Lynn Stiles

{{Short description|American football player, coach, and executive (born 1941)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Lynn Stiles

| image = Lynn Stiles 1962.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Stiles, circa 1962

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|4|12}}

| birth_place = Kermit, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1961–1962

| player_team1 = Utah

| player_positions = Guard, center, linebacker

| coach_years1 = 1963–1964

| coach_team1 = Utah (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1965–1970

| coach_team2 = Iowa (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1971–1973

| coach_team3 = UCLA (LB/DL)

| coach_years4 = 1974–1975

| coach_team4 = UCLA (DC)

| coach_years5 = 1976–1978

| coach_team5 = San Jose State

| coach_years6 = 1979–1986

| coach_team6 = Philadelphia Eagles (assistant)

| coach_years7 = 1987–1991

| coach_team7 = San Francisco 49ers (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 1998–1999

| coach_team8 = St. Louis Rams (TE)

| admin_years1 = 1992–1996

| admin_team1 = Kansas City Chiefs (VP player pers.)

| admin_years2 = 1997–1999

| admin_team2 = St. Louis Rams (VP football ops)

| admin_years3 = 2000–2008

| admin_team3 = Kansas City Chiefs (VP football ops)

| overall_record = 18–16

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = 2 PCAA (1976, 1978)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Lynn George Stiles (born April 12, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head football coach at San Jose State University from 1976 to 1978, compiling a record of 18–16. Stiles was later an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). From 1992 to 1996, he served in the front office for the Kansas City Chiefs as vice president of player personnel.

Stiles played college football at the University of Utah as a guard, center, and linebacker.{{cite news |author= |title=Eagles coaching staff adds Stiles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100442385/the-morning-news/ |newspaper=The Morning News |location=Wilmington, Delaware |agency=United Press International |date=March 3, 1976 |page=30 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = San Jose State Spartans

| conf = Pacific Coast Athletic Association

| startyear = 1976

| endyear = 1978

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1976

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1977

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1978

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 7–5

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 18–16

| confrecord = 10–3

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 18–16

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

References

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