Jeff Olson (American football)

Jeff Olson

Biographical details
Alma mater	Southern Oregon University
Playing career
1980–1981	Southern Oregon
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1995	Southern Oregon (assistant)
1996–2004	Southern Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall	50–36
Tournaments	2–2 (NAIA playoffs)

Jeff Olson is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon for nine seasons, from 1996 until 2004, compiling record of 50–36.^[1]

His son Dante Olson signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 after a collegiate career at Montana.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA^#
Southern Oregon Raiders (Columbia Football Association) (1996–1998)
1996	Southern Oregon	4–5	2–3	T–3rd
1997	Southern Oregon	5–4	3–2	T–2nd
1998	Southern Oregon	4–6	2–3	T–4th
Southern Oregon Raiders (NAIA independent) (1999–2004)
1999	Southern Oregon	7–2				16
2000	Southern Oregon	5–4
2001	Southern Oregon	9–2			L NAIA Quarterfinal	5
2002	Southern Oregon	8–3			L NAIA Quarterfinal	6
2003	Southern Oregon	5–4				23
2004	Southern Oregon	3–6
Southern Oregon:		50–36	7–8
Total:		50–36
^#Rankings from final NAIA Coaches' Poll.

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Southern Oregon Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
2. "Dante Olson signs with Eagles as undrafted free agent". Mail Tribune. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.