“I’m thrilled to welcome Coach Dawson Odums to the Bulldog family,” said Bowie State President Aminta H. Breaux. “He brings more than 25 years of coaching experience and has a remarkable record of helping student-athletes succeed both on and off the field.”
For Odums, the move to Bowie State is a return to familiar territory—the HBCU football stage where he’s built his name. A Shelby, North Carolina native, he spent four seasons as head coach at Norfolk State, where he went 15-30 before being fired in 2024.
Before that, he led Southern University to a string of successful seasons, including a 2013 SWAC championship and multiple division titles.
Odums said he’s grateful for the opportunity and ready to get to work.
“To the Bowie State University community, I am honored and grateful to formally accept the position of head football coach,” Odums said. “I want to thank President Breaux for her confidence and leadership throughout this process.
I am truly appreciative of the trust placed in me to guide Bowie State Football into its next chapter. I firmly believe that discipline, character, leadership, and citizenship are the foundations of sustained success. Those principles shape young men and prepare them for life beyond football and ultimately create a winning culture. When those standards are upheld, championships follow.”
