Coaches / Offensive coordinator / Shannon Dawson
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Shannon Dawson
Offensive Coordinator · Miami
Headline rating: as offensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here4
Programs3
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As offensive coordinator
Rating78Peak88
His offense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 0.14 | -0.02 | 0.57 |
| 2024 | Miami | 0.21 | 0.09 | 1.80 |
| 2023 | Miami | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.50 |
| 2022 | Houston | 0.11 | 0.08 | 1.22 |
| 2021 | Houston | 0.01 | -0.01 | -0.02 |
| 2020 | Houston | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | -0.09 | -0.08 | -1.08 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | -0.03 | -0.01 | -0.20 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | -0.02 | — | -0.12 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · quarterbacks
Rating83Peak89
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Miami | Quarterbacks | 80 | +28.0 | 0.917 | 1.98 |
| 2023 | Miami | Quarterbacks | 65 | +3.0 | 0.878 | 0.29 |
| 2022 | Houston | Quarterbacks | 77 | +14.8 | 0.832 | 0.97 |
| 2021 | Houston | Quarterbacks | 69 | +12.0 | — | 0.66 |
| 2020 | Houston | Quarterbacks | 60 | -4.0 | 0.867 | -0.21 |
| 2019 | Houston | Tight ends | 62 | — | 0.834 | -0.06 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | Quarterbacks | 58 | -8.8 | 0.822 | -0.71 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | Quarterbacks | 70 | — | 0.808 | 0.01 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.