Kent Briggs

Kent Briggs
Biographical details
Born	c. 1957
Playing career
1976–1979	Western Carolina
Position(s)	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 (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]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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