Ray Louthen

Raymond A. "Red" Louthen (October 4, 1925 – December 3, 2004) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ball State University from 1962 to 1967, compiling a record of 37–13–3. Louthen was also the head baseball coach at Ball State from 1959 to 1970, tallying a mark of 158–127–1.

Ray Louthen
Biographical details
Born(1925-10-04)October 4, 1925
Bluefield, Virginia
DiedDecember 3, 2004(2004-12-03) (aged 79)
Muncie, Indiana
Playing career
Football
1944Western Michigan
Baseball
1944Western Michigan
1945Michigan
1946Beaumont Exporters
1946Kansas City Blues
1947Quincy Gems
1948Augusta Tigers
1948Kansas City Blues
1949Sioux City Soos
1949Beaumont Exporters
Position(s)Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1950Chelsea HS (MI)
?–1957Flint Central HS (MI) (line)
1958–1960Ball State (assistant)
1962–1967Ball State
Baseball
?–1958Flint Central HS (MI)
1959–1970Ball State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1981Ball State
Head coaching record
Overall37–13–3 (college football)
158–127–1 (college baseball)
12–3–1 (high school football)
Bowls0–1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 ICC (1964–1967)

Coaching career

College baseball

Louthen was the head baseball coach at Ball State from 1959 to 1970; he was a 3-time Indiana Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year (1960, 1961, 1962.) He coached six ICC MVPs (Dean Campbell, Mike Readnour, Homer Jackson, Frank Houk, Ed Sherry and Jim Roudebush) and 19 All-ICC players. Two of his players reached the major leagues; Merv Rettenmund and Steve Hargan.

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Ball State Cardinals (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1962–1967)
1962 Ball State 4–3–12–3–16th
1963 Ball State 5–34–22nd
1964 Ball State 5–34–2T–1st
1965 Ball State 9–0–16–01stT Grantland Rice
1966 Ball State 7–1–15–0–11st
1967 Ball State 7–35–11stL Grantland Rice
Ball State: 37–13–326–8–2
Total:37–13–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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