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Geoff
Jones
Head Coach, 5th
year
Geoff Jones begins
this fifth season as the head football
coach of the Santa Ana College football
team and second as a full-time head coach.
Prior to the 2004 season, the
Santa Ana-alum served as the head football
coach on a contract basis in 2002 and 2003
before being hired as a full-time faculty
member and head football coach in April
2004. In his first four seasons at the helm,
Jones has compiled a 18-22 overall record
and
6-14 mark in the Mission Conference
The former Don, who is the 15th head coach in Santa Ana College football
history, is not unfamiliar with Santa Ana College having spent six years
as an assistant coach under Dave Ogas, who is now the team's lineback and
special teams coach. Jones served as the wide receivers and tight ends
coach before taking over as the offensive coordinator in 2001.
In his first year of running the offense (2001), Santa Ana racked up 342
yards-per-game on offense and had four different players earn all-Mission
Conference honors. As the team's wide receivers and tight ends coach (2000),
the Dons broke eight different school records--including individual receiving
yardage (Derrick Barnes, 1,128), receptions (Barnes, 66) and individual
receiving touchdowns (Barnes, 15).
After a terrific career at El Dorado High School, Jones came to Santa Ana
College and was a two-year starter at tight end for Dons. As a sophomore
he garnered second team all-Mission Conference, Central Division honors
after catching 16 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns.
Following his career at Santa Ana College, Jones transferred to Chapman
University where he played two seasons for head coach Ken Visser and helped
the Panthers to a 15-3-1 overall record. In 1995, the former El Dorado
High School-product was one of the main reasons Chapman finished the season
8-1 overall and ranked in the nation's Top 25. He earned his bachelor's
degree in movement/exercise science with an emphasis in athletic training
at Chapman before completing his master's degree in physical education
at Azusa Pacific University.
Jones currently resides in Fullerton with his wife, Sarah,
his daughter, Ashley, and son, Mitchell.
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