Doug Scovil

Douglas Henry Scovil (July 1, 1927 – December 9, 1989) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1966 to 1969 and at San Diego State University from 1981 to 1985, compiling a career college football record of 45–51–3. Following his stint as head coach for the San Diego State Aztecs, Scovil worked as the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), where he was credited with developing Randall Cunningham,^[1] until his death from a heart attack at Veterans Stadium during the 1989 season. In memory of Scovil's passing, the Eagles marked their helmets with black electrical tape for the rest of the season.^[2]

Doug Scovil

Biographical details
Born	(1927-07-01)July 1, 1927 Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 9, 1989(1989-12-09) (aged 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1948	Stockton
1949–1951	Pacific (CA)
Position	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1957	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep (CA)
1958–1962	San Mateo
1963–1965	Navy (QB)
1966–1969	Pacific (CA)
1970	San Francisco 49ers (ST)
1971–1975	San Francisco 49ers (QB)
1976–1977	BYU (QB/OC)
1978	Chicago Bears (WR)
1979–1980	BYU (QB/OC)
1981–1985	San Diego State
1986–1989	Philadelphia Eagles (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall	45–51–3 (college) 32–7–5 (junior college)
Bowls	1—0 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Big Eight (CA) (1958, 1960–1961)

Scovil's coaching stops included the College of San Mateo, the United States Naval Academy, Brigham Young University (BYU), and the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. While serving as quarterbacks coach at BYU, Scovil mentored future NFL quarterbacks Gifford Nielsen, Marc Wilson, and Jim McMahon.

Scovil played at Stockton Junior College and at the University of the Pacific.^[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Pacific Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1966)
1966	Pacific	4–7
Pacific Tigers (NCAA College Division independent) (1967)
1967	Pacific	4–5
Pacific Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1968)
1968	Pacific	6–4
Pacific Tigers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969)
1969	Pacific	7–3	2–2	3rd
Pacific:		21–19	2–2
San Diego State Aztecs (Western Athletic Conference) (1981–1985)
1981	San Diego State	6–5	3–5	7th
1982	San Diego State	7–5	4–3	T–3rd
1983	San Diego State	2–9–1	1–6–1	8th
1984	San Diego State	4–7–1	4–3–1	T–4th
1985	San Diego State	5–6–1	3–4–1	6th
San Diego State:		24–32–3	15–21–3
Total:		45–51–3

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
San Mateo Bulldogs (Big Eight Conference) (1958–1961)
1958	San Mateo	7–2	5–2	T–1st
1959	San Mateo	4–1–2	4–1–2	T–2nd
1960	San Mateo	6–1–2	5–0–2	1st
1961	San Mateo	9–1	7–0	1st	W Prune Bowl
San Mateo Bulldogs (Golden Gate Conference) (1962)
1962	San Mateo	6–2–1	4–2–1	3rd
San Mateo:		32–7–5	25–5–5
Total:		32–7–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth