Shawn Bostick enters his 11th season on the Samford coaching staff and his fourth as associate head coach. Bostick coaches the Bulldogs’ offensive line.
In 2023, Bostick’s offensive line cleared the way for running back Jay Stanton to lead the Southern Conference in rushing with 955 yards. Offensive lineman Jabari Brooks was named fi rst team All-SoCon.
Bostick’s 2022 offensive line produced a pair of All-SoCon selections, with Gavin Orr earning first team honors and Jabari Brooks picking up a second team nod. The offensive line was a big part of Samford posting its best season in over 30 years, finishing 11-2 overall and 8-0 in SoCon play, winning the program’s first outright SoCon title and reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs for the first time since 1991.
Following the 2021 fall season, offensive lineman Gavin Orr was named second team All-SoCon, while Jabari Brooks earned All-Freshman team honors.
His 2021 spring offensive line produced a pair of All-SoCon honorees in Gavin Orr and Mike Williams. The unit also helped running back Jay Stanton rank fifth in the SoCon in rushing.
In 2019, his offensive line was one of the strengths of the team, helping lead to a much-improved running game. Offensive lineman Nick Nixon was one of the leaders of the unit, garnering first team All-SoCon honors at the end of the season.
Bostick’s offensive line helped the 2018 Samford offense lead the nation in passing offense, and finish fourth in the nation in total offense.
In his first season at Samford, Bostick’s offensive line helped the unit lead the Southern Conference in scoring offense and total offense. Two of his offensive linemen, Armando Bonheur and Gunnar Bromelow earned All-SoCon honors. In his second season in 2016, Bonheur was named second team All- SoCon by the league’s coaches.
Bostick came to Samford after spending the previus five years on Head Coach Chris Hatcher’s staff at Murray State. Under Bostick’s guidance, the MSU offensive line paved the way for the top offense in the Ohio Valley Conference throughout his time with the Racers.
The offensive line helped produce one of the nation’s most balanced attacks in 2013. The Racers rushed for 1,886 yards, the most in nearly a decade. The team rushed for over 200 yards in four games, including rushing for 296 yards in an overtime victory at Jacksonville State.
The 2012 offensive line paved the way for an offense that amassed 5,328 yards of total offense, including 3,838 through the air.
The 2011 offensive line also had four players start at least 10 games. As a unit, they helped the Racer offense accumulate 5,070 yards of total offense, marking just the fourth time it has happened in school history.
Bostick came to MSU after serving as the offensive line coach at Georgia Southern the previous three seasons.
His arrival in Statesboro, Ga. ended an 18-year affiliation with Valdosta State, from his playing days to then assistant coach. Bostick served as assistant head coach in charge of the offensive line for eight years at VSU. His O-Line was part of one of the most productive offensive units in Division II.
Bostick was part of the 2004 National Championship team and the national runner-up in 2002. From 1994-95 he worked as a student assistant coach under Hal Mumme.
Bostick was part of the 1994 coaching staff, leading Valdosta State to its first-ever playoff appearance.
In 1996, he worked with the running backs, as the Blazers won their first conference championship. During the 1997 campaign, he served as a graduate assistant coach under Mike
Kelley, returning to the offensive line. The next season, he moved into his first full-time coaching position and worked with the offensive line every year since.
Bostick played at Valdosta State from 1991 to 1993, starting as a walk-on, but eventually earning a scholarship. A 1997 graduate of Valdosta State, Bostick received his bachelor’s degree in Education.
He and his wife, Sheila, have a daughter, Emma, and a son, Walker.
