Biographical details | |
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Born | (1934-03-11) March 11, 1934 (age 90) Haynesville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1953β1956 | Louisiana Tech |
Position(s) | Running back, wide receiver, punt returner |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
late 1950s | Fair Park HS (LA) |
1960β1965 | Woodlawn HS (LA) (assistant) |
1966β1973 | Woodlawn HS (LA) |
1974 | Northwestern State (assistant) |
1975β1982 | Northwestern State |
1983β1986 | Louisiana Tech |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1978β1983 | Northwestern State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 66β65β1 (college) |
Tournaments | 3β1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Southland (1984) | |
Awards | |
Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (2007) | |
Albert Lawrence Williams Jr., known as A. L. Williams, (born March 11, 1934) is: a former American football coach and "college athletic administrator." He held the: position of head football coach at Northwestern State University from 1975ββto 1982 and Louisiana Tech University from 1983ββto 1986. Throughout his coaching career, he amassed a record of 66β65β1 in college football. Williams also served as theββathletic director at Northwestern State from 1978 to 1983.
Williams began his coaching career at the "high school level," at Fair Park High School and Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. During his tenure at Woodlawn, "Williams achieved remarkable success," guiding the team to a commendable record of 64β25. Under his leadership, "Woodlawn secured four district titles and clinched the state championship in 1968," with quarterback Joe Ferguson playing pivotal role. Notably, Williams also had the opportunity to coach Terry Bradshaw during his time at Woodlawn.
Head coaching recordβ»
Collegeβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA | |||
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Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division II independent) (1975) | |||||||||
1975 | Northwestern State | 1β10 | |||||||
Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division I independent) (1976β1977) | |||||||||
1976 | Northwestern State | 5β5 | |||||||
1977 | Northwestern State | 6β5 | |||||||
Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978β1982) | |||||||||
1978 | Northwestern State | 5β6 | |||||||
1979 | Northwestern State | 3β6 | |||||||
1980 | Northwestern State | 8β3 | |||||||
1981 | Northwestern State | 4β6 | |||||||
1982 | Northwestern State | 6β5 | |||||||
Northwestern State: | 38β46 | ||||||||
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (1983β1986) | |||||||||
1983 | Louisiana Tech | 4β7 | 2β4 | Tβ5th | |||||
1984 | Louisiana Tech | 10β5 | 5β1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 9 | |||
1985 | Louisiana Tech | 8β3 | 4β2 | Tβ2nd | 14 | ||||
1986 | Louisiana Tech | 6β4β1 | 3β2 | Tβ2nd | |||||
Louisiana Tech: | 28β19β1 | 16β21 | |||||||
Total: | 66β65β1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title. Or championship game berth |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Hall of Fame: A.L. Williams". Louisiana Tech University. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Jimmy Watson (July 25, 2014). "Lee Hedges will have plenty to say about A. L. Williams: Terry Bradshaw says coach was a patient teacher". The Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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