Kermit Blount

Kermit Blount (born May 16, 1958) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem State University from 1993 to 2009, Delaware State University from 2011 to 2014 and at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina from 2015 to 2021. He is a Winston-Salem State alumnus who played quarterback for the Rams from 1976 to 1979, and was a teammate of future National Football League (NFL) player Timmy Newsome.

Kermit Blount

Biographical details
Born	(1958-05-16) May 16, 1958 (age 66) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1976–1979	Winston-Salem State
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–2009	Winston-Salem State
2011–2014	Delaware State
2015–2021	Johnson C. Smith
Head coaching record
Overall	123–158–3
Bowls	1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 CIAA (1998–2000) 2 CIAA Western Division (2000–2001)
Awards
2× CIAA Coach of the Year (1999–2000)

During his tenure as head coach at his alma mater, the Rams won two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles, in 1999 and 2000. Blount's teams also appeared in the post-season Pioneer Bowl in 1999 and 2000. He compiled a record of 91–87–3, making him currently the winningest coach in the history of the Winston-Salem State football program. He was responsible to helping former Ram football players such as Richard Huntley, Oronde Gadsden, Tory Woodbury, and William Hayes reach the NFL as either late round draft picks or free agents.

After resigning as head coach after the 2009 season, Blount worked as a special assistant to the athletic director at Winston-Salem State. The Rams football team was competing as a former transitional Division I-AA (now FCS) independent team, as Winston-Salem State's athletic program was planning to move up to the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) starting in 2006, but later decided to move back to NCAA Division II and back to the CIAA for the 2010–11 athletic season.

Blount was named the coach at Delaware State on February 3, 2011. Following the 2021 season, Blount's contract at Johnson C. Smith was not renewed.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Winston-Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1993–2006)
1993	Winston-Salem State	6–4–1	5–2–1	3rd
1994	Winston-Salem State	6–5	5–3	T–3rd
1995	Winston-Salem State	4–4–2	3–3–2	T–5th
1996	Winston-Salem State	4–7	3–5	7th
1997	Winston-Salem State	6–4	4–3	T–3rd
1998	Winston-Salem State	5–5	5–2	T–1st
1999	Winston-Salem State	8–3	7–0	1st	W Pioneer
2000	Winston-Salem State	9–3	5–1	1st (Western)	L Pioneer
2001	Winston-Salem State	8–3	5–1	1st (Western)
2002	Winston-Salem State	4–6	4–3	2nd (Western)
2003	Winston-Salem State	7–3	5–2	2nd (Western)
2004	Winston-Salem State	4–6	4–3	3rd (Western)
2005	Winston-Salem State	6–4	6–1	2nd (Western)
Winston-Salem State Rams (NCAA Division II independent) (2006–2009)
2006	Winston-Salem State	4–7
2007	Winston-Salem State	6–5
2008	Winston-Salem State	3–8
2009	Winston-Salem State	1–10
Winston Salem State:		91–87–3	61–29–3
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2011–2014)
2011	Delaware State	3–8	1–7	T–9th
2012	Delaware State	6–5	5–3	T–3rd
2013	Delaware State	5–6	5–3	T–3rd
2014	Delaware State	2–10	2–6	T–9th
Delaware State:		16–29	13–19
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2015–2021)
2015	Johnson C. Smith	4–6	3–4	4th (Southern)
2016	Johnson C. Smith	3–7	3–4	3rd (Southern)
2017	Johnson C. Smith	2–8	2–5	4th (Southern)
2018	Johnson C. Smith	2–8	2–4	T–4th (Southern)
2019	Johnson C. Smith	4–6	2–3	T–4th (Southern)
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Johnson C. Smith	1–7	1–5	T–4th (Southern)
Johnson C. Smith:		16–42	14–26
Total:		123–158–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. Dell, John (November 30, 2021). "Johnson C. Smith and football coach Kermit Blount part ways". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

External links

• Johnson C. Smith profile