Terrence Graves (American football)

Terrence Graves
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Southern
Conference	SWAC
Record	8–4
Biographical details
Born	November 18, 1968 (age 56); Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Winston-Salem State University (1994); Southern University (2003); Grambling State University (2021)
Playing career
1989	Wake Forest
1990–1992	Winston-Salem State
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993	Winston-Salem State (DB)
1994–1995	Southern (GA)
1996–1998	Southern (ST/LB)
2000–2002	Southern (co-DC)
2003	Norfolk State (DC/LB)
2004–2009	Southern (DC/LB)
2010–2013	Mississippi Valley State (AHC/LB)
2014–2021	Grambling State (ST/LB)
2021	Grambling State (interim HC)
2022	Grambling State (ST/LB)
2023	Southern (AHC/ST/LB)
2023	Southern (interim HC)
2024–present	Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	7–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	SWAC West Division (2024)
Awards
	First Team All-CIAA (1992)

Terrence C. Graves (born November 18, 1968) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Southern University; a position he has held since 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He was the interim head football coach for Grambling State University in 2021.^[5]^[6]^[7] He also coached for Winston-Salem State, Norfolk State, and Mississippi Valley State.^[8] He played college football for Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State as a defensive back.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2021)
2021	Grambling State	1–0^[a]	1–0	T–3rd (West)
Grambling State:		1–0	1–0
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Southern	1–0^[b]	1–0	3rd (West)
2024	Southern	7–4	6–1	1st (West)
Southern:		8–4	7–1
Total:		9–4

^ Graves was named interim head coach with one week remaining in the season following the firing of Broderick Fobbs.
^ Graves was named interim head coach with one week remaining in the season following the firing of Eric Dooley.