Larry Lacewell
Larry Lacewell went 69–58–4 as a head coach, 1979–1989, at Arkansas State. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1982–89 at Arkansas State (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 69–58–4 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1981 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Arkansas State | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1980 | Arkansas State | 2–9 | 6th | |||
| 1981 | Arkansas State | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1982 | Arkansas State * | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1983 | Arkansas State * | 5–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1984 | Arkansas State * | 8–4–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Second Round L | 10 | |
| 1985 | Arkansas State * | 9–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Second Round L | 6 | |
| 1986 | Arkansas State * | 12–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship L | 2 | |
| 1987 | Arkansas State * | 8–4–1 | NCAA Division I-AA Second Round L | 12 | ||
| 1988 | Arkansas State * | 5–6 | ||||
| 1989 | Arkansas State * | 5–6 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Conference games | 15 | 4–11 | 27% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 6–11 | 35% |
| At home | 15 | 7–8 | 47% |
| On the road | 18 | 5–13 | 28% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 8–7 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
His own 33 games on file, 1979–1981, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Kennan 1979–1981 | 1–2 | Lamar | 3 | |
| Ernie Duplechin 1979–1981 | 0–3 | McNeese | 3 |
Larry Lacewell’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Louisianaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Lamarseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| UL Monroeseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| McNeeseseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Richmondseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Southern Missseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Alabama | Graduate assistant | |
| 1960–61 | Arkansas State | Assistant coach | |
| 1965 | Kilgore | Assistant coach | |
| 1966 | Oklahoma | Freshman coach | |
| 1967 | Wichita State | Assistant coach | |
| 1968 | Iowa State | Defensive coordinator and ends and linebackers coach | |
| 1969 | Oklahoma | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1970–72 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1973–77 | Oklahoma | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1978 | Arkansas State | Volunteer assistant | |
| 1979–89 | Arkansas State | Head coach | |
| 1990–91 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bear BryantAlabama
- King BlockArkansas State
- Jim MacKenzieOklahoma
- Johnny MajorsIowa State, Tennessee
- Chuck FairbanksOklahoma
- Barry SwitzerOklahoma
- Bill DavidsonArkansas State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tommy TubervilleOle Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, Cincinnati
- Houston NuttBoise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Murray State
- Pat CollinsUL Monroe
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1959 | Graduate assistant | |
| King Block | Arkansas State | 1960–61 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim MacKenzie | Oklahoma | 1966 | Freshman coach | |
| Johnny Majors | Iowa State | 1968 | Defensive coordinator and ends and linebackers coach | |
| Chuck Fairbanks | Oklahoma | 1969–72 | 1969: defensive ends coach; 1970–72: defensive coordinator | |
| Barry Switzer | Oklahoma | 1973–77 | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Davidson | Arkansas State | 1978 | Volunteer assistant | |
| Johnny Majors | Tennessee | 1990–91 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Tuberville | Arkansas State, 1980–84: defensive backs, nose guards and linebackers coach | Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, Cincinnati | |
| Houston Nutt | Arkansas State, 1984: quarterbacks coach | Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Murray State | |
| Pat Collins | Arkansas State, 1989: volunteer assistant | UL Monroe |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.