| LaVell Edwards | ||
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| Born | October 11, 1930 | |
| Place of birth | Orem, Utah | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 257-101-3 | |
| Bowls | 7-13-1 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 1984 National championship | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1979 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award 1984 AFCA (Kodak) Coach of the Year Award 2003 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1972-2000 | Brigham Young | |
| College Football Hall of Fame, 2004 (Bio) | ||
LaVell Edwards (born October 11, 1930 in Orem, Utah) is a former American football coach of Brigham Young University (BYU). Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orem is a city in the north-central part of the US state of Utah in Utah County. The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is an annual College Football award given to the Division I-Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field in the The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award is given annually to a College football coach by the Football Writers Association of America. The Amos Alonzo Stagg Award is presented annually by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA to the “individual For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orem is a city in the north-central part of the US state of Utah in Utah County. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with In 1984, Edwards' BYU Cougars went 13-0 and won the national championship. He is considered the founder of the spread formation passing attack, and one of the most influential and innovative minds in college football history.
Edwards played football for Utah State University and earned a Masters degree at the University of Utah prior to coaching at BYU. Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake While head football coach at BYU Edwards also earned a doctorate. He and his wife served an 18-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York City during 2002-2003. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known [1]
Lavell serves as a National Advisor to ASCEND,a Humanitarian Alliance. This non-profit organization plans expeditions to African and South American countries to provide life skills mentoring with sustainable solutions in education, enterprise, health and simple technology. [2]
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Coaching career
Edwards was BYU's head football coach from 1972 to 2000. His offensive scheme was passing-dominated. He started coaching in an era when college football offenses were dominated by strong running attacks. His quarterbacks threw over 11,000 passes for more than 100,000 yards and 635 touchdowns. He got the idea to switch to a pass oriented team by looking at BYU's past history. The BYU football program had been a dismal failure before Lavell with the notable exception of one conference championship that resulted from the aerial attack of Virgil Carter. Virgil R Carter (born November 9, 1945 in Annabella Utah) is a former professional American football Quarterback who played in the This past success encouraged Lavell to open up the BYU offense.
Edwards coached prominent quarterbacks such as Gary Scheide, Gifford Nielsen, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer, Steve Sarkisian, and Brandon Doman. Gary Scheide was a legendary quarterback for Brigham Young University. Gifford Nielsen is a former NFL and All-American college football quarterback This is a disambiguation page Marc Wilson may refer to Marc Wilson (American footballer Marc Wilson (Irish footballer James Robert "Jim" McMahon (born August 21, 1959 in Jersey City New Jersey) is a former American football player playing collegiately Steve Young (born Jon Steven Young on October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City Utah) is a former Quarterback for the NFL's Robbie Bosco is most widely known as an American football Quarterback at Brigham Young University. Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967 in San Marcos Texas) is a former American football Quarterback who starred at Brigham Steve Sarkisian (born March 8, 1974) is a coach and former player of American football. The American football Quarterback Brandon Doman (born December 29, 1976) played for the Brigham Young Cougars.
Awards won by his players include a Heisman Trophy, a Doak Walker Award, a Maxwell Award, two Outland Trophies, four Davey O'Brien Awards, seven Sammy Baugh Awards, and 31 All-America citations, including 11 Consensus All-Americans. Named after the SMU and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker, the Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990 The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of Sportscasters Sportswriters and The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States College football Interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, is presented annually to the The Sammy Baugh Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top college passer An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for In 1984, he was named National Coach of the Year after BYU finished the season 13-0 and won the National Champimonship. Edwards retired after the 2000 season with a 258-101-3 record, a . 722 winning percentage.
