Scott Stoker: Team Drills, Man Free Blitzes, and LB Drills

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Scott Stoker, who has 29 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level under his belt, enters his fourth season as linebackers coach at ULM.

Stoker compiled a 43-38 record (.531) in seven seasons as head coach at his alma mater, Northwestern State, from 2002-08. He led the Demons to the 2004 Southland Conference Co-Championship and two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances (2002 and 2004).

His Northwestern State teams broke 46 school records (23 offensive, 10 defensive and 13 special teams) while setting five NCAA I-AA and 10 Southland Conference marks. Three of his teams ranked in the top 15 nationally in total defense and rushing defense, finishing second in both categories in 2004. Stoker also was identified as one of the nation’s Top 10 recruiters by American Football Coaches Monthly.

A native of Alexandria, Louisiana, he worked for eight years as an assistant coach at McNeese State from 1994-2001. Six of those McNeese teams earned trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs, including the 1995 squad that advanced to the national semifinals and the 1997 team that played in the National Championship Game. Stoker spent the 1999 season as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator before serving as defensive coordinator from 2000-01.

His father Butch Stoker was a highly successfully coach at Alexandria (La.) High School for four decades. Scott became an all-state quarterback at Alexandria before continuing his playing career at Northwestern State where he led the Demons to the 1988 Southland Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA I-AA playoffs. A three-year letterman from 1987-89, Stoker closed out his collegiate career as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards (4,801) and total offense (5,059 yards).