Larry Lacewell

Larry Lacewell
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	February 12, 1937 (1937-02-12) Fordyce, Arkansas
Playing career
1955–1958	Arkansas A&M
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959 1960–1961 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1972 1973–1977 1978 1979–1989 1990–1991	Alabama (GA) Arkansas State (assistant) Kilgore JC (assistant) Oklahoma (freshmen) Wichita State (assistant) Iowa State (def. assistant) Oklahoma (DE) Oklahoma (DC) Oklahoma (AHC/DC) Arkansas State (volunteer) Arkansas State Tennessee (DC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1990 1992–2004	Arkansas State Dallas Cowboys (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall	69–58–4
Tournaments	6–4 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 2 Southland (1985–1986)

Larry Lacewell (born February 12, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, and scout, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football at Arkansas State University from 1979 to 1989, compiling a record of 69–58–4. Lacewell was later the longtime director of scouting for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.

Lacewell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama. He coached at Arkansas State, Arkansas A&M, Kilgore Junior College (which won NJCAA National Football Championship during his tenure), Wichita State and Iowa State, before becoming defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 1970. Lacewell became assistant head coach under Barry Switzer in 1973, and the teams won two national championships in the ensuing years.

Lacewell is the winningest coach in ASU history and led the team to four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, with the 1986 team making it all the way to the championship game before losing to Georgia Southern.

In 1990, Lacewell left ASU to become defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Volunteers. In 1992, he joined the Dallas Cowboys organization, eventually serving 13 seasons on staff as director of both college and professional scouting. Lacewell retired from the Cowboys after the 2004 season.

Lacewell currently resides in Jonesboro, Arkansas, with his wife, Criss.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Arkansas State Indians (Southland Conference) (1979–1986)
1979	Arkansas State	4–7	1–4	T–4th
1980	Arkansas State	2–9	0–5	6th
1981	Arkansas State	6–5	3–2	3rd
1982	Arkansas State	5–6	2–3	T–3rd
1983	Arkansas State	5–5–1	3–3	T–3rd
1984	Arkansas State	8–4–1	4–1–1	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA Second Round	10
1985	Arkansas State	9–4	5–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Second Round	6
1986	Arkansas State	12–2–1	5–0	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Championship	2
Arkansas State Indians (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1987–1989)
1987	Arkansas State	8–4–1			L NCAA Division I-AA Second Round	12
1988	Arkansas State	5–6
1989	Arkansas State	5–6
Arkansas State:		69–58–4	22–19–1
Total:		69–58–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#NCAA Division I-AA Poll.

External links

• Larry Lacewell at the College Football Data Warehouse