Biographical details | |
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Born | (1901-05-08)May 8, 1901 North Dakota, U.S. |
Died | January 11, 1992(1992-01-11) (aged 90) Hamilton, New York, U.S. |
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) |
Karl J. Lawrence (May 8, 1901 – January 11, 1992) was an American college football and college 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 career college football head coaching 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 head coaching mark 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.
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.
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.
- 1901 births
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- Allegheny Gators men's basketball coaches
- Colgate Raiders football coaches
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- Concordia Cobbers baseball players
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- Players of American football from North Dakota
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