Phil Albert (April 4, 1944 – December 8, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He was the second head football coach at Towson University, serving from 1972 to 1991 and compiling a record of 117–91–3. Albert led the Tigers to the program's first conference championship in 1974 when they went 10–0 and won the Mason–Dixon Conference title.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1944 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2020 (aged 76) Westminster, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1964 | Cisco College |
| 1965–1966 | Arizona |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1971 | Towson State (assistant) |
| 1972–1991 | Towson State |
| 2003–2008 | Towson (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–91–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Mason–Dixon (1974) | |
Albert played college football at the University of Arizona. When he was named as the Tigers' coach at the age of 28, he was one of the youngest head football coaches in the nation, and Towson was starting just its fourth season of college football. Over the next 20 years, Albert directed the very young program to success at three different levels of NCAA competition. His teams advanced to the NCAA postseason four times.
He was named "Coach of the Year" five times. He coached 28 All-Americans and four National Football League (NFL) players, including Sean Landeta and Dave Meggett. In 1994, Phil was inducted into the Towson University Athletic Hall of Fame. From 1994 to 2001, he worked with the San Diego Chargers organization as the advanced game day scout.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA Division II# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towson State Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1972–1974) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Towson State | 1–9 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1973 | Towson State | 4–4 | 0–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1974 | Towson State | 10–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Towson State Tigers (NCAA Division III independent) (1975–1978) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Towson State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1976 | Towson State | 10–3 | L NCAA Division III Championship | ||||||
| 1977 | Towson State | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1978 | Towson State | 7–3 | |||||||
| Towson State Tigers (NCAA Division II independent) (1979–1986) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Towson State | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1980 | Towson State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1981 | Towson State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1982 | Towson State | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1983 | Towson State | 10–2 | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 4 | |||||
| 1984 | Towson State | 9–4 | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 8 | |||||
| 1985 | Towson State | 7–2–1 | 10 | ||||||
| 1986 | Towson State | 8–3–1 | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 7 | |||||
| Towson State Tigers (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1987–1991) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Towson State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1988 | Towson State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1989 | Towson State | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1990 | Towson State | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1991 | Towson State | 1–10 | |||||||
| Towson State: | 117–91–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 117–91–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Phil Albert Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Phil Albert - Hall of Fame".
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