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.
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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 American Conference teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the American Conference Championship Game on the American Conference title race page.
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Major Applewhite is the South Alabama head coach, in the job since 2024.