Larry Scott (American football) facts for kids
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Howard |
| Conference | MEAC |
| Record | 17–26 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 2, 1977 Sebring, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | South Florida |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Paul R. Wharton HS (FL) (RGC/OL) |
| 2001–2003 | Freedom HS (FL) (OL) |
| 2004 | Sebring HS (FL) (co-OC) |
| 2006 | South Florida (GA) |
| 2007–2008 | South Florida (TE) |
| 2009 | South Florida (OL) |
| 2010–2011 | South Florida (TE) |
| 2012 | South Florida (RB) |
| 2013–2015 | Miami (FL) (TE) |
| 2015 | Miami (FL) (interim HC) |
| 2016 | Tennessee (TE) |
| 2017 | Tennessee (OC/TE) |
| 2018–2019 | Florida (TE) |
| 2020–present | Howard |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2005 | South Florida (HSR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–28 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MEAC (2022–2023) | |
Larry Scott (born January 2, 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Howard University, a position he has held since 2020.
Scott played college football at the University of South Florida. He returned to South Florida in 2006 as a coach. He joined Miami as the tight end coach in 2013. He became the interim head coach on October 25, 2015 after Al Golden was fired.
After Mark Richt was hired as the Hurricanes head coach, Scott was hired by head coach Butch Jones to serve as tight ends coach for the Tennessee Volunteers in 2016. Scott was promoted to offensive coordinator after the 2016 season. After the firing of Butch Jones, Scott was not retained by new head coach Jeremy Pruitt. On January 25, 2018, Scott was hired by the Florida Gators to coach tight ends under new coach Dan Mullen. Scott replaces Ja'Juan Seider who left to coach running backs at Penn State.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2015) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Miami | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3rd (Coastal) | L Sun | ||||
| Miami: | 4–2 | 4–1 | |||||||
| Howard Bison (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Howard | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2nd (North) | |||||
| 2021 | Howard | 3–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2022 | Howard | 5–6 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2023 | Howard | 6–6 | 4–1 | T–1st | L Celebration | ||||
| 2024 | Howard | 3–4 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Howard: | 17–26 | 9–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–28 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
