Doug Scovil

Who was Doug Scovil?

Doug Scovil was an American football coach. His career included five years as head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs, where he compiled a record of 24–32–3. Following his stint as head coach for the Aztecs, Scovil acted as the quarterback coach for the Philadelphia Eagles until his death from a heart attack at Veterans Stadium. He was credited with developing Randall Cunningham. In memorial, the Eagles marked their helmets with black electrical tape for the rest of the season.

Previous coaching stops included the College of San Mateo, the U.S. Naval Academy, the University of the Pacific, San Francisco 49ers and Brigham Young University.

Scovil played for Stockton Junior College and the University of the Pacific.

While head coach at San Diego State, he helped develop several players under the system he had started at BYU.

1981: QB Matt Kofler was 262/436 for 3,337 yards with 21 TD vs 15 INT. WR Darius Durham had 65 catches for 988 yards with 7 TD.

1982: WR Darius Durham had 45 catches for 781 yards with 4 TD. WR Clinton Sampson had 32 catches for 665 yards with 7 TD.

1983: WR Jim Sandusky had 69 catches for 1,171 yards with 6 TD.