Herb Haygood

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Herb Haygood
Madonna Crusaders
Position:Assistant director of admissions
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 (age 46)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Sarasota
College: Michigan State
NFL draft: 2002  / Round: 5 / Pick: 144
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Olivet (2006–2007)
    Wide receivers / Special teams
  • Saginaw Valley State (2007–2010)
    Wide receivers / special teams
  • Miami (OH) (2011–2012)
    Offensive intern
  • Eastern Michigan (2014–2018)
    Wide receivers
  • Madonna (2018–2020)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Madonna (2020–2021)
    Interim head coach
  • Madonna (2022–2023)
    Head coach
As an administrator:
  • Indiana (2013)
    Associate director of player personnel
  • Madonna (2023–present)
    Assistant director of admissions
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Head coaching record
Career:1–35
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  ArenaFan.com

Herbert Donta Haygood (born December 30, 1977) is an American former college football coach and professional player. He was the head football coach at Madonna University from 2020 to 2023 before accepting a position as assistant director of admissions in 2023. [1] He played professionally as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. [2]

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Haygood played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, earning first-team All-American honors in 2001. He spent the 2006 season with the Battle Creek Crunch of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL). [3] He coached wide receivers at Miami University from 2011 to 2012. He was the associate director of player personnel at Indiana University. He was the wide receivers coach at Eastern Michigan University. In 2018, He was hired as the inaugural offensive coordinator at Madonna University under head coach Brian Foos, was promoted to interim head coach in late 2020, and was named permanent head coach in March 2021. [4]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Madonna Crusaders (NAIA independent)(2020)
2020 Madonna0–4
Madonna Crusaders (Mid-States Football Association)(2021–2023)
2021 Madonna1–90–78th (MEL)
2022 Madonna0–110–78th (MEL)
2023 Madonna0–110–78th (MEL)
Madonna:1–350–21
Total:1–35

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References

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  2. "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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