Paul Simmons (American football)

Paul Simmons
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Harding
Conference	GAC
Record	41–11
Playing career
1991–1994	Harding
Position(s)	Linebacker, defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2005	Harding Academy (TN)
2006–2009	Harding (DL)
2010–2016	Harding (DC)
2017-present	Harding
Head coaching record
Overall	41–11 (college); 51–38 (high school)
Tournaments	4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 GAC (2021)

Paul Simmons is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, a position he has held since 2017. He has compiled a record of 41–11, winning a Great American Conference championship in 2021, and reaching the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs in 2017.^[1]

As a player for Harding, Simmons was a three-time first-team All-American linebacker and defensive end. He was inducted into the Harding Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999. Simmons played high school football for the Ashdown High School Panthers in Ashdown, Arkansas from 1988 to 1990.

Head coaching record[]

College[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA^#
Harding Bisons (Great American Conference) (2017–present)
2017	Harding	11–4	8–3	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II Semifinal	6
2018	Harding	9–3	9–2	2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round	20
2019	Harding	10–2	10–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round	15
2020	Harding	0-0	0-0
2021	Harding	11–2	10–1	1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	10
Grand Valley State:		41–11	37–7
Total:		41–11
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#NCAA Division II AFCA poll.

References[]

^ "Paul Simmons - Football Coach". Harding University Athletics.

External links[]

Harding profile

[1] "Paul Simmons - Football Coach". Harding University Athletics.

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