John Alan Luginbill (born November 13, 1946) is a former

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1989 to 1993, compiling a record of 31–25–3. Luginibull was also the head football coach at

Pasadena City College Pasadena City College (PCC) is a Public college, public community college in Pasadena, California. It was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. History Pasadena City College was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. It originally o ...

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for one season, in 1977, leading his team a record of 11–1 and a victory in the Junior Rose Bowl. At the end of his career, Luginbill was the head coach for three professional teams: the

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from 1995 to 2000, the

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of the XFL in 2001, and the Detroit Fury of the

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(AFL) in 2003. His Los Angeles Xtreme team won the XFL championship, the Million Dollar Game.

College coaching career

Luginbill began his college coaching career at

, where he served as an assistant from 1968 to 1971 and returned from 1974 to 1976. In 1977 Luginbill was promoted to head coach and guided PCC to a Jr. Rose Bowl Championship, National Championship and finished the regular season with a record of 11–1. Luginbill got his Division I college break with the Arizona State Sun Devils. He worked at ASU for two years as assistant coach. After a one-year stint with the University of Wyoming, he returned to Arizona State. Luginbill remained as a coach at ASU until 1984, when he left to enter the athletic administration at San Diego State University. After spending three years on the administrative side, Luginbill was given control of a slumping Aztec program. Three years later, Luginbill's Aztecs went 8–4–1, including a 52-all tie with BYU before 56,737 at Jack Murphy Stadium. While at SDSU, Luginbill recruited running back

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. Luginbill served as head coach of the Aztecs for five years, where he earned an overall record of 31–25–3. In those five years, he never suffered a losing season. Luginbill is currently Director of Player Personnel at

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Professional coaching career

Luginbill served as the inaugural head coach for the

from 1995 to 2000. He led the Admirals to a 34–26 record. Amsterdam went 9–1 in 1995 and played in the

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. After coaching in Europe, Luginbill returned to the States to serve as the head coach and director of football operations for the XFL’s

. In the league’s first and only year, he guided the Xtreme to a championship. Luginbill served as head coach and general manager for the Detroit Fury of the

in 2003.

Personal life

Luginbill and his wife, Susan, are the parents of twins, a daughter, Kerry, and a son, Tom, who is a

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analyst for

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Head coaching record

Junior college football

College

NFL Europe

XFL

Arena Football League

References

External links

Arena Football coaching record
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luginbill, Al 1946 births Living people American football halfbacks Amsterdam Admirals coaches Arizona State Sun Devils football coaches Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football players Detroit Fury coaches Los Angeles Xtreme coaches San Diego State Aztecs football coaches Pasadena City Lancers football coaches Wyoming Cowboys football coaches Players of American football from Pomona, California Coaches of American football from California