Al Lavan
Al Lavan went 2–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 2003 at Eastern Michigan (interim, final 3 games). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 2–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2003 3–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Eastern Michigan interim, final 3 games | 2–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference games | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| At home | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
His own three games on file, 2003, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| UCFseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob DiacoUConn
- Mike JacobsToledo, Notre Dame (OH), Lenoir Rhyne, Mercer
- Tim RoseMiami (OH)
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Diaco | Eastern Michigan, 2003: outside linebackers and special teams coach | UConn | |
| Mike Jacobs | Eastern Michigan, 2003: graduate assistant | Toledo, Notre Dame (OH), Lenoir Rhyne, Mercer | |
| Tim Rose | Eastern Michigan, 2003: defensive coordinator | Miami (OH) |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Salem | Eastern Michigan, 2003: offensive coordinator |
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.