| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Centenary |
| Conference | SCAC |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 9, 1980 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (2003) |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2002 | LSU |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | Redemptorist HS (LA) (DL) |
| 2005–2019 | Evangel Christian Academy (LA) |
| 2020–2021 | Tulane (DL) |
| 2022–present | Centenary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–6 (college) 8–1 (club team) 150–45 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 46–10 (LHSAA playoffs) |
Byron Tremain Dawson (born February 9, 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Centenary College of Louisiana, a position he has held since 2022.[1] He is the Gentlemen's first football coach following the return of the program after its dissolution in 1947.[2][3] He was the head football coach for Evangel Christian Academy from 2005 to 2019;[4] winning five Louisiana High School Athletic Association state championships. He also coached for Redemptorist High School and Tulane.[5][6] He played college football for LSU as a defensive tackle.[7]