Larry Porter
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 28, 1972 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Memphis |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | Tennessee–Martin (RB) |
| 1999–2001 | Arkansas State (RB) |
| 2002–2004 | Oklahoma State (RB) |
| 2005–2009 | LSU (RB) |
| 2010–2011 | Memphis |
| 2012 | Arizona State (RB) |
| 2013–2014 | Texas (RB) |
| 2014– | North Carolina (RB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–21 |
Larry Porter (born April 28, 1972) is a former head coach of the Memphis Tigers football team and current running backs coach at the University of North Carolina. Porter was named the new head football coach at the University of Memphis on November 29, 2009 replacing Tommy West. A former running back for the school when it was known as Memphis State University, Porter was formerly an assistant head coach, chief recruiter, and running backs coach at Louisiana State University under Les Miles. On November 27, 2011, Porter was fired after completing a 2–10 season with only having won three games during his two-year tenure.
Porter lettered four years (1990–93) at Memphis, serving as co-captain of the 1993 Tiger squad. He closed out his career with 2,194 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns, ranking seventh in school history in yardage and tied for fifth in touchdowns. As a freshman in 1990, Porter rushed for 206 yards against Arkansas State, the highest single-game total for a freshman in school history. In his first game, he replaced injured starting tailback Marvin Cox and raced 53 yards for a touchdown against Arkansas State on his first college carry. Porter had a total of six 100-yard games during his career, a figure that ranks tied for fifth in Memphis history. Porter graduated in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in education.
Porter began his coaching career at Wooddale High School in Memphis, Tenn., serving as head track and field coach, while assisting with the running backs and secondary on the football squad. After two years at Wooddale, Porter moved to the collegiate ranks, coaching the running backs at Tennessee-Martin in 1998.
Porter then spent three years at Arkansas State, where he coached Jonathan Adams to back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Adams rushed for 1,004 yards and six touchdowns in 2000 and followed that with another 1,004 yards and five scores in 2001. Under Porter's tutelage, Adams capped his career as the second-leading rusher in Arkansas State history.
In 2002, Porter was hired by Oklahoma State coach Les Miles as Running Backs coach. At OSU, Porter's stable of running backs continued the tradition of "Tailback U.", as he coached 1,000-yard rushers for three straight seasons. In 2004, Vernand Morency earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after rushing for 1,474 yards, which ranked eighth in the nation, and 12 touchdowns. Morency was a third round pick of the Houston Texans in 2005.
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