Doug Scovil
Doug Scovil went 45–51–3 on the field as a head coach, 1966–1985, at Pacific and San Diego State; 47–49–3 officially, with 1983 (3–8–1) and 1984 (5–6–1) after forfeits. Share
- Record
- 47–49–3 official; 45–51–3 on the field
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1969 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Pacific | 4–7 | ||||
| 1967 | Pacific | 4–5 | ||||
| 1968 | Pacific | 6–4 | ||||
| 1969 | Pacific | 7–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1970–80: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1981 | San Diego State | 6–5 | 7th | |||
| 1982 | San Diego State | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1983 | San Diego State | 2–9–1 (3–8–1 official) | 8th | |||
| 1984 | San Diego State | 4–7–1 (5–6–1 official) | T–4th | |||
| 1985 | San Diego State | 5–6–1 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Conference games | 43 | 17–23–3 | 43% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 33 | 13–17–3 | 44% |
| At home | 45 | 27–17–1 | 61% |
| On the road | 53 | 18–33–2 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 46 | 30–16 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 53 | 15–35–3 | 31% |
His own 99 games on file, 1966–1985, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kincaid 1981–1985 | 2–3 | Wyoming | 5 | |
| Dick Tomey 1981–1985 | 1–2–2 | Hawai’i | 5 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1981–1985 | 0–5 | BYU | 5 | |
| Leon Fuller 1982–1985 | 3–1 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Harry Anderson 1966–1968 | 3–0 | San José State | 3 | |
| Bill Yung 1983–1985 | 3–0 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Chuck Mills 1967–1969 | 2–1 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Joe Lee Dunn 1983–1985 | 2–1 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1982–1984 | 1–1–1 | Utah | 3 | |
| Harvey Hyde 1982–1984 | 1–2 | UNLV | 3 |
Doug Scovil’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Long Beach Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Hawai’iseries | 6 | 2–2–2 |
| BYUseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| UTEPseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Wyomingseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Utahseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–57 | Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1958–62 | San Mateo | Head coach | |
| 1963–65 | Navy | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1966–69 | Pacific (CA) | Head coach | |
| 1970 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Special teams coach | |
| 1971–75 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1976–77 | BYU | Quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 1978 | Chicago Bears NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1979–80 | BYU | Quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 1981–85 | San Diego State | Head coach | |
| 1986–89 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Wayne HardinNavy
- William EliasNavy
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chester CaddasPacific, Colorado State
- Brian BillickBaltimore Ravens
- Steve ShaferSan Mateo
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hardin | Navy | 1963–64 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| William Elias | Navy | 1965 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1976–80 | Quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Caddas | Pacific, 1968–69: assistant coach | Pacific, Colorado State | |
| Brian Billick | San Diego State, 1981–85: tight ends coach | Baltimore Ravens | |
| Steve Shafer | San Diego State, 1981–82: defensive backs coach | San Mateo |
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.