Wilbur Luft

American football player and coach (1908–1991)
Wilbur Luft
Biographical details
Born(1908-06-01)June 1, 1908
DiedDecember 20, 1991(1991-12-20) (aged 83)
Playing career
1930–1932Washington State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1935Sunnyside HS (WA)
1936–1947Renton HS (WA)
1948–1949Central Washington
Head coaching record
Overall8–9–1 (college)

Wilbur "Shorty" Luft (June 1, 1908 – December 20, 1991)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Washington University from 1948 to 1949, compiling a record of 8–9–1.[2] Luft was a quarterback at Washington State University in the early 1930s and was named the starter for the 1931 Rose Bowl.[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Washington Wildcats (Evergreen Conference) (1948–1949)
1948 Central Washington 5–3–1 2–3–1 T–4th
1949 Central Washington 3–6 2–4 T–5th
Central Washington: 8–9–1 4–7–1
Total: 8–9–1

References

  1. ^ "Wilbur E Luft". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Obituary". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "1931 Rose Bowl" (PDF). Rose Bowl. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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Washington State Cougars starting quarterbacks
  • Wilbur Luft (1930–1932)
  • Phil Sarboe (1931–1933)
  • Ed Goddard (1934–1937)
  • Bill Sewell (1940–1941)
  • Bob Gambold (1948–1950)
  • Bob Burkhart (1953)
  • Bob Iverson (1954–1955)
  • Bob Newman (1956–1958)
  • Bunny Aldrich (1956–1957)
  • Mel Melin (1959–1961)
  • Dave Mathieson (1962–1963)
  • Dale Ford (1962–1963)
  • Dave Petersen (1964–1965)
  • Tom Roth (1964–1965)
  • Jerry Henderson (1966–1968)
  • Mike Cadigan (1966–1967)
  • Rich Olson (1968)
  • Jack Wigmore (1969–1970)
  • Ty Paine (1970–1972)
  • Chuck Peck (1973–1974)
  • Wally Bennett (1974)
  • John Hopkins (1975–1976)
  • Jack Thompson (1975–1978)
  • Steve Grant (1979)
  • Samoa Samoa (1980)
  • Clete Casper (1981–1982)
  • Ricky Turner (1981–1983)
  • Mark Rypien (1983–1985)
  • Ed Blount (1986)
  • Timm Rosenbach (1986–1988)
  • Brad Gossen (1989–1990)
  • Aaron Garcia (1989–1990)
  • Drew Bledsoe (1990–1992)
  • Mike Pattinson (1993)
  • Chad DeGrenier (1993)
  • Shawn Deeds (1993)
  • Chad Davis (1994–1995)
  • Ryan Leaf (1995–1997)
  • Paul Mencke (1998–1999)
  • Steve Birnbaum (1998–1999)
  • Jason Gesser (1999–2002)
  • Matt Kegel (2000–2003)
  • Josh Swogger (2003–2004)
  • Alex Brink (2004–2007)
  • Gary Rogers (2008)
  • Marshall Lobbestael (2008–2009, 2011)
  • Kevin Lopina (2008–2009)
  • Jeff Tuel (2009–2012)
  • Connor Halliday (2011–2014)
  • Luke Falk (2014–2017)
  • Tyler Hilinski (2017)
  • Gardner Minshew (2018)
  • Anthony Gordon (2019)
  • Jayden de Laura (2020–2021)
  • Jarrett Guarantano (2021)
  • Cameron Ward (2022–2023)
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Central Washington Wildcats head football coaches
  • Edwin Saunders (1908)
  • Jonathan B. Potter (1909–1910)
  • No team (1911–1914)
  • Loren D. Sparks (1915–1916)
  • No team (1917–1918)
  • Unknown (1919–1920)
  • Bernard A. Leonard (1921–1924)
  • Harold Quigley (1925–1927)
  • Roy Sandberg (1928–1929)
  • Leo Nicholson (1930–1940)
  • Phil Sarboe (1941–1942)
  • No team (1943–1945)
  • John E. Londahl (1946)
  • Monte Reynolds (1947)
  • Wilbur Luft (1948–1949)
  • L. G. Carmody (1950–1954)
  • Abe Poffenroth (1955–1960)
  • Adrian L. Beamer (1961–1962)
  • Melvin W. Thompson (1963–1965)
  • Tom Parry (1966–1982)
  • Mike Dunbar (1983)
  • Tom Parry (1984–1986)
  • Mike Dunbar (1987–1991)
  • Jeff Zenisek (1992–1997)
  • John Zamberlin (1997–2006)
  • Beau Baldwin (2007)
  • Blaine Bennett (2008–2012)
  • John Picha (2013)
  • Ian Shoemaker (2014–2018)
  • Chris Fisk (2019– )