Prior to Edwards' final game, the football stadium at Brigham Young University was renamed LaVell Edwards Stadium in his honor. LaVell Edwards Stadium is a Stadium on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo Utah. At the time of his retirement, he ranked sixth in all-time victories. Edwards received the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, presented by the American Football Coaches Association, in 2003. The Amos Alonzo Stagg Award is presented annually by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA to the “individual The American Football Coaches Association is an association of football coaches on all levels and is responsible for the Coaches Poll that determines the national champion each
Edwards was a prominent leader and speaker for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which is affiliated with BYU. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known In the 1980 Holiday Bowl, BYU rallied from a 45-25 deficit with less than 3 minutes to play to defeat Southern Methodist University (SMU). Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Trailing 45-39 with seconds to go, Quarterback Jim McMahon (of the Catholic faith) completed a game winning touchdown pass to Clay Brown (also a Catholic). Many joked to Edwards that the "Catholics had won the game for the Mormons. " Edwards wittily responded by saying (paraphrased) "Nope, those Catholics only tied it (at 45); we didn't win it until our Mormon placekicker (Kurt Gunther) made the extra-point. "
Following the 1984 national championship, Edwards was offered the head coaching positions with the Detroit Lions as well as the University of Texas at Austin. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Brigham Young Cougars (Western Athletic Conference) (1972 – 1998) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Brigham Young | 7–4 | T–2nd | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | Brigham Young | 5–6 | T–4th | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | Brigham Young | 7–4–1 | 1st | L Fiesta Bowl | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Brigham Young | 6–5 | T–4th | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | Brigham Young | 9–3 | T–1st | L Tangerine Bowl | — | — | |||
| 1977 | Brigham Young | 9–2 | T–1st | 16 | 20 | ||||
| 1978 | Brigham Young | 9–4 | 5–1 | 1st | L Holiday Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Brigham Young | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Holiday Bowl | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1980 | Brigham Young | 12–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W Holiday Bowl | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1981 | Brigham Young | 11–2 | 1st | W Holiday Bowl | 11 | 13 | |||
| 1982 | Brigham Young | 8–4 | 1st | L Holiday Bowl | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Brigham Young | 11–1 | 1st | W Holiday Bowl | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1984 | Brigham Young | 13–0 | 1st | W Holiday Bowl | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1985 | Brigham Young | 11–3 | 1st | L Florida Citrus Bowl | 17 | 16 | |||
| 1986 | Brigham Young | 8–5 | 6–2 | 2nd | L Freedom Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1987 | Brigham Young | 9–4 | 7–1 | 2nd | L All-American Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Brigham Young | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Freedom Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Brigham Young | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday Bowl | 18 | 22 | ||
| 1990 | Brigham Young | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday Bowl | 17 | 22 | ||
| 1991 | Brigham Young | 8–3–2 | 7–0–1 | 1st | T Holiday Bowl | 23 | 23 | ||
| 1992 | Brigham Young | 8–5 | T–1st | L Aloha Bowl | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Brigham Young | 6–6 | T–1st | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | Brigham Young | 10–3 | T–2nd | W Copper Bowl | 10 | 18 | |||
| 1995 | Brigham Young | 7–4 | T–1st | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | Brigham Young | 14–1 | 1st | W Cotton Bowl | 5 | 5 | |||
| 1997 | Brigham Young | 6–5 | 4th | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | Brigham Young | 9–5 | 7–2 | 2nd | L Liberty Bowl | — | — | ||
| Brigham Young: | 243–91–3 | ||||||||
| Brigham Young Cougars (Mountain West Conference) (1999 – 2000) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Brigham Young | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L Motor City Bowl | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Brigham Young | 6–6 | T–3rd | — | — | ||||
| Brigham Young: | 14–10 | ||||||||
| Total: | 257–101–3 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. History The early years Football made a brief appearance at Brigham Young Academy in 1896 but was discontinued in 1903 The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack" was formed on July 27 1962 making it the sixth oldest of the 11 College The 1972 college football season saw the Trojans of the University of Southern California, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure The 1974 college football season finished with two national champions The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 1975 college football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press (AP writers' poll The 1976 college football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. The 1977 college football season was one in which the top five teams all finished with records of 11-1-0 The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A football Division I-A was created in 1978 from the splitting of Division I for football only The 1978 Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 22, 1978 in San Diego California. The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12-0 season The 1979 Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 21, 1979 in San Diego California. The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Georgia take its first national title since World War II. The 1980 Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 19, 1980 in San Diego California. The 1981 Division 1A Football season ended with Clemson unbeaten and untied taking the national championship after a victory over traditional power Nebraska The 1981 Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 30, 1981 in San Diego California. The 1982 Division 1A football season saw Paul “Bear” Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons The 1982 Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 17, 1982 in San Diego California. The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial The 1983 Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 23, 1983 in San Diego California. The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season saw an aerial attack (in a college version of the West Coast offense) as the only undefeated team Brigham Young University First Quarter BYU ’s first drive ended when Robbie Bosco threw an Interception. The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, continue their long The Florida Citrus Bowl (formerly Orlando Stadium, Tangerine Bowl and the Citrus Bowl) is a Stadium in Orlando Florida, The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the National Championship. The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim California, from 1984 to 1994 The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second National Championship during the 80's in The All-American Bowl was an annual post-season College football game played at Legion Field in Birmingham Alabama from 1977 to 1990 The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the National Championship. The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim California, from 1984 to 1994 The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s cementing The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama 's first national The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I -A College football bowl game played in ʻAiea Hawaii at Aloha The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned National Champions but not without controversy The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated and yet The Insight Bowl is an NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A post-season American College football Bowl game played in Arizona since 1989 The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions but not as unanimously as the The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship for the third time in the 1990s The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 History The early years Football made a brief appearance at Brigham Young Academy in 1896 but was discontinued in 1903 The Mountain West Conference (or MWC) the youngest of the College athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division I FBS (I-A officially The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions defeating Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl The Motor City Bowl is a post-season College football Bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997 The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with fans singing Oklahoma! as the Sooners claimed the first national championship #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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Accomplishments
- 6th on NCAA all-time list for coaching victories (258)
- Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Coached 6 all-American quarterbacks
- His teams led the nation in passing offense 8 times
- His teams led the nation in total offense 5 times
- His teams led the nation in scoring offense 3 times
Coaching Tree
- Dick Felt Former BYU Assistant Athletic Director/Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield Coach (BYU Defensive Back/Running Back/Punter)
- Mike Leach Texas Tech Coach (BYU graduate)
- Mike Holmgren Seattle Seahawks Coach (BYU graduate assistant)
- Steve Sarkisian USC Offensive Coordinator (BYU quarterback)
- Hal Mumme New Mexico State Coach
- Norm Chow UCLA Offensive Coordinator (BYU offensive coordinator)
- Dave Kragthorpe Former Oregon State Head Coach (BYU Offensive Line Coach)
- Kyle Whittingham Utah Head Coach (BYU linebacker)
- Robert Anae BYU Offensive Coordinator (BYU Offensive Lineman)
- Brian Billick former NFL Head Coach (BYU tight end/graduate assistant)
- Ted Tollner former USC Head Coach (BYU Offensive Coordinator)
- Doug Scovil former SDSU Head Coach (BYU Offensive Coordinator)
- Brandon Doman BYU Quarterbacks Coach (BYU quarterback)
- Tom Holmoe Former Cal Head Coach (BYU Defensive Back)
- Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach (BYU Lineman/ graduate assistant)
- Charlie Stubbs Louisville Offensive Coordinator (BYU graduate assistant}
References
- ^ A Legend in the Making
- ^ “Lavell Edwards, His influence is felt across the World,” Shulte, Scott; Davis County Clipper, November 2006. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American College football players at their respective positions Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Dick Felt (born March 4, 1933 in Lehi Utah) is a former college and professional football Defensive back who played in Michael C Leach (born in Susanville California) is the current Head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948 in San Francisco California) is the Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the Steve Sarkisian (born March 8, 1974) is a coach and former player of American football. Hal Clay Mumme (b March 29, 1952 in San Antonio Texas) is the current head football coach at New Mexico State University. Norman Chow ( born in Honolulu Hawai{{okina}}i) is the Offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins. Dave Kragthorpe is a former American football player and coach Kyle Whittingham (b November 21, 1959 in San Luis Obispo California) is the head football coach of the University of Utah Utes Robert Anae is currently the Offensive coordinator for the BYU Cougars football team in Provo Utah. Brian Harold Billick ( February 28, 1954) is a former coach in the National Football League, most recently head coach of the Baltimore Ravens Ted Alfred Tollner (born May 29 1940) is a football coach who has worked as a head coach in College football and as an assistant coach in the Doug Scovil ( 1927 - December 9, 1989) was an American football coach. The American football Quarterback Brandon Doman (born December 29, 1976) played for the Brigham Young Cougars. Thomas Allen Holmoe (born March 7, 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former college and professional American football defensive back and Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Charles "Charlie" Stubbs is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street on ITV. http://www.clippertoday.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=140&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=17891&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1005&hn=clippertoday&he=.com
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| Preceded by Tommy Hudspeth |
Brigham Young University Head Coach 1972-2000 |
Succeeded by Gary Crowton |
| Preceded by Howard Schnellenberger |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 1984 |
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