Morgan Hout
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| Morgan Hout | ||
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| Title | Former Head coach | |
| College | Liberty University | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 20-29-1 | |
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| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1988 Virginia Division I Coach of the Year | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1984-88 | Liberty | |
Morgan Hout is an American football coach best known for his stint as head coach of Liberty University in the 1980s. A graduate of Tennessee Temple University, Hout has coached for over 35 years on the collegiate and prep levels.
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[edit] Current position
Hout currently serves as head football coach for Highlands Christian Academy in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1]
[edit] Coaching history
Morgan Hout began his college coaching career working for three years as an unpaid assistant for legendary Head Coach Jerry Claiborne at the University of Maryland. After a total of 6 years at Maryland, Hout spent several years as an assistant coach at University of Richmond. In 1984, he was offered the Head Coaching job at then Division II Liberty University. He hired strength and conditioning coach Dave Williams from Texas A&M and directed the transition of the program to the Division I-AA level. He coached a number of players who went on to NFL including Fred Banks, Kelvin Edwards and pro bowlers Eric Green and Wayne Haddix.
In 1988, Hout posted his best ever record of 8-3, with all 3 losses by a combined total of 5 points. As a result of this breakthrough season, Hout was named Virginia Division I Coach of the Year. However, in a move that was widely questioned and criticized, Hout was "promoted" to Assistant Athletic Director to make room for former [[NFL\\ head coach Sam Rutigliano. Hout declined the "promotion" and instead accepted a position at Baylor.[2] Considering the success the Flames were enjoying on the field, Hout's removal caused a bit of controversy at the school.[3]
[edit] Collegiate head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | TSN[4]# | |||
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| Liberty Flames (Independent) (1984 – 1988) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Liberty | 5-6 | |||||||
| 1985 | Liberty | 3-4-1 | |||||||
| 1986 | Liberty | 1-9 | |||||||
| 1987 | Liberty | 3-7 | |||||||
| 1988 | Liberty | 8-3 | |||||||
| Liberty: | 20-29-1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20-29-1 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| Preceded by Tom Dowling |
Liberty Flames Head Football Coach 1984—1988 |
Succeeded by Sam Rutigliano |
[edit] References
- ^ Highlands Christian Football Page. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ New York Times on Coaching Change - December 21, 1988. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ New York Times: Building From the Ground Up; Falwell Sees Liberty as an Athletic Powerhouse - March 11, 1989. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Final poll standings are from The Sports Network.
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