Herb Haygood

Herb Haygood
Madonna Crusaders
Position:Assistant director of admissions
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 (age 46)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Sarasota
College:Michigan State
NFL draft:2002 / round: 5 / pick: 144
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Olivet (2006–2007)
    Special teams coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Saginaw Valley State (2007–2010)
    Special teams coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Miami (OH) (2011–2012)
    Offensive intern
  • Eastern Michigan (2014–2018)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Madonna (2018–2020)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Madonna (2020–2021)
    Interim head coach
  • Madonna (2022–2023)
    Head coach
As an administrator:
  • Indiana (2013)
    Associate director of player personnel
  • Madonna (2023–present)
    Assistant director of admissions
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Head coaching record
Career:1–35
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Herbert Donta Haygood (born December 30, 1977) is an American former college football coach and professional player. He was the head football coach at Madonna University from 2020 to 2023 before accepting a position as assistant director of admissions in 2023.[1] He played professionally as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft.[2]

Haygood played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, earning first-team All-American honors in 2001. He spent the 2006 season with the Battle Creek Crunch of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL).[3] He coached wide receivers at Miami University from 2011 to 2012. He was the associate director of player personnel at Indiana University. He was the wide receivers coach at Eastern Michigan University. In 2018, He was hired as the inaugural offensive coordinator at Madonna University under head coach Brian Foos, was promoted to interim head coach in late 2020, and was named permanent head coach in March 2021.[4]

  1. ^ Kerwin, Natalie (December 29, 2020). "Former MSU player Herb Haygood named Madonna University head coach". NBC WILX 10. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Randy Snow (May 5, 2006). "Fourth Quarter Shutout Buries Battle Creek". Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Haygood Interim No More".