Shawn Bell
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Houston |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | China Spring, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2006 | Baylor |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Stony Point HS (TX) (WR) |
| 2008 | China Spring HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2009 | Clifton HS (TX) |
| 2010–2015 | Magnolia West HS (TX) |
| 2016 | Cedar Ridge HS (TX) |
| 2017 | Baylor (off. analyst) |
| 2018–2019 | Baylor (OL) |
| 2020 | Baylor (TE) |
| 2021–2023 | Baylor (QB) |
| 2024 | Houston (QB) |
| 2024 | Houston (interim OC/QB) |
| 2025–present | Houston (QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–35 (high school) |
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.
Playing career
High school
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
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
High school
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
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
Bell joined Willie Fritz's staff at Houston as the quarterbacks coach on December 18, 2023.[9]
Personal life
Shawn and his wife Hali are the parents of three children, Cannon, Braxton, and Saydi.
Head coaching record
| 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
- ^ a b c Staff. "Former China Spring, BU QB joins Rhules' staff at Baylor". kwtx.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Baylor QB Bell out for season with knee injury". www.chron.com. October 29, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ localnews@socastdigital.com. "Cedar Ridge Coach Shawn Bell To Join Baylor Staff". Horn FM. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Report: Matt Rhule to hire former Baylor QB Shawn Bell as assistant". Dallas News. December 13, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Bell and McGuire Help Bridge The Gap for Baylor Football". KWKT - FOX 44. February 25, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "McGuire, Bell, Wetzel to continue roles on BU staff". kwtx.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Baylor hires BYU's Jeff Grimes as new offensive coordinator". The Seattle Times. January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Houston hires Shawn Bell as quarterbacks coach". FOX44News. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.