Liberty Athletics Mourns Loss of Morgan Hout
11/1/2023 2:19:00 PM | Football
Liberty Athletics mourns the loss of Morgan Hout, a former head football coach and Athletics Hall of Fame member, who passed away on Wednesday, November 1 at the age of 76.
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Hout, the fourth head coach in the history of the Liberty football program, was inducted into the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Hout was a pioneer and the visionary head coach who guided Liberty's football program through the transition from the NCAA Division II ranks into the Division I era.
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Hout was at the helm of the football program from 1984-88, where he coached 11 All-Americans. He also helped recruit 11 Liberty football players who went on to play in the NFL, including the two highest NFL Draft selections in football program history.
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Hout's squads continually faced off against the toughest competition in the country. His 1984 team wrapped up the season with a 27-14 win over NAIA ranked No. 1 Carson-Newman, marking the first time in program history Liberty defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the country at any level.
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The native of Marietta, Ga., guided Liberty to an 8-3 record during the program's first year at the NCAA I-AA level in 1988, and finished the year ranked No. 18 in the country. He was duly honored for his efforts when he was named the 1988 VaSID Coach of the Year and the Bobby Ross Coach of the Year.
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Hout will be honored at this weekend's football game against Louisiana Tech on Saturday evening at Williams Stadium. He will also be celebrated on Friday during a banquet where Liberty Athletics is honoring 50 years of Liberty Football history.
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Hout, the fourth head coach in the history of the Liberty football program, was inducted into the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Hout was a pioneer and the visionary head coach who guided Liberty's football program through the transition from the NCAA Division II ranks into the Division I era.
    Â
Hout was at the helm of the football program from 1984-88, where he coached 11 All-Americans. He also helped recruit 11 Liberty football players who went on to play in the NFL, including the two highest NFL Draft selections in football program history.
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Hout's squads continually faced off against the toughest competition in the country. His 1984 team wrapped up the season with a 27-14 win over NAIA ranked No. 1 Carson-Newman, marking the first time in program history Liberty defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the country at any level.
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The native of Marietta, Ga., guided Liberty to an 8-3 record during the program's first year at the NCAA I-AA level in 1988, and finished the year ranked No. 18 in the country. He was duly honored for his efforts when he was named the 1988 VaSID Coach of the Year and the Bobby Ross Coach of the Year.
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Hout will be honored at this weekend's football game against Louisiana Tech on Saturday evening at Williams Stadium. He will also be celebrated on Friday during a banquet where Liberty Athletics is honoring 50 years of Liberty Football history.
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