List of San Diego State Aztecs head football coaches
The San Diego State Aztecs college football team represent San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Division in the years 1921–1968. In 1969, the team moved to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I.
The program has had 18 head coaches in its 94 seasons of existence (through 2016). Don Coryell is the coach with the highest winning percentage (.840) and most wins (104) of any San Diego State coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.[1] From a Bowl perspective, the current coach Rocky Long has been the most successful. He has led the Aztecs to a Bowl game in each of his six years as head coach.
Coaches
No. | Coach | Tenure | Seasons | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Bowls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | C.E. Peterson | 1921–1929 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 4 | .577 | 0 |
2 | Walter Herreid | 1930–1934 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 5 | .489 | 0 |
3 | Leo Calland | 1935–1941 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 4 | .600 | 0 |
4 | John Eubank | 1942 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | 0 |
5 | Bob Breitbard | 1945 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0 |
6 | Bill Terry | 1946 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0 |
7 | Bill Schutte | 1947–1955 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 4 | .568 | 2 |
8 | Paul Governali | 1956–1960 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 4 | .310 | 0 |
9 | Don Coryell | 1961–1972 | 12 | 104 | 19 | 2 | .840 | 3 |
10 | Claude Gilbert | 1973–1980 | 8 | 61 | 26 | 2 | .697 | 0 |
11 | Doug Scovil | 1981–1985 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 3 | .432 | 0 |
12 | Denny Stolz | 1986–1988 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0 | .457 | 1 |
13 | Al Luginbill | 1989–1993 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 2 | .534 | 1 |
14 | Ted Tollner | 1994–2001 | 8 | 43 | 48 | 0 | .473 | 1 |
15 | Tom Craft | 2002–2005 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 0 | .396 | 0 |
16 | Chuck Long | 2006–2008 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
17 | Brady Hoke | 2009–2010 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .520 | 1 |
18 | Rocky Long | 2011–2016 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 0 | .675 | 6 |
Totals | 1921–2016 | 94 | 538 | 415 | 32 | .562 | 15 |
References
- ^ "National Football Foundation, Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail, Don "Air" Coryell". Retrieved January 5, 2017.