Jerry Loyd
Jerry Loyd (born August 2, 1954)
Teams coached: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Dillard Bleu Devils
Louisiana Tech record: 72-73 (.497)
Dillard record: 84-40 (.677)
Overall record^: 156-113 (.569)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1991)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1990, 1992)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Champion: 1 (1992)
- American South Regular Season Champion: 1 (1990)
- GCAC (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 1 (1997)
- American South Tournament Champion: 1 (1991)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1997)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1994-1998 | Dillard |
| 1989-1994 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1986-1989 | Louisiana Tech (asst) |
Jerry Loyd Facts
- Jerry Loyd
- Born August 2, 1954
- Hometown: Kilgore, Texas
- Alma Mater: LeTourneau College (BA, 1976)
- Early coaching roles in his native Texas included stints at Jasper HS, Hallsville HS, Kilgore HS and at his alma mater LeTourneau College
- Arrived at Louisiana Tech in 1986 and spent three seasons as an assistant there under head coach Tommy Joe Eagles
- Elevated to head coach in 1989 and led the Bulldogs for the next five seasons
- In his first three seasons, Loyd went to one NCAA Tournament and two NITs and won two conference titles (one American South and one Sun Belt); however, he won just seven and two games in his final two seasons, respectively, and parted ways with the program in 1994
- Coached for four seasons at NAIA Dillard in New Orleans and also spent one year (1997-98) as the athletic director there
- Went 84-40 overall, winning a GCAC title and going to the NAIA D-I Tournament in 1997
Jerry Loyd Coaching Tree
- Kyle Keller (Stephen F. Austin, Tyler JC)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the both the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels
