Jeff Richards is a former American football coach who was best known for his tenure as interim head football coach at Jacksonville State University after Mike Williams resigned after their fourth game during the 1999 season. Prior to serving as interim head coach for the Gamecocks, Richards served as an assistant coach for Southern Miss, Arkansas State, and Southeast Missouri State. After his tenure with Jacksonville State, Richards served as an assistant coach at UT Martin and Nicholls State. After his coaching career, Richards started his own contractor business in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Head coaching record Notes References Living people Arkansas State Red Wolves football coaches Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches Nicholls Colonels football coaches Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football coaches Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches UT Martin Skyhawks football coaches West Alabama Tigers football players People from Panama City, Florida