Shawn Bell is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the quarterbacks coach at Houston. He has also been the head coach at multiple Texas high schools.

Shawn Bell
Current position
TitleQuarterbacks coach
TeamHouston
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
BornChina Spring, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2006Baylor
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Stony Point HS (TX) (WR)
2008China Spring HS (TX) (assistant)
2009Clifton HS (TX)
2010–2015Magnolia West HS (TX)
2016Cedar Ridge HS (TX)
2017Baylor (off. analyst)
2018–2019Baylor (OL)
2020Baylor (TE)
2021–2023Baylor (QB)
2024–presentHouston (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall58–35 (high school)

Playing career

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High school

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Bell played high school football under his father at China Spring High School[1] and finished his prep career with 8,437 passing yards.

Baylor

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Bell enrolled at Baylor University in 2002. After enjoying a red shirt year, Bell served as the Bears’ quarterback from 2003 to 2006.[1][2][3]

Coaching career

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High school

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Bell began his coaching in 2007 at Stony Point High School where he coached the wide receivers. In 2008 he went to his high school alma mater and worked as an assistant under his father. In 2009 he got his first head coaching job when he worked as the head coach for Clifton High School. From 2010 to 2015 he served as the head coach for Magnolia West High School. There he led the Mustangs to the postseason every season and compiled a record of 44–27. In 2016 he went to Cedar Ridge High School[4] where he compiled an 11–1 record.

Baylor

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Bell became a part of Matt Rhule's Baylor staff in December 2016.[1][5] In 2017 he served as an offensive analyst. In March of 2018 he was promoted to the team's offensive line coach. In 2020 he was retained and moved to tight ends coach under new Baylor head coach Dave Aranda.[6][7] In January 2021 he switched positions once more and was named quarterbacks coach.[8][3]

Houston

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Bell joined Willie Fritz's staff at Houston as the quarterbacks coach on December 18, 2023.[9]

Personal life

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Shawn and his wife Hali are the parents of three children, Cannon, Braxton, and Saydi.

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Clifton Cubs (Clifton Independent School District) (2009)
2009 Clifton 3–7 1–6 7th
Clifton: 3–7 1–6
Magnolia West Mustangs (Magnolia Independent School District) (2010–2015)
2010 Magnolia West 5–5 3–3 4th
2011 Magnolia West 9–3 5–2 4th
2012 Magnolia West 6–5 5–3 4th
2013 Magnolia West 9–4 6–2 3rd
2014 Magnolia West 6–6 4–3 3rd
2015 Magnolia West 9–4 6–2 3rd
Magnolia West: 44–27 29–15
Cedar Ridge Raiders (Round Rock Independent School District) (2016)
2016 Cedar Ridge 11–1 6–0 1st
Cedar Ridge: 11–1 6–0
Total: 58–35
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ a b c Staff. "Former China Spring, BU QB joins Rhules' staff at Baylor". kwtx.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baylor QB Bell out for season with knee injury". www.chron.com. October 29, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Baylor's Shawn Bell Excited to Lead Quarterback Room at His Alma Mater". KWKT - FOX 44. April 2, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  4. ^ localnews@socastdigital.com. "Cedar Ridge Coach Shawn Bell To Join Baylor Staff". Horn FM. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Report: Matt Rhule to hire former Baylor QB Shawn Bell as assistant". Dallas News. December 13, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bell and McGuire Help Bridge The Gap for Baylor Football". KWKT - FOX 44. February 25, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "McGuire, Bell, Wetzel to continue roles on BU staff". kwtx.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Baylor hires BYU's Jeff Grimes as new offensive coordinator". The Seattle Times. January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Houston hires Shawn Bell as quarterbacks coach". FOX44News. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.