John Luckhardt

John Luckhardt
Playing career
Football
1966Purdue
PositionCenter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
late 1960sPurdue (GA)
1970–1972Northern Illinois (WR/DB)
1973–1981Lehigh (DC)
1982–1998Washington & Jefferson
2002–2011California (PA)
Baseball
1983–1986Washington & Jefferson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1986–1998Washington & Jefferson
Head coaching record
Overall225–70–2 (football)
19–48–1 (baseball)
TournamentsFootball
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)

John Luckhardt is an American former football player and coach. He was the head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2011. 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. He was elected to the Washington & Jefferson College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007. Luckhardt was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2022.

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.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1982–1998)
1982 Washington & Jefferson 4–53–4T–5th
1983 Washington & Jefferson 3–5–13–3–14th
1984 Washington & Jefferson 9–26–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1985 Washington & Jefferson 8–15–12nd
1986 Washington & Jefferson 8–26–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
1987 Washington & Jefferson 10–16–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1988 Washington & Jefferson 7–1–16–01st
1989 Washington & Jefferson 8–24–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
1990 Washington & Jefferson 10–14–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1991 Washington & Jefferson 8–24–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
1992 Washington & Jefferson 11–24–01stL NCAA Division III Championship
1993 Washington & Jefferson 11–14–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1994 Washington & Jefferson 11–24–01stL NCAA Division III Championship
1995 Washington & Jefferson 10–14–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1996 Washington & Jefferson 8–25–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
1997 Washington & Jefferson 6–34–12nd
1998 Washington & Jefferson 5–43–1T–1st
Washington & Jefferson: 137–37–275–11–1
California Vulcans (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2002–2011)
2002 California 6–51–5T–6th (West)
2003 California 4–72–4T–4th (West)
2004 California 6–42–4T–4th (West)
2005 California 8–25–1T–1st (West)
2006 California 8–35–1T–1st (West)
2007 California 13–16–01st (West)L NCAA Division II Semifinal
2008 California 12–27–01st (West)L NCAA Division II Semifinal
2009 California 11–47–01st (West)L NCAA Division II Semifinal
2010 California 10–26–1T–1st (West)L NCAA Division II First Round
2011 California 10–36–1T–1st (West)L NCAA Division II Second Round
California: 88–3347–17
Total:225–70–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "John Luckhardt Head Coach". California University of Pennsylvania. 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "W&J Hall of Fame Class of 2007". Washington & Jefferson College. Retrieved March 6, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Whitley, Bob (December 31, 1981). "The Coach on the Block". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 29, 2026 – via Google News.