Lake Russell (coach)
Lake F. Russell (April 6, 1898 – December 1980) was an American football coach at both Carson–Newman and Mercer. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman College from 1925 to 1928 and compiled a record of 10–18–3.[1] After leaving Carson–Newman, Russell coached at Mercer University from 1929 to 1940 and compiled a record of 46–59–6. He also served as head men's basketball coach at Mercer from 1929 to 1930, from 1932 to 1934 and again from 1936 to 1939.
Biographical details | |
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Born | April 6, 1898 |
Died | December 1980 (aged 82) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925–1928 | Carson–Newman |
1929–1940 | Mercer |
1949–1953 | Miami Beach Senior HS (FL) (assistant) |
1945 | Miami Beach Senior HS (FL) |
Basketball | |
1929–1930 | Mercer |
1932–1934 | Mercer |
1936–1939 | Mercer |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 56–77–9 (college football) |
Serving as an assistant coach since 1949, in 1954, Russell was named head coach at Miami Beach Senior High School in Miami Beach, Florida.[2] He served as head coach at Miami Beach through August 1955 when he resigned to become the superintendent of the State Training & Agricultural School in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Carson–Newman Eagles (East Tennessee Football Association) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
1925 | Carson–Newman | 2–3–2 | |||||||
1926 | Carson–Newman | 5–2 | |||||||
1927 | Carson–Newman | 2–7 | |||||||
1928 | Carson–Newman | 1–6–1 | |||||||
Carson–Newman: | 10–18–3 | ||||||||
Mercer Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1937) | |||||||||
1929 | Mercer | 2–6–1 | |||||||
1930 | Mercer | 5–5 | |||||||
1931 | Mercer | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1932 | Mercer | 7–2 | |||||||
1933 | Mercer | 4–3–2 | |||||||
1934 | Mercer | 3–6–1 | 1–4 | T–25th | |||||
1935 | Mercer | 4–5 | |||||||
1936 | Mercer | 3–5–1 | |||||||
1937 | Mercer | 4–5 | |||||||
Mercer Bears (Independent) (1938–1940) | |||||||||
1938 | Mercer | 3–6 | |||||||
1939 | Mercer | 3–7 | |||||||
1940 | Mercer | 1–7 | |||||||
Mercer: | 46–59–6 | ||||||||
Total: | 56–77–9 |
References
- 2011 Carson–Newman Football Media Guide. Jefferson City, Tennessee: Carson–Newman College Department of Athletics. 2011. p. 62. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- Rubin, Don (September 5, 1954). "Results same with a difference". Miami Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- "Lake Russell quits as Beach coach". Miami Daily News. July 14, 1955. Retrieved November 5, 2011.