Earl E. Leslie was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach for the Montclair State University Red Hawks in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. In two seasons as head coach, he compiled a record of 4–5.

Earl Leslie
Playing career
Football
1919–1921Oregon
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927Oregon (assistant)
1930–1931Montclair State
Basketball
1930–1932Montclair State
1932–1936Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall4–5 (football)
41–47 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× First-team All-Pacific Coast (1920, 1921)

Leslie played for the University of Oregon Ducks football team from 1919 to 1921 and participated in the 1920 Rose Bowl, where Oregon lost to Harvard. He later became an assistant coach for his alma mater in both football and men's basketball.

Leslie was the men's basketball head coach at Montclair State from 1930 to 1932 and at Penn State from 1932 to 1936, compiling an overall basketball coaching record of 41–47.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Montclair State Indians (Independent) (1930–1931)
1930 Montclair State 1–3
1931 Montclair State 3–2
Montclair State: 4–5
Total: 4–5

Basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Monclair State (Independent) (1930–1932)
1930–31 Montclair State ?–?
1931–32 Montclair State ?–?
Penn State (Independent) (1932–1935)
1932–33 Penn State 7–4
1933–34 Penn State 8–4
1934–35 Penn State 8–9
Penn State (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1935–1936)
1935–36 Penn State 6–11 0–10 6th
Montclair State: 12–19 (.387)
Penn State: 29–28 (.509) 0–10 (.000)
Total: 41–47 (.466)

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