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American football coach
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Birth:
13 September 1946(Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Alton Lavan (born September 13, 1946) is a former college football head coach for the Delaware State Hornets. He also served as the interim head coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles in 2003, replacing Jeff Woodruff. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
As a longtime assistant running backs coach, he coached the following players throughout his various tenures: Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Bam Morris, Earnest Byner, Leroy Hoard, Priest Holmes, Errict Rhett, Roosevelt Potts, Donnell Bennett, Tony Richardson, and Kimble Anders.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
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| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Eastern Michigan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2004–2010) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Delaware State | 4–7 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Delaware State | 7–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Delaware State | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Delaware State | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I FCS First Round | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2008 | Delaware State | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Delaware State | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Delaware State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 41–37 | 35–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 43–38 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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