| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-07-26)July 26, 1947 (age 77) |
| Playing career | |
| 1967–1969 | Virginia Tech |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1973 | Giles HS (VA) |
| 1974–1975 | Alabama (GA / JV OB) |
| 1976–1979 | East Carolina (OC) |
| 1980 | Wyoming (OC) |
| 1981–1985 | Wyoming |
| 1989 | Alabama (RC) |
| 1990–1991 | Arkansas State |
| 1998 | Temple (AHC/OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–46–1 (college) 16–12–2 (high school) |
Al Kincaid (born July 26, 1947) is a formerAmerican football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Wyoming from 1981 to 1985 and atArkansas State University from 1990 to 1991, compiling a careercollege football record of 33–46–1.
Kincaid is a native ofAlabama and was the starquarterback atVirginia Tech.[1][2] He was the starter for the 1967 and 1968 seasons, and in 1968, he took the team to a 7-4 record, including a Liberty Bowl appearance against Mississippi. However, he lost the starting job in the second game of the 1969 season, after playing well in the season opener against Alabama. His career record was 122 completions in 261 attempts for 1,202 yards and five touchdowns. He was intercepted 13 times. He also rushed for 499 yards and two touchdowns.[3]
Kincaid and his family relocated toSt. Petersburg, Florida after he completed his college degree. He had planned to go into business there, but his offer to help coach a localhigh school football team soon earned him a full-time job instead. The couple moved toVirginia, where he coached a rural high school team in theAppalachian Mountains.[4]
Kincaid moved on to coaching positions at theUniversity of Alabama underBear Bryant and atEast Carolina University.
Kincaid becameoffensive coordinator at Wyoming underPat Dye, and succeeded him as head coach after the 1980 season. He signed a three-year contract at $45,000 per year, agreeing to have 20% of the salary withheld in interest-bearing escrow and forfeited if he broke his contract. In 1983, he was courted byMemphis State University after head coachRex Dockery died in a plane crash, but he withdrew his name from consideration, deciding to remain at Wyoming.
In his five years leading Wyoming, he compiled a record of 29–29.[5] Following a 3–8 season in 1985, he was fired and was succeeded byDennis Erickson.
Kincaid went on to be the 22nd head coach atArkansas State University for the 1990 and 1991 seasons. He accumulated a record of 4–17–1.[6]
Kincaid worked as a sports consultant inDecatur, Alabama, and then returned to Tuscaloosa and coaching, again serving as an assistant at the University of Alabama. From there, he went on to become head coach at Arkansas State.
In 1992, Kincaid's 23-year marriage ended in divorce. His ex-wife,Nanci Kincaid, marriedArizona head coachDick Tomey in 1997. However, the couple remained close, and as a writer in North Carolina, she still was assisting him in player recruiting in 1998 when he was an assistant head football coach and offensive coordinator atTemple University.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Cowboys(Western Athletic Conference)(1981–1985) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Wyoming | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Wyoming | 5–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1983 | Wyoming | 7–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Wyoming | 6–6 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1985 | Wyoming | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 29–29 | 19–21 | |||||||
| Arkansas State Indians(NCAA Division I-AA independent)(1990–1991) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Arkansas State | 3–7–1 | |||||||
| 1991 | Arkansas State | 1–10 | |||||||
| Arkansas State: | 4–17–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 33–46–1 | ||||||||