Lynn Stiles
Lynn Stiles went 18–16 as a head coach, 1976–1978, at San José State. Share
- Record
- 18–16 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | San José State | 7–4 | ||
| 1977 | San José State | 4–7 | ||
| 1978 | San José State | 7–5 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Wilson FaumuinaNo. 20 pick, 1977
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Conference games | 13 | 10–3 | 77% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| At home | 16 | 14–2 | 88% |
| On the road | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 16–4 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 2–12 | 14% |
His own 34 games on file, 1976–1978, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Colletto 1976–1978 | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | |
| Chester Caddas 1976–1978 | 2–1 | Pacific | 3 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1976–1978 | 1–2 | Utah State | 3 |
Lynn Stiles’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Claraseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Long Beach Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Cal State Fullertonseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Hawai’iseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Pacificseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Stanfordseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–64 | Utah | Assistant coach | |
| 1965–70 | Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1971–73 | UCLA | Linebackers and defensive line coach | |
| 1974–75 | UCLA | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1976–78 | San Jose State | Head coach | |
| 1979–86 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1987–91 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Tight ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray NagelUtah, Iowa
- Jerry BurnsIowa
- Pepper RodgersUCLA
- Dick VermeilUCLA, Philadelphia Eagles
- Marion CampbellPhiladelphia Eagles
- Bill WalshSan Francisco 49ers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Doug KayOlivet, Portland Breakers, Tampa Bay Bandits, Charlotte Rage, Carolina Cobras, Columbus Destroyers
- Pete KettelaUC Riverside, Edmonton Eskimos
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nagel | Utah | 1963–64 | Assistant coach | |
| Jerry Burns | Iowa | 1965 | Assistant coach | |
| Ray Nagel | Iowa | 1966–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Pepper Rodgers | UCLA | 1971–73 | Linebackers and defensive line coach | |
| Dick Vermeil | UCLA | 1974–75 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Vermeil | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | 1979–82 | Assistant coach | |
| Marion Campbell | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | 1983–85 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1987–88 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Kay | San José State, 1976: offensive coordinator | Olivet, Portland Breakers, Tampa Bay Bandits, Charlotte Rage, Carolina Cobras, Columbus Destroyers | |
| Pete Kettela | San José State, 1977: offensive coordinator | UC Riverside, Edmonton Eskimos |
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.