Football Announces Hire of Dwike Wilson as Assistant Coach
1/20/2023 10:35:00 AM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss football coach Will Hall announced Friday morning the addition of Dwike Wilson as assistant coach for the 2023 season.
Wilson will manage the cornerbacks, while current assistant coach Chad Williams moves to inside linebackers coach along with adding the responsibility as run game coordinator.
"We are thrilled to complete our defensive staff for next season," said Hall. "Golden Eagle fans should be excited about the addition of Dwike Wilson to our staff to coach cornerbacks. Dwike is highly thought of as one of the best recruiters in the South. His track record for developing defensive backs speaks for itself.
"As for Chad Williams, this former Golden Eagle great has been a successful defensive coordinator while coaching linebackers at several places, including Central Arkansas, Valdosta State and for me at West Georgia. I know Chad will do a great job with these new responsibilities."
Wilson comes to Southern Miss after spending the last two seasons at South Alabama as their cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
In 2022, Wilson helped the Jaguars win 10 games and reach the New Orleans Bowl as the program established school marks for both overall and conference wins in a season. The Jaguars ranked No. 25 in total defense at allowing 331.5 yards per contest and the squad was 30th nationally in interceptions with 13. Wilson oversaw one player, Darrell Luter, Jr., who earned All-Sun Belt honors, as he posted 42 tackles with one interception, seven pass breakups and a quarterback hurry.
Wilson also helped coach a Jaguar defense in 2021 which matched school season records with 15 interceptions and 25 total takeaways while recording the second-high sack total in program history as well. Luter, Jr., who topped the Sun Belt in passes defended per game and was second in interceptions per contest, standing among the top five in the country in the former category and the top 15 in the latter, while picking off four passes and breaking up 10 others to go along with 21 tackles.
Wilson also worked on the staff with then defensive coordinator Kane Wommack at Indiana for two seasons prior to his South Alabama stint, as he served as the Hoosiers' director of player personnel and high school relations. During his time with the program, IU posted a combined 14-7 overall record highlighted by an 11-5 mark in the Big Ten Conference after going 6-2 and ending up 12th in the final Associated Press poll in 2020.
He arrived in Bloomington after three years at Jones County (Miss.) J.C., where he was defensive coordinator and secondary coach during the 2016 and '17 campaigns before being named assistant head coach and moved to linebackers while maintaining coordinator duties his final season with the Bobcats.
Six individuals — including four named to the first-team — earned all-region and all-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) South Division honors his final season at the school after JCJC went 10-2, won the Mississippi Bowl and was ranked fifth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll. The Bobcats finished 6-3 his first year in charge of the team's defense with five players receiving all-region and all-conference recognition, with another five individuals honored the following fall after the program posted an overall 8-2 mark following an appearance in the MACCC playoffs.
He filled multiple roles at Hinds (Miss.) C.C. from 2009-15, including spending one season as the Eagles' secondary coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator, three as the team's defensive coordinator and three as a wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. During that time his efforts helped HCC post a winning overall record on five occasions — including each of his last three years on the staff — as the Eagles qualified for the MACCC playoffs in 2011 on the way to a 7-3 finish while posting the same mark two seasons later following an appearance in the Brazos Valley Bowl.
Wilson also served as the recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina A&T for three years, one as recruiting coordinator and defensive backs coach at Murray State, and four seasons on the staff at Itawamba (Miss.) C.C.
As a collegiate player, Wilson played at Hinds CC — helping the Eagles win the state championship in 1997 — before going on to work as student assistant for two years at Ole Miss, where he would earn his bachelor's degree.
He and his wife Anntwan have two sons, Dwike Jr. and Daniel.
Wilson will manage the cornerbacks, while current assistant coach Chad Williams moves to inside linebackers coach along with adding the responsibility as run game coordinator.
"We are thrilled to complete our defensive staff for next season," said Hall. "Golden Eagle fans should be excited about the addition of Dwike Wilson to our staff to coach cornerbacks. Dwike is highly thought of as one of the best recruiters in the South. His track record for developing defensive backs speaks for itself.
"As for Chad Williams, this former Golden Eagle great has been a successful defensive coordinator while coaching linebackers at several places, including Central Arkansas, Valdosta State and for me at West Georgia. I know Chad will do a great job with these new responsibilities."
Wilson comes to Southern Miss after spending the last two seasons at South Alabama as their cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
In 2022, Wilson helped the Jaguars win 10 games and reach the New Orleans Bowl as the program established school marks for both overall and conference wins in a season. The Jaguars ranked No. 25 in total defense at allowing 331.5 yards per contest and the squad was 30th nationally in interceptions with 13. Wilson oversaw one player, Darrell Luter, Jr., who earned All-Sun Belt honors, as he posted 42 tackles with one interception, seven pass breakups and a quarterback hurry.
Wilson also helped coach a Jaguar defense in 2021 which matched school season records with 15 interceptions and 25 total takeaways while recording the second-high sack total in program history as well. Luter, Jr., who topped the Sun Belt in passes defended per game and was second in interceptions per contest, standing among the top five in the country in the former category and the top 15 in the latter, while picking off four passes and breaking up 10 others to go along with 21 tackles.
Wilson also worked on the staff with then defensive coordinator Kane Wommack at Indiana for two seasons prior to his South Alabama stint, as he served as the Hoosiers' director of player personnel and high school relations. During his time with the program, IU posted a combined 14-7 overall record highlighted by an 11-5 mark in the Big Ten Conference after going 6-2 and ending up 12th in the final Associated Press poll in 2020.
He arrived in Bloomington after three years at Jones County (Miss.) J.C., where he was defensive coordinator and secondary coach during the 2016 and '17 campaigns before being named assistant head coach and moved to linebackers while maintaining coordinator duties his final season with the Bobcats.
Six individuals — including four named to the first-team — earned all-region and all-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) South Division honors his final season at the school after JCJC went 10-2, won the Mississippi Bowl and was ranked fifth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll. The Bobcats finished 6-3 his first year in charge of the team's defense with five players receiving all-region and all-conference recognition, with another five individuals honored the following fall after the program posted an overall 8-2 mark following an appearance in the MACCC playoffs.
He filled multiple roles at Hinds (Miss.) C.C. from 2009-15, including spending one season as the Eagles' secondary coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator, three as the team's defensive coordinator and three as a wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. During that time his efforts helped HCC post a winning overall record on five occasions — including each of his last three years on the staff — as the Eagles qualified for the MACCC playoffs in 2011 on the way to a 7-3 finish while posting the same mark two seasons later following an appearance in the Brazos Valley Bowl.
Wilson also served as the recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina A&T for three years, one as recruiting coordinator and defensive backs coach at Murray State, and four seasons on the staff at Itawamba (Miss.) C.C.
As a collegiate player, Wilson played at Hinds CC — helping the Eagles win the state championship in 1997 — before going on to work as student assistant for two years at Ole Miss, where he would earn his bachelor's degree.
He and his wife Anntwan have two sons, Dwike Jr. and Daniel.
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