Karl Morgan (born February 23, 1961) is an

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coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) from 2010 to 2013 and Coahoma Community College in

Coahoma County, Mississippi Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,151. Its county seat is Clarksdale. The Clarksdale, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Coahoma County. It is loc ...

from 2014 to 2015.

Playing career

Morgan is an alumnus of the

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(UCLA) where he played as a

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for the Bruins from 1979 to 1982, garnering All- Pac-10 Conference honors following his senior year. His professional playing career started in 1983 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the

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(CFL) where he was on the CFL's All-Rookie team. The next year, he signed with the

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of the

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(NFL) and played for them from 1984 to 1986. He also played for the

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during the 1986 season. Morgan came out of retirement in 1992 to play for the

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's (AFL)

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Coaching career

High School career

Morgan began his coaching career as the head football coach at Central Catholic High School in

Morgan City, Louisiana Morgan City is a small city in St. Mary and lower St. Martin parishes in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The population was 12,404 at the 2010 census. Known for being “right in the middle of everywhere”, Morgan City is located 68 miles (109&nb ...

from 1989 to 1992.

College career

Morgan entered the college ranks as a

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coach at

Nicholls State University Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicholl ...

from 1993 to 1994. Subsequently, Morgan held the same position at

Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana, a ...

in 1995,

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

in 1996 and

Arkansas State University Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage la ...

from 1997 to 2000. Morgan was hired for his first coordinator position as

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

Alcorn State University Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. O ...

in 2001,

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...

from 2002 to 2004 and the University of North Alabama from 2005 to 2009. Morgan was head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 2010 to 2013, compiling a record of 8 wins and 35 losses. In 2014, he accepted the head coaching position at Coahoma Community College and remained head coach through 2015.

Head coaching record

College

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