Kent Briggs

Kent Briggs
Biographical details
Bornc. 1957
Playing career
1976–1979Western Carolina
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1988Western Carolina (assistant)
1989–1995NC State (assistant)
1996–1999NC State (co-DC)
2000Connecticut (DB)
2001Connecticut (DC)
2002–2007Western Carolina
2010–2012Smoky Mountain HS (NC) (assistant)
2014–2018Cherokee HS (NC)
Head coaching record
Overall22–43 (college)
37–29 (high school)

Kent Briggs (born c. 1957) is a former 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]

  1. ^ Price, Terry (January 5, 2002). "Briggs Named Western Carolina Head Coach". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C3. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Thompson, David (April 10, 2019). "Cherokee's Kent Briggs announces retirement". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Retrieved November 22, 2021.