Al Lavan
| Al Lavan | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1946 Fort Pierce, Florida |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1967 1969–1970 |
Colorado State Atlanta Falcons |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 1973 1974 1975–1976 1977 1978 1979 1980–1988 1989–1990 1991–1995 1996–1998 1999–2000 2001–2003 2003 2004–2010 |
Colorado State (WR/TE) Louisville (assistant) Iowa State (assistant) Atlanta Falcons (DB) Georgia Tech (WR) Georgia Tech (RB) Stanford (RB) Dallas Cowboys (RB) San Francisco 49ers (RB) Washington (RB) Baltimore Ravens (RB) Kansas City Chiefs (RB) Eastern Michigan (RB) Eastern Michigan (interim) Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–38 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I FCS playoffs) |
|
Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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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
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