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Claude Gilbert
(1652-1720); Avocat dijonnais, Claude Gilbert publie en 1700 (sans nom d'auteur ni d'éditeur) un récit utopique, L'Histoire de Calejava ou de l'isle des hommes raisonnables, avec le parallèle de leur morale et du christianisme . Il y racont

Claude Gilbert

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(1652-1720); Avocat dijonnais, Claude Gilbert publie en 1700 (sans nom d'auteur ni d'éditeur) un récit utopique, L'Histoire de Calejava ou de l'isle des hommes raisonnables, avec le parallèle de leur morale et du christianisme . Il y racont
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Claude L. Gilbert (born July 10, 1932) is a former American college football coach. He served as head football coach at San Diego State University from 1973 to 1980, and San Jose State University from 1984 to 1989, compiling a career record of 99 wins, 56 losses and three ties.

Early life and education

Born in Oklahoma, Gilbert graduated from Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California in 1950. He went to Bakersfield College for a year and played on the football team before serving in the United States Air Force for the Korean War. He returned to Bakersfield College, then transferred to San Jose State University in 1956 and lettered in football for two years with the San Jose State Spartans.

Coaching career

Gilbert was an assistant football, wrestling, and track coach at Tulare High School in Tulare, California from 1959 to 1960.

After serving as assistant to San Diego State coach Don Coryell for six seasons, Gilbert succeeded him as head coach in 1973. He compiled a 61–26–2 record and won three conference titles, ranking second in Aztec victories and winning percentage only to Coryell. They finished 10-1 in both 1976 and 1977. 1977 also saw the Aztecs crush Bobby Bowden's Florida State team 41–16, and finish ranked 16th in the nation. During a transition from relying on junior college transfers to recruiting high school students, the Aztecs went 4–8 in 1980 and fired Gilbert in a controversial move.

Gilbert later became head coach at his alma mater, San Jose State, from 1984 to 1989. He compiled a 38–30–1 record, including a pair of consecutive 10–2 seasons in 1986 and 1987. Gilbert was fired from San Jose State following the 1989 season after signing 21 junior college transfers, against orders from administration to limit scholarships offered to such student-athletes. Gilbert sued San Jose State for wrongful termination in 1990, but a state appeals court dismissed the lawsuit in 1992.

Gilbert returned to San Diego State as defensive coordinator under Ted Tollner in 1995, and oversaw consecutive eight-win seasons, which was not achieved until 2010 and 2011.

Gilbert was inducted into the Aztec Hall of Fame in 2004, and into the Spartan Stadium Ring of Honor in 2006.

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YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsCoachesAP
San Diego State Aztecs (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)
1973San Diego State9–1–13–0–11st19
1974San Diego State8–2–14–01st
1975San Diego State8–33–23rd
San Diego State Aztecs (NCAA Division I independent)
1976San Diego State10–1
1977San Diego State10–11916
San Diego State Aztecs (Western Athletic Conference)
1978San Diego State4–72–4T–5th
1979San Diego State8–34–23rd
1980San Diego State4–84–4T–4th
San Diego State:61–26–220–12–1
San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association / Big West Conference)
1984San Jose State6–55–23rd
1985San Jose State2–8–12–4–16th
1986San Jose State10–27–01stW California
1987San Jose State10–27–01stL California
1988San Jose State4–84–3T–3rd
1989San Jose State6–55–2T–2nd
San Jose State:38–30–130–11–1
Total:99–56–3
  • Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
  • Rankings from final AP Poll.

Coaching tree

Assistants under Claude Gilbert who became NCAA or NFL head coaches:

  • Herm Edwards: New York Jets (2001-2005), Kansas City Chiefs (2006-2008), Arizona State (2018-present)
  • John Fox: Carolina Panthers (2002–2010), Denver Broncos (2011–2014), Chicago Bears (2015–2017)
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