Jerry L. Baldwin is an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1999 to 2001, compiling a record of 6–27. He was an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1982 to 1991 and Louisiana State University from 1992 to 1998.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1991 | Louisiana Tech (assistant) |
| 1992–1998 | LSU (assistant) |
| 1999–2001 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–27 |
Baldwin fired from his job at Louisiana–Lafayette following the 2001 season. In 2007, he was awarded $2 million by a jury in civil suit over his firing. The verdict was later reversed in an appeal.[1][2] Baldwin now resides in Ruston, Louisiana, where he is a pastor at New Living Word Ministries and the principal of New Living Word school. He also coaches their football program.[3]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 2–9 | |||||||
| 2000 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1–10 | |||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette: | 3–19 | ||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2001) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3–8 | 2–4 | ||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette: | 3–8 | 2–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–27 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Former Louisiana–Lafayette wins suit over firing". ESPN. 19 October 2007.
- ^ "Judge Throws Out Baldwin Lawsuit".
- ^ Gyan Jr., Joe (July 18, 2018). "Baton Rouge judge dismisses former UL-Lafayette football coach's racial discrimination suit". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Retrieved September 19, 2018.