- Archived November 22, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- Ole Miss profile
