John Luckhardt is a former American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2011.[1] Luckhardt coached at Washington & Jefferson College from 1982 to 1998, where he compiled a record of 137–37–2 and posted a school record for wins.[2] He was elected to the Washington & Jefferson College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.[3] Luckhardt was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2022.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1966 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| late 1960s | Purdue (GA) |
| 1970–1972 | Northern Illinois (WR/DB) |
| 1973–1981 | Lehigh (DC) |
| 1982–1998 | Washington & Jefferson |
| 2002–2011 | California (PA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1983–1986 | Washington & Jefferson |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1998 | Washington & Jefferson[1] |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 225–70–2 (football) 19–48–1 (baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 13–11 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 8–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 13 PAC (1984, 1986–1996, 1998) 1 PSAC (2008) 7 PSAC Western Division (2005–2011) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2022 (profile) | |
Luckhardt attended Chartiers Valley High School. He then moved on to Purdue University and played for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he was a linebacker on the 1967 Rose Bowl team.[4]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1982–1998) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Washington & Jefferson | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1983 | Washington & Jefferson | 3–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1984 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1985 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1987 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1988 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1989 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1990 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1991 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1992 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1993 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 1994 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1995 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 1996 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1997 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Washington & Jefferson | 5–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Washington & Jefferson: | 137–37–2 | 75–11–1 | |||||||
| California Vulcans (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2002–2011) | |||||||||
| 2002 | California | 6–5 | 1–5 | T–6th (West) | |||||
| 2003 | California | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2004 | California | 6–4 | 2–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2005 | California | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2006 | California | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2007 | California | 13–1 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2008 | California | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2009 | California | 11–4 | 7–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2010 | California | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2011 | California | 10–3 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| California: | 88–33 | 47–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 225–70–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "John Luckhardt Head Coach". California University of Pennsylvania. 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ "Washington & Jefferson College 2007 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Washington & Jefferson College. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ "W&J Hall of Fame Class of 2007". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ Whitley, Bob (December 31, 1981). "The Coach on the Block". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.