Scott Highsmith

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Scott Highsmith
Current position
TitleOffensive Analyst
Team Southern Miss
Record7–3
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000 Kentucky (WR/RB)
2001–2002 Belhaven (OC/QB)
2003–2005 Belhaven
2006 Southeastern Louisiana (OC/QB)
2011–2012 McMurry (RB/RC)
2013–2014 Southeastern Oklahoma State (QB/RC)
2015–2016 East Texas Baptist (PCG/WR)
2017 East Texas Baptist (HC/OC)
2020-present Southern Miss (OA)
Head coaching record
Overall20–23

Scott Highsmith is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at East Texas Baptist University for the 2017 season. Highsmith was the third head football coach at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi and he held that position for three seasons, from 2003 [1] until 2005. [2] His record at Belhaven was 13–20. [3] He resigned in 2005 to take an assistant coaching position at Southeastern Louisiana University under his previous mentor Dennis Roland. [4]

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Highsmith had spent 27 years in coaching [5] as an assistant coach for various colleges and universities before taking the head coach position at Belhaven. [6] He earned a bachelor of science from Howard Payne University and a MS degree from East Texas State University. [7]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Belhaven Blazers (Mid-South Conference)(2003–2005)
2003 Belhaven4–72–7T–8th
2004 Belhaven4–73–7T–9th
2005 Belhaven5–64–4 / 3–2 (West)T–2nd (West)
Belhaven:13–209–18
East Texas Baptist Tigers (American Southwest Conference)(2017–present)
2017 East Texas Baptist7–36–3T–3rd
East Texas Baptist:7–36–3
Total:20–23

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References

  1. New York Times "Transactions" April 24, 2001
  2. NCAA News [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Belhaven College coaching records Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Columbia Daily Herald
  5. Clarion Ledger Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today "Highsmith knows pass is Blazers' best option" Henry Goolsby, August 24, 2003
  6. Clarion Ledger Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today "Belhaven season outlook" Henry Goolsby, August 24, 2003
  7. HISD Athletics Scott Highsmith