Irving Pray
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1886 Natick, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 27, 1948 (aged 61) Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1916 | LSU |
| 1919 | LSU |
| 1922 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–9 |
Irving Rudolph Pray[1] (December 25, 1886 – August 27, 1948) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) for part of the 1916 season and for full seasons in 1919 and 1922, compiling a career record of 11–9.[2] Pray was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was born in Natick, Massachusetts[3] and died in Alexandria, Louisiana.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | LSU | 2–0* | 1–0* | ||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | LSU | 6–2 | 2–2 | ||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southern Conference) (1922) | |||||||||
| 1922 | LSU | 3–7 | 1–2 | T–12th | |||||
| LSU: | 11–9 | 4–4 | *First 5 games of season were coached by E. T. MacDonnell and the last 3 by Dana X. Bible. | ||||||
| Total: | 11–9 | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1915). Register of Former Students with an Account of the Alumni Associations, May 1915. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. p. 399. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "LSU Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 107. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Person Details for Irving Rudolph Pray, "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "Person Details for Irving R Pray, "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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