Phil Brooks (American football)

Philip Brooks

Biographical details
Born	(1937-12-30) December 30, 1937 Owosso, Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1961	Corunna HS (MI) (backfield/JV)
1962–1968	Resurrection/Gabriels HS (MI)
1969–1970	East Lansing HS (MI)
1971–1990	Alma
1991	Eastern Michigan (assistant)
1992–2005	Lake Michigan Catholic HS (MI)
Head coaching record
Overall	9–86 (college) 144–88–6 (high school, thru 2004)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIAA (1971–1972, 1988)

Philip L. Brooks (born December 30, 1937) is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan, from 1971 to 1990. He is the author of the book Forward Pass: The Play that Saved Football. He also authored "The Fields of Greed," a fiction genre in 2017.

Early life and playing career

Brooks earned first-team All-State honors in football in 1954 as a running back. Corunna football teams were 17–1 his last two years. Brooks graduated from Corunna High School in Corunna, Michigan in 1955. Brooks earned a B.A. degree from Albion College in 1960, and an M.S. Degree from Oklahoma State University in 1968.

Coaching career

Brooks was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. He held that position for 20 seasons, from 1971 until 1990. His coaching record at Alma was 94–86.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA Division III#
Alma Scots (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1971–1990)
1971	Alma	7–2	4–1	T–1st
1972	Alma	8–1	4–1	T–1st
1973	Alma	5–4
1974	Alma	4–5
1975	Alma	6–3
1976	Alma	5–4
1977	Alma	6–3
1978	Alma	4–5
1979	Alma	3–6
1980	Alma	2–7
1981	Alma	2–7
1982	Alma	3–6
1983	Alma	4–5
1984	Alma	6–3
1985	Alma	5–4
1986	Alma	5–4
1987	Alma	5–4
1988	Alma	6–3	4–1	T–1st
1989	Alma	5–4
1990	Alma	3–6
Alma:		94–86
Total:		94–86
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final NCAA Division III Poll.