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American football player and coach (1908–1991)

Wilbur Luft
Biographical details
Born	(1908-06-01)June 1, 1908
Died	December 20, 1991(1991-12-20) (aged 83)
Playing career
1930–1932	Washington State

Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1935	Sunnyside HS (WA)
1936–1947	Renton HS (WA)
1948–1949	Central Washington

Head coaching record
Overall	8–9–1 (college)

Wilbur "Shorty" Luft (June 1, 1908 – December 20, 1991) 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. Luft was a quarterback at Washington State University in the early 1930s and was named the starter for the 1931 Rose Bowl.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

"Wilbur E Luft". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
"Obituary". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
"1931 Rose Bowl" (PDF). Rose Bowl. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

v t e 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) Cam Ward (2022–2023) John Mateer (2024) Zevi Eckhaus (2024)

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)
Cam Ward (2022–2023)
John Mateer (2024)
Zevi Eckhaus (2024)

v t e 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– ) # denotes interim head coach

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– )

# denotes interim head coach

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