Morgan Hout is an

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coach best known for his stint as head coach of

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...

in the 1980s. A graduate of

Tennessee Temple University Tennessee Temple University was a private Christian university in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Temple Baptist Seminary was the university's graduate school of Christian theology, also operating in Chattanooga. The university merged with Piedmont Int ...

, Hout has coached for over 35 years on the collegiate and prep levels.

Coaching career

Morgan Hout began his college coaching career working for three years as an unpaid assistant for head coach

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at the

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. After a total of six years at Maryland, Hout spent several years as an assistant coach at

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. In 1984, he was offered the head coaching job at

. He hired strength and conditioning coach Dave Williams from

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and directed the transition of the program to the Division I-AA level. He coached a number of players who went on to

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(NFL), including Fred Banks,

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and pro bowlers Eric Green and Wayne Haddix. In 1988, Hout posted his best ever record of 8–3, with all three losses by a combined total of five 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

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. Hout declined the "promotion" and instead accepted a position at Baylor. Considering the success the Flames were enjoying on the field, Hout's removal caused a bit of controversy at the school.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hout, Morgan Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Baylor Bears football coaches Liberty Flames football coaches Maryland Terrapins football coaches Richmond Spiders football coaches Tennessee Temple University alumni