Kent Briggs
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 or 1958 |
| Died | (aged 68) |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1979 | Western Carolina |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1988 | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| 1989–1995 | NC State (assistant) |
| 1996–1999 | NC State (co-DC) |
| 2000 | Connecticut (DB) |
| 2001 | Connecticut (DC) |
| 2002–2007 | Western Carolina |
| 2010–2012 | Smoky Mountain HS (NC) (assistant) |
| 2014–2018 | Cherokee HS (NC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–43 (college) 37–29 (high school) |
Kent Briggs (1957 or 1958 – June 19, 2026) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Carolina University from 2002 to 2007, compiling a record of 22–43.[1] A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Briggs played as a quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High School in Asheville and then at Western Carolina. He was the head football coach at Cherokee High School in Cherokee, North Carolina, from 2014 to 2018, leading his team to a 1A state title in 2017 and an overall record of 37–29.[2]
Briggs died from prostate cancer on June 19, 2026, at the age of 68.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Western Carolina | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Western Carolina | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2004 | Western Carolina | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Western Carolina | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Western Carolina | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2007 | Western Carolina | 1–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Western Carolina: | 22–43 | 12–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–43 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Price, Terry (January 5, 2002). "Briggs Named Western Carolina Head Coach". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C3. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Thompson, David (April 10, 2019). "Cherokee's Kent Briggs announces retirement". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ↑ "WCU, Catamount Football Mourn the Loss of Kent Briggs". Western Carolina University. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
Categories:
- 1950s births
- 2026 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- NC State Wolfpack football coaches
- UConn Huskies football coaches
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- Western Carolina Catamounts football players
- High school football coaches in North Carolina
- Players of American football from Asheville, North Carolina
- Coaches of American football from North Carolina