Kermit Blount

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Kermit Blount
Biographical details
Born (1958-05-16) May 16, 1958 (age 65)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1976–1979 Winston-Salem State
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–2009 Winston-Salem State
2011–2014 Delaware State
2015–2021 Johnson C. Smith
Head coaching record
Overall123–158–3
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 CIAA (1998–2000)
2 CIAA Western Division (2000–2001)
Awards
2× CIAA Coach of the Year (1999–2000)

Kermit Blount (born May 16, 1958) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem State University from 1993 to 2009, Delaware State University from 2011 to 2014 and at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina from 2015 to 2021. He is a Winston-Salem State alumnus who played quarterback for the Rams from 1976 to 1979, and was a teammate of future National Football League (NFL) player Timmy Newsome.

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During his tenure as head coach at his alma mater, the Rams won two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles, in 1999 and 2000. Blount's teams also appeared in the post-season Pioneer Bowl in 1999 and 2000. He compiled a record of 91–87–3, making him currently the winningest coach in the history of the Winston-Salem State football program. He was responsible to helping former Ram football players such as Richard Huntley, Oronde Gadsden, Tory Woodbury, and William Hayes reach the NFL as either late round draft picks or free agents.

After resigning as head coach after the 2009 season, Blount worked as a special assistant to the athletic director at Winston-Salem State. The Rams football team was competing as a former transitional Division I-AA (now FCS) independent team, as Winston-Salem State's athletic program was planning to move up to the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) starting in 2006, but later decided to move back to NCAA Division II and back to the CIAA for the 2010–11 athletic season.

Blount was named the coach at Delaware State on February 3, 2011. Following the 2021 season, Blount's contract at Johnson C. Smith was not renewed. [1]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Winston-Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1993–2006)
1993 Winston-Salem State6–4–15–2–13rd
1994 Winston-Salem State6–55–3T–3rd
1995 Winston-Salem State4–4–23–3–2T–5th
1996 Winston-Salem State4–73–57th
1997 Winston-Salem State6–44–3T–3rd
1998 Winston-Salem State5–55–2T–1st
1999 Winston-Salem State8–37–01stW Pioneer
2000 Winston-Salem State9–35–11st (Western)L Pioneer
2001 Winston-Salem State8–35–11st (Western)
2002 Winston-Salem State4–64–32nd (Western)
2003 Winston-Salem State7–35–22nd (Western)
2004 Winston-Salem State4–64–33rd (Western)
2005 Winston-Salem State6–46–12nd (Western)
Winston-Salem State Rams (NCAA Division II independent)(2006–2009)
2006 Winston-Salem State4–7
2007 Winston-Salem State6–5
2008 Winston-Salem State3–8
2009 Winston-Salem State1–10
Winston Salem State:91–87–361–29–3
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2011–2014)
2011 Delaware State 3–81–7T–9th
2012 Delaware State 6–55–3T–3rd
2013 Delaware State 5–65–3T–3rd
2014 Delaware State 2–102–6T–9th
Delaware State:16–2913–19
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(2015–2021)
2015 Johnson C. Smith4–63–44th (Southern)
2016 Johnson C. Smith3–73–43rd (Southern)
2017 Johnson C. Smith2–82–54th (Southern)
2018 Johnson C. Smith2–82–4T–4th (Southern)
2019 Johnson C. Smith4–62–3T–4th (Southern)
2020–21 No team
2021 Johnson C. Smith1–71–5T–4th (Southern)
Johnson C. Smith:16–4214–26
Total:123–158–3
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ↑ Dell, John (November 30, 2021). "Johnson C. Smith and football coach Kermit Blount part ways". Winston-Salem Journal . Winston-Salem, North Carolina . Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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