| Jerry Odom | |
| Current Title: | Defensive coordinator |
| Current Team: | Western Carolina |
| Current Conference: | SoCon |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Merritt Island, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Florida (1991) |
| Player Years1: | 1987–1990 |
| Player Team1: | Florida |
| Player Years2: | 1992–1998 |
| Player Team2: | Orlando Predators |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker, running back |
| Coach Years1: | 1991 |
| Coach Team1: | Florida (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team2: | Florida (ST/LB) |
| Coach Years3: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team3: | East Carolina (DC/ST) |
| Coach Years4: | 2005–2007 |
| Coach Team4: | Coffee County Central HS (GA) |
| Coach Years5: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team5: | Philadelphia Soul (AHC/ST) |
| Coach Years6: | 2010–2015 |
| Coach Team6: | Jacksonville (AHC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2016–2023 |
| Coach Team7: | Tusculum |
| Coach Years8: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team8: | Western Carolina (DC) |
| Overall Record: | 42–38 (college) 22–12 (high school) |
| Championships: | 1 SAC (2020) 1 SAC Mountain Division (2023) |
Gerald S. Odom (born November 7, 1968) is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for Western Carolina University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Tusculum University from 2016 to 2023.[2] [3] [4] He also coached for Florida,[5] East Carolina, Jacksonville,[6] and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was the head football coach for Coffee County Central High School from 2005 to 2007.[7] [8] He played college football for Florida and professionally for the Orlando Predators of the AFL as a linebacker and running back.[9]