Al Luginbill
Al Luginbill went 31–25–3 as a head coach, 1989–1993, at San Diego State. Share
- Record
- 31–25–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1991 8–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | San Diego State | 6–5–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1990 | San Diego State | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1991 | San Diego State | 8–4–1 | 2nd | Freedom Bowl L | ||
| 1992 | San Diego State | 5–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1993 | San Diego State | 6–6 | T–6th |
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.
Players he coached
Dan McGwireNo. 16 pick, 1991
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 2–9–1 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 38 | 24–13–1 | 64% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 11–10–3 | 52% |
| At home | 33 | 20–10–3 | 65% |
| On the road | 25 | 11–14 | 44% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 24–9–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 7–16 | 30% |
His own 59 games on file, 1989–1993, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wagner 1989–1993 | 4–1 | Hawai’i | 5 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1989–1993 | 2–3 | Air Force | 5 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1989–1993 | 1–3–1 | BYU | 5 | |
| Terry Donahue 1989–1993 | 0–5 | UCLA | 5 | |
| David Lee 1989–1992 | 4–0 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Dennis Erickson 1989–1992 | 0–4 | Miami | 4 | |
| Mike Sheppard 1989–1991 | 3–0 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Ron McBride 1990–1993 | 2–1 | Utah | 3 | |
| Joe Tiller 1991–1993 | 1–2 | Wyoming | 3 |
Al Luginbill’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Air Forceseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Wyomingseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| BYUseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| UCLAseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–71 | Pasadena | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–73 | Arizona State | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–76 | Pasadena | Assistant coach | |
| 1977 | Pasadena | Head coach | |
| 1978 | Wyoming | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1979–81 | Arizona State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1982–84 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1989–93 | San Diego State | Head coach | |
| 1995–2000 | Amsterdam Admirals NFL Europe | Head coach | |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Xtreme XFL | Head coach | |
| 2003 | Detroit Fury Arena | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank KushArizona State
- Bill LewisWyoming
- Bob OwensArizona State
- Darryl RogersArizona State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Harvey HydeUNLV, Pasadena
- Curtis JohnsonTulane, Houston Roughnecks / Gamblers
- Tom CableIdaho, Oakland Raiders
- Steve FairchildColorado State
- Chuck SheltonDrake, Utah State, Pacific, Pratt
- Derrick BurroughsLane College
- Jim HillesWisconsin
- Steven SmithLincoln (MO)
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kush | Arizona State | 1972–79 | 1972–73: assistant coach; 1979: linebackers coach | |
| Bill Lewis | Wyoming | 1978 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Bob Owens | Arizona State | 1979 | Linebackers coach | |
| Darryl Rogers | Arizona State | 1980–84 | 1980–81: linebackers coach; 1982–84: defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Hyde | Pasadena, 1977: assistant coach | UNLV, Pasadena | |
| Curtis Johnson | San Diego State, 1989–93: wide receivers coach | Tulane, Houston Roughnecks / Gamblers | |
| Tom Cable | San Diego State, 1989: graduate assistant | Idaho, Oakland Raiders | |
| Steve Fairchild | San Diego State, 1990–92: quarterbacks coach | Colorado State | |
| Chuck Shelton | Amsterdam Admirals, 1997: linebackers coach | Drake, Utah State, Pacific, Pratt | |
| Derrick Burroughs | Amsterdam Admirals, 1998: running backs coach | Lane College | |
| Jim Hilles | Amsterdam Admirals, 1998–2000: defensive line coach; Los Angeles Xtreme, 2001: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Wisconsin | |
| Steven Smith | Detroit Fury, 2003: offensive line and defensive line coach | Lincoln (MO) |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Lamb | San Diego State, 1989–93: defensive coordinator | |
| Bret Ingalls | San Diego State, 1989–93: running backs and offensive line coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Dave Lay | San Diego State, 1989–91: offensive coordinator | |
| Dave Schramm | San Diego State, 1990–91: recruiting coordinator; 1992: offensive line coach; 1993: safeties coach | |
| Ted Gill | Los Angeles Xtreme, 2001: defensive line 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.