BOWIE, Md. – Salisbury University head football coach
Sherman Wood has been inducted into the Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1988 Bulldog football team. The induction ceremony was held this past Saturday at the BWI Marriott Hotel in Linthicum Heights, Md.
The lone graduate assistant on the staff of head coach Dave Dolch, Wood coached defensive backs and served as special teams coordinator for a Bowie State team that finished 9-2-1 overall and went 4-1-1 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) play. The Bulldogs qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship tournament, becoming the first-ever CIAA school and Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to participate in the then-field of 16, and finished the season with a No. 20 national ranking.
The 1988 season was Wood's third on-staff at BSU. The next year he was promoted to assistant head coach and defensive coordinator, serving in that capacity for three seasons. Wood became the head coach at Bowie State in 1993 after spending the previous year as an assistant at Virginia Union. He led the Bulldogs for six seasons, culminating with a 6-3 mark in 1998 that was the program's best since the historic 1988 run.
Wood arrived at Salisbury from BSU in time for the 1999 campaign and has led the Sea Gulls for 25 seasons. In 31 years as a head coach between BSU and SU, he has amassed a 202-117-1 record, nine conference championships, 19 postseason appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament berths, and six conference coach of the year honors. Wood is one of just eight active head coaches across all NCAA levels with at least 200 career wins.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 199 conference championships, and 47 Academic All-Americans.
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