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Camp Director and Head Coach Jason Shumaker

Jason Shumaker
Head Coach

Jason Shumaker was named the Head Football Coach at Dana College in December 2009. Shumaker brings extensive knowledge on both sides of the ball and has coached or played at nearly every level of college football.

“I am extremely excited about this opportunity. Dana has many great attributes and I believe the pieces are in place to build a very successful football program,” Shumaker said.

Jason was previously at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas for three seasons, where he was the Offensive Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator, and Offensive Line and Tight Ends coach. The offense Jason developed while at St. Mary finished as the Fifth-ranked Passing Offense in the Nation in 2008 and broke many school records. The offense he directed finished in the Top 30 in the nation in eleven different over two seasons and USM had four games with over 500 yards of offense. He also coached 21 players over three seasons who were All-KCAC selections. Due to this success, he was named the 2008 KCAC Assistant Coach of the Year.

Shumaker went to USM from Eastern New Mexico University, where he served as fullbacks coach and defensive line coach over two seasons and coached three All-Lone Star Conference players. Prior to his time at ENMU, he was a teacher and coach in Rowlett, Texas.

Shumaker was born and raised in Salina, Kansas and went to high school in Grand Prairie, Texas. From there, he attended the University of Kansas, where he played fullback for the Jayhawks. He was also a five time Jayhawk Scholar and was named to the Big XII Commissioner’s Honor Roll five times. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 2003 and received his Masters Degree in Sports Administration from Eastern New Mexico University in 2007. He and his wife Kate reside in Blair.

Coach Shumker’s philosophy is “Hard work does not ensure success, but not working hard ensures failure.”