Terry Gray returns to Dallas for his second season as the Desperados OL/DL coach. This season, he adds the responsibility of Assistant Head Coach. Gray brought seven years of coaching experience to Dallas - four years in the AFL and three years at the college level - along with four years of experience as an AFL scout.

In his first season in Dallas, Gray saw his offensive line help produce the most productive rushing season in team history. The Dallas rushing attack finished tied for second in the league in yards-per-carry (3.2) and fourth in yards-per-game (31.0). In addition, the Dallas line opened holes for the highest rushing totals in franchise history, 155 attempts for 496 yards and 27 touchdowns (fourth in the league). FB/LB Duke Pettijohn set single- season club records for rushes (57) and rushing yards (212) and the club's longest rush from scrimmage - a 37-yard burst for a touchdown at Philadelphia (2/27) while FB/LB Ja'Mar Toombs set the club's single-season rushing touchdown record with 11. The Desperados line also helped protect quarterback Clint Stoerner enough to set rookie passing records for attempts (506), completions (322), passing yards (3,918) and touchdowns (77).

Defensively, his line's pressure helped Dallas finish the year with the league's second best pass defense, allowing just 238.3 yards-per-game through the air and opponents' quarterbacks to complete a league low 58.0% of their passes.

Gray spent the 2004 AFL season as the southwest scout for the Philadelphia Soul during their inaugural campaign. Prior to moving with Coach Michael Trigg to Philadelphia, Gray was a scout for Trigg's Grand Rapids club from 2001-03. His work as a scout paid off during the 2001 AFL season as the Rampage won ArenaBowl XV. Gray served as the Houston Thunderbears (Texas Terror in 1997) FB/LB and OL/DL coach and Director of Player Personnel in 1997 and 1998. In his first season with Houston, Gray coached Carlos Fowler, who was named Lineman of the Year after posting 34.5 tackles and leading the league in tackles for losses (12.0) and sacks (11.5) on defense and helping block for the league's leading passing attack, averaging 306.1 yards-per-game.

Prior to arriving in Houston, Gray served as the tight ends coach at Baylor, his alma mater, in 1996. For the 1995 AFL season, Gray was the Assistant Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel for the Milwaukee Mustangs where Desperados Head Coach Will McClay was the team's defensive coordinator. Milwaukee finished the season sixth in scoring offense (45.1 points-per-game) and in total defense allowing 254.8 yards-per-game.

Following the AFL season, he returned to Cisco Junior College where he spent two seasons coaching the offensive line. He made his AFL coaching debut in 1994 as the Assistant Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel for the Fort Worth Cavalry. His first coaching stint was as a graduate assistant at Baylor, where he worked with the offensive line in 1993.

After playing along the offensive line at Cisco Junior College in 1986 and 1987, he played guard at Baylor for two seasons - 1988-89. Upon graduating, he saw time at guard with the Los Angeles Rams in 1990. In 1991, he played guard for the Houston Oilers and the Raleigh-Durham Sky Hawks of the WLAF. He was part of the WLAF Sacramento Surge World Bowl championship team in 1992 while also playing with the Oilers following the World League's season. He made his last stop as a player with AFL's Dallas Texans in 1993.

Gray holds an associate's degree in applied arts from Cisco Junior College and a bachelor's degree in education from Baylor University. During the Desperados off-season, Gray works with Dallas Cowboys scouts in evaluating NFL free agents.