Mo Forte

Merrill Maurice Forte (March 1, 1947 – February 26, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1982 to 1987, Norfolk State University from 1999 to 2002 and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff from 2004 to 2007. Forte compiled a career college football record of 57–90–1.

Mo Forte

Biographical details
Born	(1947-03-01)March 1, 1947 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 26, 2021(2021-02-26) (aged 73) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1966–1968	Minnesota
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1975	Minnesota (RB)
1976–1977	Duke (WR)
1978–1979	Michigan State (WR/TE)
1980–1981	Arizona State (WR)
1982–1987	North Carolina A&T
1988–1992	Denver Broncos (RB)
1993–1994	Denver Broncos (WR)
1995–1996	Detroit Lions (RB)
1999–2002	Norfolk State
2004–2007	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Head coaching record
Overall	57–90–1
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MEAC (1986) 1 SWAC West Division (2006)
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1986)

Forte died on February 26, 2021, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1982–1987)
1982	North Carolina A&T	2–8	0–5	6th
1983	North Carolina A&T	3–7–1	1–3	T–3rd
1984	North Carolina A&T	2–8	1–3	4th
1985	North Carolina A&T	6–5	1–3	4th
1986	North Carolina A&T	9–3	4–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round	20
1987	North Carolina A&T	3–8	1–4	5th
North Carolina A&T:		25–39–1
Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1999–2002)
1999	Norfolk State	2–9	1–7	8th
2000	Norfolk State	3–8	2–6	T–7th
2001	Norfolk State	5–6	3–5	T–6th
2002	Norfolk State	5–6	2–6	T–7th
Norfolk State:		15–29	8–24
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2004–2007)
2004	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6–3	5–2	2nd (West)
2005	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3–8	3–6	T–3rd (West)
2006	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	8–4	7–2	1st (West)
2007	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0–7[n 1]	0–5[n 1]	4th (West)
Arkansas–Pine Bluff:		17–22	15–15
Total:		57–90–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

1. Arkansas–Pine Bluff finished the 2007 season with a 4–7 overall record and a 4–5 mark in conference place, but was forced in 2014 to vacate all four wins.^[2]