American football player and coach (born 1946)
John Alan Luginbill
(born November 13, 1946) is a former
American football
coach. He served as the head football coach at
San Diego State University
from 1989 to 1993, compiling a record of 31?25?3. Luginibull was also the head football coach at
Pasadena City College
in
Pasadena, California
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
Amsterdam Admirals
of
NFL Europe
from 1995 to 2000, the
Los Angeles Xtreme
of the
XFL
in 2001, and the
Detroit Fury
of the
Arena Football League
(AFL) in 2003. His Los Angeles Xtreme team won the XFL championship, the
Million Dollar Game
.
College coaching career
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Luginbill began his college coaching career at
Pasadena City College
, 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.
[1]
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
Marshall Faulk
. 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
Arizona State University
.
[2]
Professional coaching career
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Luginbill served as the inaugural head coach for the
Amsterdam Admirals
of
NFL Europe
from 1995 to 2000. He led the Admirals to a 34?26 record. Amsterdam went 9?1 in 1995 and played in the
World Bowl
.
[3]
After coaching in Europe, Luginbill returned to the States to serve as the head coach and director of football operations for the
XFL
’s
Los Angeles Xtreme
. 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
Arena Football League
in 2003.
Personal life
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Luginbill and his wife, Susan, are the parents of twins, a daughter, Kerry, and a son,
Tom
, who is a
college football
analyst
for
ESPN
.
Head coaching record
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College
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NFL Europe
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Team
|
Year
|
Regular season
|
Postseason
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ties
|
Win %
|
Finish
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Win %
|
Result
|
AMS
|
1995
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
.900
|
1st
(League)
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
Lost to
Frankfurt Galaxy
in
World Bowl '95
|
AMS
|
1996
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
.500
|
3rd
(League)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
AMS
|
1997
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
.500
|
4th
(League)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
AMS
|
1998
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
.700
|
3rd
(League)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
AMS
|
1999
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
.400
|
4th
(League)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
AMS
|
2000
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
.400
|
4th
(League)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Total
|
34
|
26
|
0
|
.567
|
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Regular season
|
Postseason
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ties
|
Win %
|
Finish
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Win %
|
Result
|
LAX
|
2001
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
.700
|
1st
(Western)
|
2
|
0
|
1.000
|
Million Dollar Game
champions
|
Total
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
.700
|
|
2
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Regular season
|
Postseason
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ties
|
Win %
|
Finish
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Win %
|
Result
|
DTF
|
2003
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
.500
|
2nd
(National Eastern)
|
1
|
1
|
.500
|
Lost to
Tampa Bay Storm
in quarterfinals
|
Total
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8
|
8
|
0
|
.500
|
|
1
|
1
|
.500
|
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