John Luckhardt
# John Luckhardt

John Luckhardt is a former American 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 | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1982–1998) ||||||
| 1982 | Washington & Jefferson | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |
| 1983 | Washington & Jefferson | 3–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |
| 1984 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
| 1985 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |
| 1986 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
| 1987 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
| 1988 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |
| 1989 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
| 1990 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
| 1991 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
| 1992 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship |
| 1993 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal |
| 1994 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship |
| 1995 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal |
| 1996 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
| 1997 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |
| 1998 | Washington & Jefferson | 5–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |
| Washington & Jefferson: | Washington & Jefferson: | 137–37–2 | 75–11–1 | | |
| California Vulcans (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2002–2011) ||||||
| 2002 | California | 6–5 | 1–5 | T–6th (West) | |
| 2003 | California | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–4th (West) | |
| 2004 | California | 6–4 | 2–4 | T–4th (West) | |
| 2005 | California | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | |
| 2006 | California | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | |
| 2007 | California | 13–1 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal |
| 2008 | California | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal |
| 2009 | California | 11–4 | 7–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal |
| 2010 | California | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round |
| 2011 | California | 10–3 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Second Round |
| California: | California: | 88–33 | 47–17 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 225–70–2 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
