A. L. Williams (American football)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Haynesville, Louisiana, U.S. | March 11, 1934
Playing career | |
1953–1956 | Louisiana Tech |
Position(s) | Running back, wide receiver, punt returner |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
late 1950s | Fair Park HS (LA) |
1960–1965 | Woodlawn High School (LA) (assistant) |
1966–1973 | Woodlawn High School (LA) |
1974 | Northwestern State (assistant) |
1975–1982 | Northwestern State |
1983–1986 | Louisiana Tech |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1978–1983 | Northwestern State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 66–65–1 (college) |
Tournaments | 3–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Southland (1984) | |
Awards | |
Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (2007) | |
Albert Lawrence Williams Jr., known as A. L. Williams (born March 11, 1934) is a former head football coach and athletic director.[1]
High School Coaching career
Williams led Woodlawn to a record of 64–25; winning the 1968 state championship with Joe Ferguson at quarterback to go along with four district titles.[1]
College Coaching career
From 1974 and 1983 he coached for the Northwestern State Demons and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
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Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division II independent) (1975) | |||||||||
1975 | Northwestern State | 1–10 | |||||||
Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division I independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
1976 | Northwestern State | 5–5 | |||||||
1977 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | |||||||
Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
1978 | Northwestern State | 5–6 | |||||||
1979 | Northwestern State | 3–6 | |||||||
1980 | Northwestern State | 8–3 | |||||||
1981 | Northwestern State | 4–6 | |||||||
1982 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | |||||||
Northwestern State: | 38–46 | ||||||||
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (1983–1986) | |||||||||
1983 | Louisiana Tech | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1984 | Louisiana Tech | 10–5 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 9 | |||
1985 | Louisiana Tech | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | 14 | ||||
1986 | Louisiana Tech | 6–4–1 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Louisiana Tech: | 28–19–1 | 16–21 | |||||||
Total: | 66–65–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame: A.L. Williams". Louisiana Tech University. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Jimmy Watson (July 25, 2014). "Lee Hedges will have plenty to say about A. L. Williams: Terry Bradshaw says coach was a patient teacher". The Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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