LaVell Edwards
LaVell Edwards went 257–101–3 as a head coach, 1972–2000, at BYU. His 1984 BYU team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 257–101–3 career
- Seasons
- 29
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1984
- Hall of Fame
- 2004 inducted
- Best season
- 1984 13–0, No. 1
Season by season
7
5
7
6
9
209
9
1311
1212
1311
8
711
★13
1611
8
9
9
2210
2210
238
8
6
1810
7
514
6
9
8
6
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BYU | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1973 | BYU | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | BYU | 7–4–1 | 1st | Fiesta Bowl L | ||
| 1975 | BYU | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1976 | BYU | 9–3 | T–1st | Tangerine Bowl L | ||
| 1977 | BYU | 9–2 | T–1st | 20 | ||
| 1978 | BYU | 9–4 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1979 | BYU | 11–1 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | 13 | |
| 1980 | BYU | 12–1 | 1st | Holiday Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1981 | BYU | 11–2 | 1st | Holiday Bowl W | 13 | |
| 1982 | BYU | 8–4 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1983 | BYU | 11–1 | 1st | Holiday Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1984 | BYU | 13–0 | 1st | Holiday Bowl W | 1 | |
| 1985 | BYU | 11–3 | 1st | Citrus Bowl L | 16 | |
| 1986 | BYU | 8–5 | 2nd | Freedom Bowl L | ||
| 1987 | BYU | 9–4 | 2nd | All-American Bowl L | ||
| 1988 | BYU | 9–4 | T–3rd | Freedom Bowl W | ||
| 1989 | BYU | 10–3 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | 22 | |
| 1990 | BYU | 10–3 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | 22 | |
| 1991 | BYU | 8–3–2 | 1st | Holiday Bowl T | 23 | |
| 1992 | BYU | 8–5 | T–1st | Aloha Bowl L | ||
| 1993 | BYU | 6–6 | T–1st | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1994 | BYU | 10–3 | T–2nd | Copper Bowl W | 18 | |
| 1995 | BYU | 7–4 | T–1st | |||
| 1996 | BYU | 14–1 | 1st (Mountain) | Western Athletic Championship Game W; Cotton Bowl W | 5 | |
| 1997 | BYU | 6–5 | 5th (Mountain) | |||
| 1998 | BYU | 9–5 | T–1st (Pacific) | Western Athletic Championship Game L; Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1999 | BYU | 8–4 | T–1st | Motor City Bowl L | ||
| 2000 | BYU | 6–6 | T–3rd |
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
Marc WilsonThird in the 1979 Heisman vote- Jason Buck1986 Outland Trophy
- Mohammed Elewonibi1989 Outland Trophy
- Gordon HudsonConsensus All‑American, 1982 and 1983
- Nick EyreConsensus All‑American, 1980
- Chris SmithConsensus All‑American, 1990
- Shawn KnightNo. 11 pick, 1987
- Todd ShellNo. 24 pick, 1984
- Rob MorrisNo. 28 pick, 2000
- Trevor MatichNo. 28 pick, 1985
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 | 50 | 19–30–1 | 39% |
| Against top-10 teams | 14 | 3–10–1 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 56 | 43–13 | 77% |
| Conference games | 220 | 176–42–2 | 80% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 24 | 8–15–1 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 117 | 67–47–3 | 59% |
| At home | 165 | 132–33 | 80% |
| On the road | 165 | 112–51–2 | 68% |
| At neutral sites | 31 | 13–17–1 | 44% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 291 | 226–65 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 70 | 31–36–3 | 46% |
His own 361 games on file, 1972–2000, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher DeBerry 1984–2000 | 12–3 | Air Force | 15 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1976–1998 | 7–4 | Utah State, Arizona State | 11 | |
| Ron McBride 1990–2000 | 6–5 | Utah | 11 | |
| Bob Wagner 1987–1995 | 6–3 | Hawai’i | 9 | |
| Dick Tomey 1978–1986 | 8–0 | Hawai’i | 8 | |
| Sarkis Arslanian 1973–1980 | 5–2–1 | Colorado State | 8 | |
| Leon Fuller 1982–1988 | 6–1 | Colorado State | 7 | |
| Earle Bruce 1973–1991 | 3–4 | Iowa State, Ohio State, Colorado State | 7 | |
| Frank Kush 1972–1978 | 2–5 | Arizona State | 7 | |
| Terry Donahue 1983–1995 | 1–6 | UCLA | 7 |
LaVell Edwards’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 | 29 | 27–2 |
| Utahseries | 29 | 22–7 |
