Al Kawal
Al Kawal went 48–53–5 as a head coach, 1947–1958, at Drake, Temple and Southern Illinois. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1953, 4–4–1); by them his record is 52–53–6. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1954 at Temple (on file under another coach); 1955–58 at Southern Illinois. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 48–53–5 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1948 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Drake | 1–7–1 | 4th | |||
| 1948 | Drake | 7–3 | 3rd | Salad Bowl W | ||
| 1949 | Temple | 5–4 | ||||
| 1950 | Temple | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1951 | Temple | 6–4 | ||||
| 1952 | Temple | 2–7–1 | ||||
| 1953 | Temple | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 4–4–1) | ||||
| 1954 | Temple * | 3–5 | ||||
| 1955 | Southern Illinois * | 4–4–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1956 | Southern Illinois * | 4–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1957 | Southern Illinois * | 5–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1958 | Southern Illinois * | 7–2 | T–2nd |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 2–5–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 11–11–3 | 50% |
| At home | 33 | 19–13–1 | 59% |
| On the road | 27 | 5–20–2 | 22% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 19–7–1 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 6–26–2 | 21% |
His own 61 games on file, 1947–1953, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1949–1953 | 2–3 | Syracuse | 5 | |
| Harvey Harman 1949–1952 | 2–2 | Rutgers | 4 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1949–1953 | 1–2–1 | Boston University | 4 | |
| Ed Danowski 1950–1953 | 0–4 | Fordham | 4 | |
| Edward Anderson 1950–1952 | 0–3 | Holy Cross | 3 |
Al Kawal’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuseseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Rutgersseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Bucknellseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Boston Universityseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Fordhamseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Albrightseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Penn Stateseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Northwestern 1934
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–40 | Boston University | Assistant coach | |
| 1941–43 | Michigan State | Line coach | |
| 1946 | Michigan State | Line coach | |
| 1947–48 | Drake | Head coach | |
| 1949–54 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 1955–58 | Southern Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1960–61 | Tulane | Line coach | |
| 1962 | Lafayette | Assistant coach | |
| 1963–64 | Tulsa | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charlie BachmanMichigan State
- Andy PilneyTulane
- Glenn DobbsTulsa
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bachman | Michigan State | 1941–46 | Line coach | |
| Andy Pilney | Tulane | 1960–61 | Line coach | |
| Glenn Dobbs | Tulsa | 1963–64 | Assistant coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.