Larry Scott | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Howard |
Current Conference: | MEAC |
Current Record: | 18–30 |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1977 |
Birth Place: | Sebring, Florida, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1996–1999 |
Player Team1: | South Florida |
Player Positions: | Offensive tackle |
Coach Years1: | 2001 |
Coach Team1: | Paul R. Wharton HS (FL) (RGC/OL) |
Coach Years2: | 2001–2003 |
Coach Team2: | Freedom HS (FL) (OL) |
Coach Years3: | 2004 |
Coach Team3: | Sebring HS (FL) (co-OC) |
Coach Years4: | 2006 |
Coach Team4: | South Florida (GA) |
Coach Years5: | 2007–2008 |
Coach Team5: | South Florida (TE) |
Coach Years6: | 2009 |
Coach Team6: | South Florida (OL) |
Coach Years7: | 2010–2011 |
Coach Team7: | South Florida (TE) |
Coach Years8: | 2012 |
Coach Team8: | South Florida (RB) |
Coach Years9: | 2013–2015 |
Coach Team9: | Miami (FL) (TE) |
Coach Years10: | 2015 |
Coach Team10: | Miami (FL) (interim HC) |
Coach Years11: | 2016 |
Coach Team11: | Tennessee (TE) |
Coach Years12: | 2017 |
Coach Team12: | Tennessee (OC/TE) |
Coach Years13: | 2018–2019 |
Coach Team13: | Florida (TE) |
Coach Years14: | 2020–present |
Coach Team14: | Howard |
Admin Years1: | 2005 |
Admin Team1: | South Florida (HSR) |
Overall Record: | 22–32 |
Bowl Record: | 0–2 |
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.[1] He became the interim head coach on October 25, 2015 after Al Golden was fired.[2]
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.[3] Scott replaced Ja'Juan Seider who left to coach running backs at Penn State.