Karl J. Lawrence
Karl J. Lawrence (May 8, 1901 – January 11, 1992) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Midland College–now known as Midland University–in Fremont, Nebraska from 1930 to 1934 and Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1940, compiling a record of 23–49–7. Lawrence was also the head basketball coach at Allegheny from 1935 to 1941 and at Colgate University from 1941 to 1949, tallying a career college basketball record of 118–96. Lawrence played football, basketball, and baseball at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1926. He was inducted into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.[1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | North Dakota | May 8, 1901
Died | January 11, 1992 90) Hamilton, New York | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1930–1934 | Midland |
1935–1940 | Allegheny |
? | Colgate (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1935–1941 | Allegheny |
1941–1949 | Colgate |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 23–49–7 (football) 118–96 (basketball) |
Coaching career
Lawrence was the head football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He held that position for six seasons, from 1935 until 1940. His coaching record at Allegheny was 11–27–4.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Midland Warriors (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1930–1934) | |||||||||
1930 | Midland | 2–5–1 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1931 | Midland | 1–5–2 | 1–2–2 | 5th | |||||
1932 | Midland | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1933 | Midland | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1934 | Midland | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
Midland: | 12–22–3 | 9–13–2 | |||||||
Allegheny Gators (Independent) (1935–1940) | |||||||||
1935 | Allegheny | 2–6 | |||||||
1936 | Allegheny | 1–3–2 | |||||||
1937 | Allegheny | 5–2 | |||||||
1938 | Allegheny | 3–4 | |||||||
1939 | Allegheny | 0–5–2 | |||||||
1940 | Allegheny | 0–7 | |||||||
Allegheny: | 11–27–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 23–49–7 |
References
- "Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame". Concordia College. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.