| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator,quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Edward Waters |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1965-07-14)July 14, 1965 (age 60) |
| Alma mater | Southern–New Orleans (1999) Southern–Baton Rouge (2005) |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Grambling State |
| 1993 | Arizona Rattlers |
| Positions | Wide receiver,defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Southern (RB) |
| 1998–2010 | Southern (WR) |
| 2011–2013 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (OC/QB) |
| 2014 | Grambling State (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | Grambling State (OC) |
| 2016–2017 | Grambling State (OC/WR) |
| 2018–2021 | Prairie View A&M |
| 2022–2023 | Southern |
| 2024 | Grambling State (OC/QB) |
| 2025–present | Edward Waters (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–27 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2×SWAC West Division (2021, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Eric Dooley (born July 14, 1965) is an Americancollege football coach and former player. He was theoffensive coordinator andquarterbacks coach forGrambling State University, positions he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach atSouthern University from 2022 to 2023. Dooley served as the head football coach atPrairie View A&M University inPrairie View, Texas from 2018 to 2021.[2]
A formerGrambling State University player, Dooley also spent one season in theArena Football League with theArizona Rattlers in 1993.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M Panthers(Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Prairie View A&M | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd(West) | |||||
| 2019 | Prairie View A&M | 6–5 | 4–3 | T-2nd(West) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Prairie View A&M | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3rd(West) | |||||
| 2021 | Prairie View A&M | 7–5 | 6–2 | T–1st(West) | |||||
| Prairie View A&M: | 20–17 | 16–8 | |||||||
| Southern Jaguars(Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Southern | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Southern | 5–5[a] | 4–3 | ||||||
| Southern: | 12–10 | 9–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–27 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||