Jed Lance Stugart (born March 4, 1970) is an American

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coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at

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, a position he assumed after the 2016 season. Prior to that, he spent seven seasons as the head football coach at the

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(2010–2016) and three years in the same position at

MidAmerica Nazarene University MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private Nazarene (evangelical Christian) university in Olathe, Kansas in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It was established in 1966. History Mid-America Nazarene College (MANC) was founded in 1966. ...

(2006–2008). A native of

Greeley, Colorado Greeley is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of 17.12% since the 2010 ...

, Stugart played football as a

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. During the 1990s he pursued a country music career in

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. Performing as Jed Lance, he opened for

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, the

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, and

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. Stugart returned to Greeley in the late 1990s and volunteered as a

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coach. Joe Glenn, then head football coach at the

University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has officially changed ...

, hired Stugart to join his staff as a volunteer. Stugart later became a

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at Northern Colorado before being promoted to

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in 2003.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Lindenwood profile
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