South Alabama JaguarsHead coach Major Applewhite
72 Overall rating steady
Major Applewhite has led South Alabama since 2024, going 14-16 across 3 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 2024
- 14-16
- Seasons
- 3
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme10
Defensive scheme8
Game planning10
Situational management7
Leadership & results
Comeback factor12
Underdog edge6
Recent form14
Win rate9
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Major Applewhite's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
South Alabama record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 4-8 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Won IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl |
Records with South Alabama since 2024, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
35
36
14
35
31
15
38
21
34
10Major Applewhite: South Alabama head coach profile
Major Applewhite is the South Alabama head coach. This profile covers Major Applewhite's record and season-by-season results with South Alabama, and connects to South Alabama team hub, the Pac-12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Pac-12 Championship Game on the Pac-12 title race page.
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Major Applewhite is the South Alabama head coach, in the job since 2024.