Joey Jones (American football)

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Joey Jones (born October 29, 1962, in Mobile, Alabama) is an American college football coach who currently serves as the head coach of the University of South Alabama Jaguars.

Jones accepted the South Alabama position after serving as the first head coach for Birmingham-Southern College, where he led the team to a 3-7 record in its first season in Division III NCAA football in 2007.

Before moving to Birmingham-Southern, Jones had complied a 125-38 (.767) record in 13 years as head coach at two Alabama high schools, Mountain Brook and Dora. At Mountain Brook, Jones led his team to the 1996 Class 6A state championship game, four region titles, two semifinal appearances and three quarterfinal appearances. At Dora, his record was 24-11 in three seasons (1991-93). In 1989 and 1990 he served as a coach on the Briarwood Christian School staff in Birmingham, Alabama.

Jones is a graduate of Mobile's Murphy High School. He played college football for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide from 1979 to 1983, graduating with a degree in business administration. As a wide receiver, he tallied 71 receptions, 1,386 yards and 15 touchdowns. He ranked third among Alabama's career touchdown receivers and seventh in career receiving yards. He was named All-Southeastern Conference as a senior. He was a member of the University of Alabama’s All-Decade Team for the 1980s and played professionally with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL and the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.