| Lou West | |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Niles, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1973–1976 |
| Player Team1: | Cincinnati |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 1977 |
| Coach Team1: | Arizona (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1978–1979 |
| Coach Team2: | Arizona Western (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1981–1982 |
| Coach Team3: | Middle Tennessee (DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1983 |
| Coach Team4: | Minnesota (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1984–1985 |
| Coach Team5: | Western Michigan (OLB/DB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1986–1987 |
| Coach Team6: | Kansas (DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1988 |
| Coach Team7: | Cincinnati (DB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team8: | Cincinnati (OLB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1992 |
| Coach Team9: | Cincinnati (TE) |
| Coach Years10: | 1993 |
| Coach Team10: | Cincinnati (DB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1994 |
| Coach Team11: | Kent State (DB) |
| Coach Years12: | 1995–1998 |
| Coach Team12: | Virginia Tech (DB) |
| Coach Years13: | 1999–2000 |
| Coach Team13: | Notre Dame (S) |
| Coach Years14: | 2001–2004 |
| Coach Team14: | Toledo (DC) |
| Coach Years15: | 2005–2007 |
| Coach Team15: | Indiana State |
| Coach Years16: | 2009–2010 |
| Coach Team16: | Rose-Hulman (ST/DB) |
| Coach Years17: | 2011–2012 |
| Coach Team17: | Garden City (DC) |
| Coach Years18: | 2013–2014 |
| Coach Team18: | Mississippi Delta (DB) |
| Coach Years19: | 2015–2016 |
| Coach Team19: | Alabama State (DB/OLB/TE) |
| Coach Years20: | 2017–2021 |
| Coach Team20: | Wayne State (MI) (co-DC/DB) |
| Overall Record: | 1–25 |
Lou West (born December 29, 1953) is an American former college football coach and player.
He was the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.[1] West served as the head football coach at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana from 2005 to 2007, compiling a record of 1–25.[2] After his college football playing career at the University of Cincinnati, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1977 NFL draft.[3]