| Maurice Crum Jr. | |
| Current Title: | Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
| Current Team: | SMU |
| Current Conference: | ACC |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Riverview, Florida |
| Player Team1: | Notre Dame |
| Player Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Player Team2: | Sacramento Mountain Lions |
| Player Years2: | – |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Team1: | Kansas (graduate assistant) |
| Coach Years1: | 2012 |
| Coach Team2: | Kansas (assistant director of operations) |
| Coach Years2: | 2013 |
| Coach Team3: | Kansas (director of high school relations) |
| Coach Years3: | 2014 |
| Coach Team4: | Notre Dame (graduate assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2015 |
| Coach Team5: | Indiana State (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2016 |
| Coach Team6: | Western Kentucky (LB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team7: | Western Kentucky (co-DC/LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Coach Team8: | Ole Miss (co-DC/LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2022 |
| Coach Team9: | SMU (LB/RGC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2023 |
| Coach Team10: | SMU (co-DC/LB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2024–present |
Maurice Crum Jr. (born May 29, 1986) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the SMU Mustangs. He played college football at Notre Dame as a linebacker.
Crum played college football at Notre Dame as a linebacker. Following his college career, Crum played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
Following his playing career, Crum began his coaching career at Kansas under head coach Charlie Weis from 2012 to 2014. Crum would return to his alma mater for one season in 2015, serving as a defensive graduate assistant at Notre Dame under head coach Brian Kelly. He would move on to Indiana State for one season, serving as the Sycamores' defensive back coach.
Crum was hired as the linebackers coach at Western Kentucky prior to the 2017 season; he would be promoted to co-defensive coordinator before the 2020 season. Crum would be promoted to head defensive coordinator in 2021 after incumbent DC Clayton White was hired for the same position at South Carolina.[1] In 2022, Crum was hired as a co-defensive coordinator at Ole Miss and also served as the Rebels' linebackers coach. He would be hired as the linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator at SMU for the 2023 season and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator for the 2024 season.
He is married to Crysta Swayzer Crum, and has three sons, Maurice III, Allen and Noah.