Lou West

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1953)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Lou West

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|29}}

| birth_place = Niles, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1973–1976

| player_team1 = Cincinnati

| player_positions = Defensive back

| coach_years1 = 1977

| coach_team1 = Arizona (GA)

| coach_years2 = 1978–1979

| coach_team2 = Arizona Western (DB)

| coach_years3 = 1981–1982

| coach_team3 = Middle Tennessee (DB)

| coach_years4 = 1983

| coach_team4 = Minnesota (DB)

| coach_years5 = 1984–1985

| coach_team5 = Western Michigan (OLB/DB)

| coach_years6 = 1986–1987

| coach_team6 = Kansas (DB)

| coach_years7 = 1988

| coach_team7 = Cincinnati (DB)

| coach_years8 = 1989–1991

| coach_team8 = Cincinnati (OLB)

| coach_years9 = 1992

| coach_team9 = Cincinnati (TE)

| coach_years10 = 1993

| coach_team10 = Cincinnati (DB)

| coach_years11 = 1994

| coach_team11 = Kent State (DB)

| coach_years12 = 1995–1998

| coach_team12 = Virginia Tech (DB)

| coach_years13 = 1999–2000

| coach_team13 = Notre Dame (S)

| coach_years14 = 2001–2004

| coach_team14 = Toledo (DC)

| coach_years15 = 2005–2007

| coach_team15 = Indiana State

| coach_years16 = 2009–2010

| coach_team16 = Rose-Hulman (ST/DB)

| coach_years17 = 2011–2012

| coach_team17 = Garden City (DC)

| coach_years18 = 2013–2014

| coach_team18 = Mississippi Delta (DB)

| coach_years19 = 2015–2016

| coach_team19 = Alabama State (DB/OLB/TE)

| coach_years20 = 2017–2021

| coach_team20 = Wayne State (MI) (co-DC/DB)

| overall_record = 1–25

| bowl_record =

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Lou West (born December 29, 1953) is an American former college football coach and player.

Career

He was the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1047|title=Lou West|publisher=wsuathletics.com|access-date=December 13, 2018}} West served as the head football coach at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana from 2005 to 2007, compiling a record of 1–25.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerw/west02530.html|title=Lou West|publisher=The Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 6, 2018}} After his college football playing career at the University of Cincinnati, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1977 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/draft.htm|title=1977 NFL Draft|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=December 6, 2018}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Indiana State Sycamores

| conf = Gateway Football Conference

| startyear = 2005

| endyear = 2007

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2005

| name = Indiana State

| overall = 0–11

| conference = 0–7

| confstanding = 8th

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = Indiana State

| overall = 1–10

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = Indiana State

| overall = 0–4{{#tag:ref|West was fired after the first four games of the 2007 season. Dennis Raetz was appointed as interim head coach and led Indiana State for the final seven games of the season. The Sycamores finished 0–11 overall and 0–6 in conference play, placing seventh.|group=n|name=2007season}}

| conference = 0–1

| confstanding =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Indiana State

| overall = 1–25

| confrecord = 1–14