Lou West

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Lou West
Biographical details
Born (1953-12-29) December 29, 1953 (age 70)
Niles, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1976 Cincinnati
Position(s) Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977 Arizona (GA)
1978–1979 Arizona Western (DB)
1981–1982 Middle Tennessee (DB)
1983 Minnesota (DB)
1984–1985 Western Michigan (OLB/DB)
1986–1987 Kansas (DB)
1988 Cincinnati (DB)
1989–1991Cincinnati (OLB)
1992Cincinnati (TE)
1993Cincinnati (DB)
1994 Kent State (DB)
1995–1998 Virginia Tech (DB)
1999–2000 Notre Dame (S)
2001–2004 Toledo (DC)
2005–2007 Indiana State
2009–2010 Rose-Hulman (ST/DB)
2011–2012 Garden City (DC)
2013–2014 Mississippi Delta (DB)
2015–2016 Alabama State (DB/OLB/TE)
2017–2021 Wayne State (MI) (co-DC/DB)
Head coaching record
Overall1–25

Lou West (born December 29, 1953) is an American former college football coach and player.

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Career

He was the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. [1] West served as the head football coach at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana from 2005 to 2007, compiling a record of 1–25. [2] After his college football playing career at the University of Cincinnati, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1977 NFL draft. [3]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Indiana State Sycamores (Gateway Football Conference)(2005–2007)
2005 Indiana State0–110–78th
2006 Indiana State1–101–68th
2007 Indiana State0–4 [n 1] 0–1 [n 1] [n 1]
Indiana State:1–251–14
Total:1–25

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 West was fired after the first four games of the 2007 season. Dennis Raetz was appointed as interim head coach and led Indiana State for the final seven games of the season. The Sycamores finished 0–11 overall and 0–6 in conference play, placing seventh.

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References

  1. "Lou West". wsuathletics.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. "Lou West". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "1977 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 6, 2018.