Alton Lavan (September 13, 1946 – April 23, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 2004 to 2010. Lavan was also as the interim head football coach at Eastern Michigan University for the final three games of the 2003 season, after replacing Jeff Woodruff.[1] He played college football at Colorado State University and professionally with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).[2]
Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Lavan played prep football at South Side High School, which has since been renamed Malcolm X Shabazz High School.[3]
As a longtime running backs coach, he coached the following players throughout his various tenures: Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Eddie Lee Ivery, Drew Hill, Bam Morris, Earnest Byner, Leroy Hoard, Priest Holmes, Napoleon Kaufman, Errict Rhett, Roosevelt Potts, Donnell Bennett, Tony Richardson, and Kimble Anders.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 or championship game berth | |||||||||
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