Lawrence Wolfe was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head coach in both sports at Linfield College and Oregon Normal School—known as Western Oregon University.[1] Wolfe was the head football coach at Linfield from 1926 to 1927, compiling a record of 8–7–2.[2] He was head football coach Oregon Norma from 1928 to 1934, tallying a mark of 41–13–4.[3]
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1926–1927 | Linfield |
| 1928–1934 | Oregon Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1928 | Linfield |
| 1928–1935 | Oregon Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–20–6 (football) |
Wolfe is credited with inspiring the Oregon Normal's "Wolf" mascot.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield Wildcats (Independent) (1926–1927) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Linfield | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Linfield | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| Linfield: | 8–7–2 | ||||||||
| Oregon Normal Wolves (Independent) (1928–1934) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Oregon Normal | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1929 | Oregon Normal | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Oregon Normal | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Oregon Normal | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Oregon Normal | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1933 | Oregon Normal | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1934 | Oregon Normal | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Oregon Normal: | 41–13–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 49–20–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Recalling Lawrence 'Larry' Wolfe, Linfield football and men's basketball coach". Wildcatville. October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Linfield Wildcats Football 1896-1929" (pdf). linfield.edu. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Western Oregon Year by Year results" (pdf). Western Oregon University. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ O'Hara, Cherene (February 2, 2015). "Flashback Friday: Celebrating Western's Beloved Mascot: The Origin of Wolfie". The Western Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2018.