Scott Merchant
American football coach (born c. 1970)
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Scott Merchant (born c. 1970) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Bloomfield Hills High School, a position he has held since 2025.[1] He was the head football coach for University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy from 1998 to 2006, Chippewa Valley High School from 2009 to 2023,[2][3] and Lawrence Technological University in 2024.[4][5][6] He also coached for Albion and Brother Rice High School. He played college football for Albion.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bloomfield Hills HS (MI) |
| Record | 2–7 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1970 (age 55–56) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Albion |
| Positions | Quarterback, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1994 | Albion (OLB) |
| 1995–1997 | Albion (DC) |
| 1998–2006 | University of Detroit Jesuit HS (MI) |
| 2007–2008 | Brother Rice HS (MI) (assistant) |
| 2009–2023 | Chippewa Valley HS (MI) |
| 2024 | Lawrence Tech |
| 2025–present | Bloomfield Hills HS (MI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–8 (college) 157–100 (high school) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (Mid-States Football Association) (2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Lawrence Tech | 2–8 | 1–4 | 5th (MEL) | |||||
| Lawrence Tech: | 2–8 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–8 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Detroit Jesuit Cubs () (1998–2006) | |||||||||
| 1998 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 4–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 10–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2000 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 7–5 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 2001 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 10–3 | 2–2 | ||||||
| 2002 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 5–4 | 2–2 | ||||||
| 2003 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 4–5 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 2004 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 4–5 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 4–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2006 | University of Detroit Jesuit | 4–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| University of Detroit Jesuit: | 52–40 | 12–26 | |||||||
| Chippewa Valley Big Reds () (2009–2023) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Chippewa Valley | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2010 | Chippewa Valley | 2–7 | 1–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Chippewa Valley | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | Chippewa Valley | 5–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | Chippewa Valley | 9–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Chippewa Valley | 8–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2015 | Chippewa Valley | 7–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2016 | Chippewa Valley | 6–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2017 | Chippewa Valley | 10–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Chippewa Valley | 14–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2019 | Chippewa Valley | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2020 | Chippewa Valley | 3–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2021 | Chippewa Valley | 7–4 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | Chippewa Valley | 7–3 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2023 | Chippewa Valley | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Chippewa Valley: | 103–53 | 43–32 | |||||||
| Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks () (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Bloomfield Hills | 2–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Bloomfield Hills: | 2–7 | 0–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 157–100 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
