Larry Elliott (American football)
Larry A. Elliott (November 9, 1935 – April 13, 2008) was an American football and baseball coach. He was the 32nd and 36th head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He held that position for five seasons, from 1974 until 1978 and then returned for six more seasons, from 1984 until 1989. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 58 wins, 51 losses, and 1 ties.[1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | La Junta, Colorado | November 9, 1935
Died | April 13, 2008 72) Sunrise, Arizona | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
1954 | Kansas State |
1956–1958 | Washburn |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1966–1973 | Washburn (assistant) |
1974–1978 | Washburn |
1979–1984 | Washburn (OC) |
1984–1989 | Washburn |
Baseball | |
1967–1979 | Washburn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–51–1 (football) 188–174 (baseball) |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
Elliott led the Ichabods to a victory in the 1974 Boot Hill Bowl over Millikin University, the school's first post-season football appearance.[2] In 1986, he was placed in the Washburn University Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washburn Ichabods (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
1974 | Washburn | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | W Boot Hill | ||||
1975 | Washburn | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
Washburn Ichabods (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1976–1978) | |||||||||
1976 | Washburn | 6–4 | 4–2 | 4th | L Boot Hill | ||||
1977 | Washburn | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1978 | Washburn | 3–7 | 4–6 | T–7th | |||||
Washburn Ichabods (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1984–1988) | |||||||||
1984 | Washburn | 2–3[n 1] | 2–3[n 1] | T–6th[n 1] | |||||
1985 | Washburn | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
1986 | Washburn | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
1987 | Washburn | 6–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1988 | Washburn | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Washburn Ichabods (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1989) | |||||||||
1989 | Washburn | 3–7 | 3–7 | 9th | |||||
Washburn: | 58–51–1 | 40–36–1 | |||||||
Total: | 58–51–1 |
Notes
- George Tardiff resigned after the first give games of the 1984 season after leading Washburn to a record of 0–5 with two losses coming in conference play. Elliott replaced Tardiff as head coach for the final five games of the season. The Ichabods finished 2–8 overall and 2–5 in Central States Intercollegiate Conference play.
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