Louis "Louey" Whitman (February 3, 1900 – January 27, 1979[1]) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Lafayette High School from 1928 to 1941 and at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) from 1942 to 1945 compiling career college football coaching record of 14–14–2.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1900 Logan County, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 1979 (aged 78) Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1925–1927 | Wyoming |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1941 | Lafayette HS (LA) |
| 1942–1945 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–14–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 LIC (1944) | |
A native of Logan County, Arkansas, Whitman was a letterman while playing for the Wyoming football team during their 1925, 1926, and 1927 seasons.[2] He next served as head coach of Lafayette High School from 1928 to 1941.[3] Whitman was hired as head coach of Southwestern Louisiana prior to their 1942 season after head coach Johnny Cain and lead assistant Gee Mitchell took leaves of absence to serve in the military during World War II.[3][4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1942–1945) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Southwestern Louisiana | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1943 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–0–1 | 0–0 | W Oil Bowl | |||||
| 1944 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–4 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 1945 | Southwestern Louisiana | 1–6–1 | 1–2–1 | ||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 14–14–2 | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–14–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Louey "Coach" Whitman". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Wyoming Football Media Guide". University of Wyoming Athletics Communications Office. 2020. p. 222. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Louey Whitman is head football coach for SLI". Daily World. Newspapers.com. August 19, 1942. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1943. p. 130. Retrieved January 5, 2021.