Kermit Blount enters his sixth season at the helm of the JCSU football program. Prior to coming to JCSU, he served as head coach for five years at Delaware State University. While with the Hornets, Blount guided the DSU program to a 6-5 mark in 2012, including a 5-3 MEAC record. That season marked the most successful year since 2007 when Delaware State won the MEAC, finishing with a 10-2 record. In Blount’s third season with the Hornets in 2013, they also finished with a 5-3 MEAC record.
Prior to his appointment at Delaware State, Blount served as head coach at Winston-Salem State. While at WSSU, Blount notched a career record of 91-87-3, leading the Rams to an 8-2 record in his final season at the helm in 2009. He guided the Rams to two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships and a total of three CIAA Championship game appearances. He also led the Rams to two Pioneer Bowl appearances, winning in 1999.
Blount was honored as the CIAA Coach of the Year and as the Washington D.C. Pigskin Coach of the Year, as well as the 100% Wrong Club Coach of the Year in both 1999 and 2000.
Throughout his coaching career, Blount has been associated with programs that have experienced phenomenal success. In all, he has been in a leadership role with teams that have won a total of six conference titles at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. He has also served as President of the CIAA Football Coaches Association.
Prior to becoming head coach at WSSU, Blount served as an assistant coach for five seasons at South Carolina State from 1989-1993, coaching the quarterbacks, wide receivers and acting as the Bulldogs’ Offensive Coordinator. Blount also coached the quarterbacks at Howard University (1984-1989) and at East Carolina University (1983-1984). While at Howard, the Bison finished 9-1 and won the 1987 MEAC championship.
Blount holds a B.S. in Health and Physical Education from Winston-Salem State University and later earned a Master’s degree from East Carolina University.
A native of Richmond, Va., Blount is married to the former Ava Harris and has two children (April & Bryan) and one grandson (Micah) and one granddaughter (Harley).
