He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University from 1997 to his resignation in 1999, and compiled a record of 9–17.
He led the Tigers to an overall record of ten wins and one loss and to the state playoffs for the first time in school history.
After Curley Hallman left the Golden Eagles for LSU, Williams was the only assistant that stayed at Southern Miss under newly hired head coach Jeff Bower.
Williams remained at Southern Miss through their 1996 season as a running backs coach.
[2] In 2006, former Williams assistant at Jacksonville State Jason Simpson hired him to serve as running backs coach at UT Martin.