Kevin Sumlin

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Name = Kevin Sumlin
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Title = Head coach
College = Houston
Sport = Football
Conference = Conference USA
CurrentRecord = 3-3
DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1964|8|3
Birthplace = Indianapolis, IN
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OverallRecord = 3-3
Contract = $700,000 [cite web |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=807787 |title="Sumlin believes he can win big at Houston" |author=Dienhart, Tom |date=2008-05-15 |publisher=rivals.com |accessdate=2008-05-17]
BowlRecord = 0–0
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Player = Y
Years = 1983-1986
Team = Purdue
Position = LB
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1988-1990 1991-1992 1993-1996 1997 1998-2000 2001-2002 2003-2005 2006-2007 2008-"present"
CoachTeams = Washington State (GA) Wyoming (WR) Minnesota (WR) Minnesota (QB) Purdue (WR) Texas A&M (OC) Oklahoma (ST/TE) Oklahoma (WR/Co-OC) Houston
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Kevin Sumlin (born birth date|1964|8|3 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is the current head coach for the University of Houston Cougars football team. [cite news | title=Source: Houston hires Sumlin, eighth minority coach in FBS | publisher=ESPN | first=Joe | last=Schad | accessdate=2007-12-13 | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3153106 | date=2007-12-13 ] Sumlin is the first African American coach in the 60-year history of the Cougars program.Mark Schlabach, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3158996 Yellow Jackets, Wolverines, Midshipmen earn high marks] , ESPN.com, December 17, 2007.]

He served as an assistant at Washington State, Wyoming, Minnesota, Purdue and served as offensive coordinator at Texas A&M and at the same role for five years at Oklahoma under Bob Stoops. In addition to Stoops, he has served under R. C. Slocum, Mike Price and Dennis Erickson. In his final year with the Sooners, his offense was one of the best in the country, averaging 44 points per game.Mark Schlabach, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3158996 Yellow Jackets, Wolverines, Midshipmen earn high marks] , ESPN.com, December 17, 2007.]

References

ee also

* Houston Cougars football

External links

* [http://uhcougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sumlin_kevin00.html UH Cougars bio]