| 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) | |
| 2018–present | Shorter |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–47 |
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
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
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
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter Hawks (Gulf South Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 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
- ↑ "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.