List of college football coaches who coached games in stadiums named after themselves

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Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium was named to honor head coach Bill Snyder and his family by the Kansas State Wildcats. Bill Snyder Family Stadium WSC.jpg
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium was named to honor head coach Bill Snyder and his family by the Kansas State Wildcats.

Many football stadiums are named after former coaches, but a few were still coaching when they were named. Inclusion on this list is restricted to coaches who actually coached a regular season, playoff, or bowl game in the stadium while it was named in their honor. Some coaches have had the stadium's playing surface, but not the stadium itself, named in their honor; coaches in this category are also excluded. By contrast, LaVell Edwards is included because Brigham Young University officially renamed its football stadium in his honor before his final home game as the school's head coach.

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Although Stagg Field received its name while Amos Alonzo Stagg was coaching the Chicago Maroons, Stagg also coached the Pacific Tigers at Stagg Field as opposing coach on November 12, 1938. [1] Either case is worthy of inclusion.

College football coaches who coached games in stadiums or fields named after themselves

CoachStadiumTeamLocation
Bear Bryant Bryant–Denny Stadium Alabama Crimson Tide Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jake Christiansen [2] Jake Christiansen Stadium Concordia Cobbers Moorhead, Minnesota
Mike Drass [3] Drass Field at Scott D. Miller Stadium Wesley Wolverines Dover, DE
LaVell Edwards [4] LaVell Edwards Stadium BYU Cougars Provo, Utah
Bob Ford [5] Bob Ford Field Albany Great Danes Albany, New York
Dan Jessee [6] Jessee Field Trinity Bantams Hartford, Connecticut
Ralph Jordan Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn Tigers Auburn, Alabama
Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Stadium Eastern Kentucky Colonels Richmond, Kentucky
Bill Snyder [7] Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Kansas State Wildcats Manhattan, Kansas
Amos Alonzo Stagg Stagg Field Chicago Maroons
Pacific Tigers 		Chicago, Illinois
Willie Totten [8] Rice–Totten Stadium Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Itta Bena, Mississippi
Larry Wilcox [9] Larry Wilcox Stadium Benedictine Ravens Atchison, Kansas
Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling State Tigers Grambling, Louisiana
Joe Walton Joe Walton Stadium Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania

College football coaches who coached at colleges named after their family

As a supplement to the list, Samuel Colgate Jr. must be mentioned as former head coach at Colgate University, a school named in honor of his family. [10] During his tenure as head coach, the teams likely played their games at what is now called "Whitnall Field".

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The 1984 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 13th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the conference for the ninth consecutive year. The Cougars finished the regular season as the only undefeated team in Division I-A, and secured their first ever national title by defeating Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl.

The 1972 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. It was their first year under head coach LaVell Edwards and the Cougars finished over .500 for the first time since 1969.

The 1992 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The cougars participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

The 1977 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of the conference title for the second consecutive year, sharing the title with Arizona State with a conference record of 6–1.

The 1979 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the conference title for the fourth consecutive year with a conference record of 7–0. BYU finished the regular season with an undefeated record of 11–0. BYU was invited to the 1979 Holiday Bowl, where they lost to Indiana. They were ranked 13th in the final AP Poll and 12th in the final Coaches Poll.

The 1978 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and four losses, as WAC Champions and with a loss against Navy in the Holiday Bowl.

The 1973 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a conference record of 3–4.

The 1975 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a conference record of 4–3.

The 1976 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of the conference title with Wyoming with a conference record of 6–1. BYU was invited to the 1976 Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State.

The 1982 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his eleventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses, as WAC Champions and with a loss against Ohio State in the Holiday Bowl.

The 1985 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 14th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of their 10th consecutive conference title with a conference record of 7–1, sharing the title with Air Force. BYU was invited to the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. The Cougars were ranked 16th in the final AP Poll with an overall record of 11–3.

The 1994 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 23rd-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. BYU finished with a record of 10–3 to finish tied for second in the Western Athletic Conference. This was the first season since 1988 that the Cougars failed to win at least a share of the WAC conference title. BYU was invited to the 1994 Copper Bowl, where they defeated Oklahoma. They were ranked 10th in the final Coaches Poll and 18th in the final AP Poll.

The 1988 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 17th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing tied for third with a record of 9–4. BYU was invited to the 1988 Freedom Bowl, where they defeated Colorado.

References

  1. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Amos Alonzo Stagg Sr. - Coaching Records (1938)". College Football Data Warehouse . Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Concordia Great: Jake Christiansen". Concordia College. October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "New Turf Named After Football Coach". The Whetstone. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Jeff (November 18, 2000). "Cougars Win One For LaVell in Home Finale". BYU Athletic Communications . Retrieved February 21, 2014. In the final home game for BYU head coach LaVell Edwards, the Cougars defeated New Mexico, 37-13, Saturday in the newly named LaVell Edwards Stadium. . . . The stadium's name was changed from Cougar Stadium to LaVell Edwards Staedium, Home of the BYU Cougars, in a pregame ceremony conducted by President Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  5. ↑ "Football Falls, 37-20, To No. 23 UNH As Ford Says Farewell To Fans" (Press release). University at Albany Athletics. November 16, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2014. Emotions filled Bob Ford Field from the moment the gates opened to the time fireworks capped the night, as UAlbany honored veterans with a moving Military Appreciation Day ceremony, as well as a recognition of the squad’s 16 seniors prior to kickoff.
  6. ↑ Lee, Bill (November 6, 1966). "Amherst Spoils Jessee's Day, 22-9". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. p. C1. Retrieved September 9, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (November 18, 2005), "Snyder is retiring, but K-State stadium will be in the family", USA Today, retrieved April 26, 2010
  8. ↑ "Willie Totten - 2019 Football Coaching Staff - Mississippi Valley State University". mvsusports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Larry Wilcox Stadium transforms playing surface with "FieldTurf"". ECircuitOnline.com. November 30, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
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