Skip Hall

Skip Hall
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born February 18, 1944
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19711974
19751986
19871992
19931997
Kent State (assistant)
Washington (assistant)
Boise State
Missouri (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall 4228
Tournaments 22 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)

Statistics

Merle "Skip" Hall (born February 18, 1944) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Boise State University for six seasons, from 1987 to 1992, compiling a record of 4228. He replaced Lyle Setencich following the 1986 season, Boise State's first losing season in four decades. Hall was previously an assistant coach at Kent State and Washington under Don James.

Coaching career

In Hall's second season, he led the Broncos back to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, their first appearance since 1981. Hall's best season was in 1990, when Boise State advanced to the national semifinals, falling in a high scoring game against Big Sky rival Nevada, the conference champion whom the Broncos had defeated a month earlier in Boise.

Hall gave Jim Zorn his first coaching job, as quarterbacks coach at Boise State in 1988. Former Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim Mora is a former player of Hall's, as are Nick Saban of Alabama and Gary Pinkel of Missouri.

Business career

After 30 years of coaching college football, Hall transferred to the business arena with Aflac, recruiting, coaching, and building teams. He was a regional manager with Aflac for ten years, and was then appointed Associate Managing Director of Individual Sales for the Principal Financial Group in Boise.[1] Hall also travels throughout the United States addressing business leaders on the subjects of communication, leadership, motivation and accountability.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Boise State Broncos (Big Sky Conference) (1987–1992)
1987 Boise State 65 44 T4th
1988 Boise State 84 53 3rd L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1989 Boise State 65 53 T3rd
1990 Boise State 104 62 T2nd L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1991 Boise State 74 44 T4th
1992 Boise State 56 34 5th
Boise State: 4228 2720
Total: 4228

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