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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
1973–1976Cincinnati
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977Arizona (GA)
1978–1979Arizona Western (DB)
1981–1982Middle Tennessee (DB)
1983Minnesota (DB)
1984–1985Western Michigan (OLB/DB)
1986–1987Kansas (DB)
1988Cincinnati (DB)
1989–1991Cincinnati (OLB)
1992Cincinnati (TE)
1993Cincinnati (DB)
1994Kent State (DB)
1995–1998Virginia Tech (DB)
1999–2000Notre Dame (S)
2001–2004Toledo (DC)
2005–2007Indiana State
2009–2010Rose-Hulman (ST/DB)
2011–2012Garden City (DC)
2013–2014Mississippi Delta (DB)
2015–2016Alabama State (DB/OLB/TE)
2017–2021Wayne 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.

Career

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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

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Indiana State Sycamores (Gateway Football Conference) (2005–2007)
2005 Indiana State 0–11 0–7 8th
2006 Indiana State 1–10 1–6 8th
2007 Indiana State 0–4[n 1] 0–1[n 1] [n 1]
Indiana State: 1–25 1–14
Total: 1–25

Notes

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.

References

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  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.
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