| Utah Stateseries | 27 | 21–6 |
| UTEPseries | 26 | 24–2 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 25 | 19–5–1 |
| Wyomingseries | 25 | 19–6 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 22 | 17–4–1 |
| Hawai’iseries | 21 | 17–4 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1984 BYU: Eddie Robinson
- 1979 BYU: Bobby Dodd Award
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–61 | Granite HS (UT) high school | Head coach | |
| 1962–71 | BYU | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–2000 | BYU | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
LaVell Edwards
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dave KragthorpeOregon State, South Dakota State, Idaho State
- Jim CrinerIowa State, Boise State, Scottish Claymores, Las Vegas Outlaws
- Norm ChowHawai’i
- Dwain PainterNorthern Arizona
- Garth HallIdaho State
- Doug ScovilPacific, San Diego State, San Mateo
- Mike SheppardLong Beach State, New Mexico
- Brian BillickBaltimore Ravens
- Wally EnglishTulane
- Ted TollnerUSC, San Diego State, San Mateo
- Gary CrowtonLouisiana Tech, BYU
- Charlie StubbsNicholls
- and 5 more
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Mitchell | BYU | 1962–63 | Assistant coach | |
| Tommy Hudspeth | BYU | 1964–71 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (17)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Kragthorpe | BYU, 1972–75: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; 1976–79: assistant head coach and offensive line coach | Oregon State, South Dakota State, Idaho State | |
| Jim Criner | BYU, 1972: assistant coach | Iowa State, Boise State, Scottish Claymores, Las Vegas Outlaws | |
| Norm Chow | BYU, 1973–74: graduate assistant; 1975: freshman coach; 1976–77: wide receivers coach; 1978: running backs coach; 1979–81: running backs and wide receivers coach; 1982–85: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator; 1986–95: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; 1996–99: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Hawai’i | |
| Dwain Painter | BYU, 1974: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; 1975: quarterbacks coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Garth Hall | BYU, 1974–82: assistant coach | Idaho State | |
| Doug Scovil | BYU, 1976–77, 1979–80: quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator | Pacific, San Diego State, San Mateo | |
| Mike Sheppard | BYU, 1977–78: graduate assistant | Long Beach State, New Mexico | |
| Brian Billick | BYU, 1978: graduate assistant | Baltimore Ravens | |
| Wally English | BYU, 1978: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Tulane | |
| Ted Tollner | BYU, 1981: quarterbacks coach | USC, San Diego State, San Mateo | |
| Gary Crowton | BYU, 1982: graduate assistant | Louisiana Tech, BYU | |
| Charlie Stubbs | BYU, 1983–84: graduate assistant | Nicholls | |
| Kyle Whittingham | BYU, 1985–86: graduate assistant | Utah, Michigan | |
| Mike Canales | BYU, 1985–86: graduate assistant | North Texas | |
| Chris Pella | BYU, 1986–2000: tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | Utah State | |
| Tom Holmoe | BYU, 1990–91: graduate assistant | California | |
| DeWayne Walker | BYU, 1994: cornerbacks coach | UCLA, New Mexico State |
Other assistants under him (9)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Felt | BYU, 1972–78, 1982–90: defensive coordinator | |
| Fred Whittingham | BYU, 1973–77: linebackers coach; 1978–81: defensive coordinator | |
| Roger French | BYU, 1981–95: offensive coordinator; 1996–2000: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Robbie Bosco | BYU, 1989: graduate assistant; 1990–2000: quarterbacks coach | |
| Robert Anae | BYU, 1990–91: graduate assistant | |
| Ken Schmidt | BYU, 1991–2000: defensive coordinator | |
| Brian Mitchell | BYU, 1994–2000: defensive backs coach | |
| Aaron Roderick | BYU, 1999–2000: graduate assistant | |
| Lance Reynolds | BYU, 2000: co-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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.