Larry Scott (American football)

American football player and coach (born 1977)

Larry Scott
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Howard
Conference	MEAC
Record	18–30
Biographical details
Born	(1977-01-02) January 2, 1977 (age 47) 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	22–32
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 replaced 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	4–8	1–4	5th
Howard:		18–30	10–12
Total:		22-32
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

Casagrande, Michael (February 25, 2013). "Miami names Larry Scott new TE coach". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
Golden Relieved of his Duties Effective Immediately
"Larry Scott Named Gators Tight Ends Coach". Florida Gators Athletics. January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

External links

Howard profile

v t e Miami Hurricanes head football coaches
Cub Buck (1927–1928) J. Burton Rix (1929) Ernest E. Brett (1930) Tom McCann (1931–1934) Irl Tubbs (1935–1936) Jack Harding (1937–1942) Eddie Dunn (1943–1944) Jack Harding (1945–1947) Andy Gustafson (1948–1963) Charlie Tate (1964–1970) Walt Kichefski # (1970) Fran Curci (1971–1972) Pete Elliott (1973–1974) Carl Selmer (1975–1976) Lou Saban (1977–1978) Howard Schnellenberger (1979–1983) Jimmy Johnson (1984–1988) Dennis Erickson (1989–1994) Butch Davis (1995–2000) Larry Coker (2001–2006) Randy Shannon (2007–2010) Jeff Stoutland # (2010) Al Golden (2011–2015) Larry Scott # (2015) Mark Richt (2016–2018) Manny Diaz (2019–2021) Mario Cristobal (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Miami Hurricanes head football coaches

Cub Buck (1927–1928)
J. Burton Rix (1929)
Ernest E. Brett (1930)
Tom McCann (1931–1934)
Irl Tubbs (1935–1936)
Jack Harding (1937–1942)
Eddie Dunn (1943–1944)
Jack Harding (1945–1947)
Andy Gustafson (1948–1963)
Charlie Tate (1964–1970)
Walt Kichefski # (1970)
Fran Curci (1971–1972)
Pete Elliott (1973–1974)
Carl Selmer (1975–1976)
Lou Saban (1977–1978)
Howard Schnellenberger (1979–1983)
Jimmy Johnson (1984–1988)
Dennis Erickson (1989–1994)
Butch Davis (1995–2000)
Larry Coker (2001–2006)
Randy Shannon (2007–2010)
Jeff Stoutland # (2010)
Al Golden (2011–2015)
Larry Scott # (2015)
Mark Richt (2016–2018)
Manny Diaz (2019–2021)
Mario Cristobal (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Howard Bison head football coaches
Unknown (1882) Charles Cook (1893–1895) No team (1896) Charles Cook (1897) No team (1898) Charles Cook (1899–1900) Cap Washington (1901–1906) Heine Bullock (1907) Merton Robinson (1908) Ernest Marshall (1909–1916) William H. J. Beckett (1917) Merton Robinson (1918–1919) Edward Morrison (1920–1922) Louis L. Watson (1923) Edward Morrison (1924) Louis L. Watson (1925–1927) Charles Fremont West (1928) Tom Verdell (1929–1933) Charles Fremont West (1934–1935) Harry Payne (1936–1940) James H. Rowland (1941–1942) No team (1943) Ted Chambers (1944) Edward L. Jackson (1945–1952) Thomas Johnson (1953–1956) Robert White (1957–1961) Tillman Sease (1962–1968) John Organ # (1969) Tillman Sease (1970–1972) Ed Wyche # (1973) Doug Porter (1974–1978) Floyd Keith (1979–1982) Joe Taylor (1983) Willie Jeffries (1984–1988) Steve Wilson (1989–2001) Rayford Petty (2002–2006) Carey Bailey (2007–2010) Gary Harrell (2011–2012) Rayford Petty # (2013) Gary Harrell (2014–2016) Mike London (2017–2018) Ron Prince (2019) Aaron Kelton # (2019) Larry Scott (2020– ) # denotes interim head coach

Howard Bison head football coaches

Unknown (1882)
Charles Cook (1893–1895)
No team (1896)
Charles Cook (1897)
No team (1898)
Charles Cook (1899–1900)
Cap Washington (1901–1906)
Heine Bullock (1907)
Merton Robinson (1908)
Ernest Marshall (1909–1916)
William H. J. Beckett (1917)
Merton Robinson (1918–1919)
Edward Morrison (1920–1922)
Louis L. Watson (1923)
Edward Morrison (1924)
Louis L. Watson (1925–1927)
Charles Fremont West (1928)
Tom Verdell (1929–1933)
Charles Fremont West (1934–1935)
Harry Payne (1936–1940)
James H. Rowland (1941–1942)
No team (1943)
Ted Chambers (1944)
Edward L. Jackson (1945–1952)
Thomas Johnson (1953–1956)
Robert White (1957–1961)
Tillman Sease (1962–1968)
John Organ # (1969)
Tillman Sease (1970–1972)
Ed Wyche # (1973)
Doug Porter (1974–1978)
Floyd Keith (1979–1982)
Joe Taylor (1983)
Willie Jeffries (1984–1988)
Steve Wilson (1989–2001)
Rayford Petty (2002–2006)
Carey Bailey (2007–2010)
Gary Harrell (2011–2012)
Rayford Petty # (2013)
Gary Harrell (2014–2016)
Mike London (2017–2018)
Ron Prince (2019)
Aaron Kelton # (2019)
Larry Scott (2020– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Head football coaches of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Vacant (Delaware State) Larry Scott (Howard) Damon Wilson (Morgan State) Vacant (Norfolk State) Trei Oliver (North Carolina Central) Chennis Berry (South Carolina State)

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