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American football player and coach (born 1946)

Rich Lawrence
Biographical details
Born	(1946-05-04) May 4, 1946 (age 78)
Playing career
c. 1965	Chadron State
c. 1968	Upper Iowa

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1978	Hearley HS (IA)
1979–1980	Oklahoma Panhandle State (assistant)
1981–1982	Oklahoma Panhandle State
1983–1985	Wyoming (OLB/RC)
1986–1992	Wisconsin–Stout

Head coaching record
Overall	39–53–1 (college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
OPSU Hall of Fame (2014)

James Richard Lawrence (born 4, May 1946) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1982, leading the Aggies to their first ever NAIA playoff appearance in 1981. From 1986 to 1992, Lawrence served as the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Stout, compiling a record of 23–47–1.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA
Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies (NAIA Division II independent) (1981–1983)
1981	Oklahoma Panhandle State	9–1			L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal	7
1982	Oklahoma Panhandle State	7–5				16
Oklahoma Panhandle State:		16–6
Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1986–1992)
1986	Wisconsin–Stout	2–8–1	2–5–1	7th
1987	Wisconsin–Stout	5–6	5–3	T–3rd
1988	Wisconsin–Stout	2–8	1–7	8th
1989	Wisconsin–Stout	3–7	2–6	7th
1990	Wisconsin–Stout	4–6	3–5	7th
1991	Wisconsin–Stout	5–5	3–5	6th
1992	Wisconsin–Stout	2–7	1–6	7th
Wisconsin–Stout:		23–47–1	17–37–1
Total:		39–53–1
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll.

Perovich, Kathy (November 21, 1981). "Panhandle Reaches Playoffs After 62-Year Effort". NewsOK. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
"NCAA Database". Retrieved January 11, 2018.

v t e Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies head football coaches
Jesse O. Haug (1919–1920) Bob Lucas (1921) John B. Folk (1922) James V. Frederick (1923–1926) Ted Page (1927–1928) J. R. Kirby (1929) Leon B. Field (1930–1934) Carl Wooten (1935–1941) No team (1942–1945) Freeman McKee (1946) Nate Watson (1947–1948) Ken Hoyt (1949–1950) Oscar Williams (1951–1971) Ron Cote (1972–1974) Harry Walker (1975–1977) Don Cortez (1978–1980) Rich Lawrence (1981–1982) Doug Orebaugh (1983–1985) Jim Phillips (1986–1987) George Martinez (1988) Mick Caba (1989–1990) Unknown (1991–1993) Rick Haasl (1994–1996) Jon Norris (1997–1998) Ralph Young (1999–2001) Ryan Held (2002–2004) Kyle Davis (2005–2006) Mike Wyatt (2007–2010) Jon Lyles (2011) Russell Gaskamp (2012–2018) Bob Majeski (2019–2022) Cory Miller (2023– )

v t e Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils head football coaches
No coach (1911) Earl Quigley (1912–1914) Parks Bailey (1915–1916) Student coaches (1917) No team (1918) George F. Miller (1919–1927) Sylvester E. Paulus (1928–1929) Earl Burbridge (1930–1934) Mush Crawford (1935–1937) Ray C. Johnson (1938–1942) No team (1943–1944) Ray C. Johnson (1945–1947) Tony Storti (1948–1951) Jack Wink (1952–1955) Joe Gerlach (1956–1957) Bob Bostwick (1958–1962) Max Sparger (1963–1969) Sten Pierce (1970–1976) Lyle Eidsness (1977–1979) Bob Kamish (1980–1985) Rich Lawrence (1986–1992) Ed Meierkort (1993–2003) Todd Strop (2004–2006) Duey Naatz (2007–2009) Clayt Birmingham (2010–2019) No team (2020) Clayt Birmingham (2021– )

No coach (1911)
Earl Quigley (1912–1914)
Parks Bailey (1915–1916)
Student coaches (1917)
No team (1918)
George F. Miller (1919–1927)
Sylvester E. Paulus (1928–1929)
Earl Burbridge (1930–1934)
Mush Crawford (1935–1937)
Ray C. Johnson (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Ray C. Johnson (1945–1947)
Tony Storti (1948–1951)
Jack Wink (1952–1955)
Joe Gerlach (1956–1957)
Bob Bostwick (1958–1962)
Max Sparger (1963–1969)
Sten Pierce (1970–1976)
Lyle Eidsness (1977–1979)
Bob Kamish (1980–1985)
Rich Lawrence (1986–1992)
Ed Meierkort (1993–2003)
Todd Strop (2004–2006)
Duey Naatz (2007–2009)
Clayt Birmingham (2010–2019)
No team (2020)
Clayt Birmingham (2021– )