| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1953-12-29) December 29, 1953 (age 70) Niles, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1976 | Cincinnati |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977 | Arizona (GA) |
| 1978–1979 | Arizona Western (DB) |
| 1981–1982 | Middle Tennessee (DB) |
| 1983 | Minnesota (DB) |
| 1984–1985 | Western Michigan (OLB/DB) |
| 1986–1987 | Kansas (DB) |
| 1988 | Cincinnati (DB) |
| 1989–1991 | Cincinnati (OLB) |
| 1992 | Cincinnati (TE) |
| 1993 | Cincinnati (DB) |
| 1994 | Kent State (DB) |
| 1995–1998 | Virginia Tech (DB) |
| 1999–2000 | Notre Dame (S) |
| 2001–2004 | Toledo (DC) |
| 2005–2007 | Indiana State |
| 2009–2010 | Rose-Hulman (ST/DB) |
| 2011–2012 | Garden City (DC) |
| 2013–2014 | Mississippi Delta (DB) |
| 2015–2016 | Alabama State (DB/OLB/TE) |
| 2017–2021 | Wayne State (MI) (co-DC/DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–25 |
Lou West (born December 29, 1953) is an American former college football coach and player.
He was the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Wayne State UniversityinDetroit, Michigan.[1] West served as the head football coach at Indiana State UniversityinTerre Haute, Indiana from 2005 to 2007, compiling a record of 1–25.[2] After his college football playing career at the University of Cincinnati, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1977 NFL Draft.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Indiana State Sycamores (Gateway Football Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Indiana State | 0–11 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Indiana State | 1–10 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2007 | Indiana State | 0–4[n 1] | 0–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Indiana State: | 1–25 | 1–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–25 | ||||||||
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# denotes interim head coach |
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Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 NFL draft selections
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