Louis Whitman

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.

Louis "Louey" Whitman
Biographical details
Born(1900-02-03)February 3, 1900
Logan County, Arkansas
DiedJanuary 27, 1979(1979-01-27) (aged 78)
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
Playing career
Football
1925–1927Wyoming
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1941Lafayette HS (LA)
1942–1945Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall14–14–2 (college football)

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

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1942–1945)
1942 Southwestern Louisiana 3–41–2
1943 Southwestern Louisiana 5–0–10–0W Oil Bowl
1944 Southwestern Louisiana 5–43–1
1945 Southwestern Louisiana 1–6–11–2–1
Southwestern Louisiana: 14–14–2
Total:14–14–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Louey "Coach" Whitman". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. "2020 Wyoming Football Media Guide". University of Wyoming Athletics Communications Office. 2020. p. 222. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. "Louey Whitman is head football coach for SLI". Daily World. Newspapers.com. August 19, 1942. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1943. p. 130. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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