Lowry Stoops
Lowry McElvain "Larry" Stoops (1892 – May 14, 1969) was an American football and basketball coach and an athletic administrator. He spent two seasons as the head football coach at West Liberty University where he compiled a 5–10–2 from 1924 to 1925.[1] He also served as the head basketball coach at West Liberty for the 1923–1924 and 1925–1926 seasons where he accumulated a 10–11 record.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 Tustin, California |
| Died | May 14, 1969 Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1916–1918 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Right fielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1924 | West Liberty |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1926 | West Liberty |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1962 | West Virginia (assistant AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–10–2 (football) 10–11 (basketball) |
Beginning in 1926, he served as the assistant athletic director at West Virginia University until his retirement in 1962.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty Hilltoppers (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924 | West Liberty | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | West Liberty | 1–6–1 | 1–3 | ||||||
| West Liberty: | 5–10–2 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–10–2 | ||||||||
References
- "Year–by–Year Records" (PDF). West Liberty University. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Annual Records" (PDF). West Liberty University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "WVU Sports Hall of Fame". West Virginia University. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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