Al Lavan
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1946 Fort Pierce, Florida |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1967 | Colorado State |
| 1969–1970 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Colorado State (WR/TE) |
| 1973 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 1974 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1975–1976 | Atlanta Falcons (DB) |
| 1977 | Georgia Tech (WR) |
| 1978 | Georgia Tech (RB) |
| 1979 | Stanford (RB) |
| 1980–1988 | Dallas Cowboys (RB) |
| 1989–1990 | San Francisco 49ers (RB) |
| 1991–1995 | Washington (RB) |
| 1996–1998 | Baltimore Ravens (RB) |
| 1999–2000 | Kansas City Chiefs (RB) |
| 2001–2003 | Eastern Michigan (RB) |
| 2003 | Eastern Michigan (interim) |
| 2004–2010 | Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–38 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I FCS playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MEAC (2007) | |
Alton Lavan (born September 13, 1946) is a former college football head coach for the Delaware State Hornets. He also served as the interim head coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles in 2003, replacing Jeff Woodruff.[1] He also played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.[2]
As a longtime assistant running backs coach, he coached the following players throughout his various tenures: Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Bam Morris, Earnest Byner, Leroy Hoard, Priest Holmes, Errict Rhett, Roosevelt Potts, Donnell Bennett, Tony Richardson, and Kimble Anders.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Eastern Michigan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2004–2010) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Delaware State | 4–7 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Delaware State | 7–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Delaware State | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Delaware State | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I FCS First Round | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2008 | Delaware State | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Delaware State | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Delaware State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 41–37 | 35–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 43–38 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final The Sports Network FCS Poll. °Rankings from final FCS Coaches Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Eastern Michigan fires football coach Jeff Woodruff". The Daily Sentinel. 2003-11-04. p. B6. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ↑ http://archives.desu.edu/athletics/football/2005/CoachingStaff.pdf
External links
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