| Pete Hurt | |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1974–1977 |
| Player Team1: | Mississippi College |
| Coach Years1: | 1978–1979 |
| Coach Team1: | Clinton HS (MS) (DC) |
| Coach Years2: | 1980–1981 |
| Coach Team2: | Clinton HS (MS) (OC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1981–1982 |
| Coach Team3: | North Texas (RB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1982–1983 |
| Coach Team4: | Southeast Missouri State (LB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1983–1986 |
| Coach Team5: | Baylor (AOC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1987–1989 |
| Coach Team6: | Lamar (DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 1990–1991 |
| Coach Team7: | Rice (LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1991–1992 |
| Coach Team8: | Birmingham Fire (DL) |
| Coach Years9: | 1993 |
| Coach Team9: | Samford (DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 1994–2001 |
| Coach Team10: | Samford |
| Coach Years11: | 2002–2004 |
| Coach Team11: | Clinton HS (MS) |
| Coach Years12: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team12: | Air Force (OL) |
| Coach Years13: | 2007–2010 |
| Coach Team13: | Center Hill HS (MS) |
| Coach Years14: | 2011–2013 |
| Coach Team14: | Northwest Rankin HS (MS) |
| Coach Years15: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team15: | Georgia Tech (DPP) |
| Coach Years16: | 2016 |
| Coach Team16: | Olive Branch HS (MS)Horn Lake High School 2017- |
| Overall Record: | 42–39–1 (college) |
Pete Hurt (born September 22, 1956) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama from 1994 to 2001, compiling a record of 42–39–1. Hurt has also been the head football coach at a number of high school in the state of Mississippi: Clinton High School from 2002 to 2004, Center High School from 2007 to 2010, Northwest Rankin High School from 2011 to 2013, and Olive Branch High School in 2016.
After he graduated from Mississippi College, in 1978 Hurt began his coaching career. After he served as an assistant coach at Clinton High School from 1978 through 1981, Hurt landed his first college assistant position with North Texas for the 1981 season.[1] Between 1981 and 1991, Hurt served as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State, Baylor, Lamar and Rice.[1] In 1992, Hunt joined the staff of the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football where he served as defensive line coach for both seasons the team was in existence. After the Fire folded, Hurt accepted an assistant coaching position at Nicholls State before quickly resigning to take the defensive coordinator position at Samford University under former Fire head coach Chan Gailey.[2]
After a single season as defensive coordinator, Hurt was promoted to head coach for the 1994 season after Gailey left to take an assistant coaching position in the National Football League (NFL).[3] Hurt was fired midseason during the 2001 campaign after a 1–4 start.[4] During his eight seasons with the Bulldogs, Hurt led Samford to an overall record of 42–39–1.[5]
From Samford, Hurt returned to serve as head coach at Clinton High School for three years before he became the offensive line coach at Air Force.[6] After two years with the Falcons, Hunt returned to Mississippi to serve as head coach at Center Hill High School from 2007 through 2010 when he resigned to serve as head coach at Northwest Rankin High School.[7] In December 2013 Hurt resigned from Northwest Rankin High School position of head football coach and athletic director after two losing seasons. His successor, Tyler Peterson, was named weeks later. Hurt coached one season with Olive Branch and was later dismissed.[8]