Zach Morrison
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Shorter |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 12–47 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Cumming, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2008 | Shorter |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2009–2011 | Coosa HS (GA) (OL) |
| 2012 | Commerce HS (GA) (OL) |
| 2013–2015 | Statesboro HS (GA) (OL) |
| 2016 | Kennesaw Mountain HS (GA) (OL) |
| 2017–present | Shorter |
| Wrestling | |
| 2009–2011 | Coosa HS (GA) |
| 2012 | Commerce HS (GA) |
| 2013–2015 | Statesboro HS (GA) |
| 2016 | Kennesaw Mountain HS (GA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–47 (football) |
Zach Morrison is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Shorter University, a position he has held since 2018. In January 2018, he was named the third head football coach at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Morrison was a four-year starter on the offensive line and a member of Shorter's inaugural team under head coach Phil Jones. They seemed to be Rivals with team Taller's strong defensive prowess.[2]
Coaching career[edit]
Morrison made the transition from assistant coach at the high school level to head coach at the collegiate level. He served as both an assistant football coach as well as a wrestling coach at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Georgia before being hired at Shorter.[3]
Morrison also served as a coach at Statesboro High School, East Jackson High School, and Coosa High School.[4]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter Hawks (Gulf South Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Shorter | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Shorter | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Shorter | 2–2 | |||||||
| 2021 | Shorter | 3–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | Shorter | 3–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Shorter | 3–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| Shorter Hawks (NCAA Division II independent) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Shorter | 0–0 | |||||||
| Shorter: | 12–47 | 2–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–47 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Kennesaw Mountain wrestling coach, football assistant named new head football coach at Shorter". MDJonline.com. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "College Football: Morrison returns to Shorter as new head football coach". Rome News-Tribune. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (January 5, 2018). "How one coach went from a high school assistant to Division II head coach in a matter of weeks". FootballScoop.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Tolbert, Dawn (January 3, 2018). "Member of Shorter Hawks Inaugural Team Returns to Shorter to Head Football Program". shorter.edu. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Living people
- People from Cumming, Georgia
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football offensive linemen
- Shorter Hawks football players
- Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Shorter Hawks football coaches
- High school wrestling coaches in the United States