Theo Lemon

Theo Lemon
Biographical details
Born	July 23, 1957 (age 67); Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1975–1978	Ohio
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1983	Ohio (assistant)
1984	Kentucky State (interim HC/DC)
1985–1990	Central State (OH) (DC/LB)
1991–1992	Northeastern (DC/LB)
1993	East Carolina (DL)
1994–1995	Rutgers (LB)
1996–2000	Wake Forest (AHC/co-DC)
2001–2002	DuPage
2005	Central State (OH)
2006–2007	Savannah State
2015–?	Florida A&M (DC/DL)
Head coaching record
Overall	4–26 (college)

Theophulis D. Lemon (born July 23, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Central State University in 2005, and at Savannah State University from 2006 to 2007; he was also the interim head coach at Kentucky State University for the final three games of the 1984 season.

Biography

Playing career

Lemon was a four-year starter at defensive back at Ohio University.

Coaching career

His previous head coaching experiences include Kentucky State University (1984), the College of DuPage (2001–2004) Central State University (2003–2006) and Savannah State University (2006–2007).

He has served as an assistant coach at Kentucky State, Central State, Northeastern University, East Carolina University, Rutgers University and Wake Forest University.

Savannah State

Lemon entered his first season as head football coach at Savannah State University in 2006 moving from the head coaching position at Central State University. He was relieved of his duties on November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) after compiling a 3–18 record in his two seasons as head coach.^[1] Lemon was the 20th head football coach at Savannah State University.^[2] His annual salary at Savannah State was $65,000.^[3]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall
Kentucky State Thorobreds (NCAA Division II independent) (1984)
1984	Kentucky State	0–3^{[n 1]}
Kentucky State:		0–3
Central State Marauders () (2005)
2005	Central State	1–5
Central State:		1–5
Savannah State Tigers (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2006–2007)
2006	Savannah State	2–9
2007	Savannah State	1–9
Savannah State:		3–18
Total:		4–26

Notes

^ Willie Williamson was the head coach for first eight games of the 1984 season, leading the Thorobreds to a record of 2–6, before he was suspended indefinitely. Lemon was named interim head coach and served for the final three games of the season. Kentucky State finished the year with an overall record of 2–9.

References

^ "SSU fires Lemon". November 30, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
^ "Savannah State University Football - Head Coach/ First Season at SSU: Theo Lemon". Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
^ "SSU paying Wells 90K". SavannahNow. Savannah Morning News. January 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

[1984season-4] Willie Williamson was the head coach for first eight games of the 1984 season, leading the Thorobreds to a record of 2–6, before he was suspended indefinitely. Lemon was named interim head coach and served for the final three games of the season. Kentucky State finished the year with an overall record of 2–9.

[Lemon_fired-1] "SSU fires Lemon". November 30, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.

[2] "Savannah State University Football - Head Coach/ First Season at SSU: Theo Lemon". Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2007.

[salary-3] "SSU paying Wells 90K". SavannahNow. Savannah Morning News. January 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

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