Laurie Apitz

Laurie Apitz
Sport(s) Football, basketball, track
Playing career
Football
1926–1927 Chicago
Track
1927–1928 Chicago
Position(s) End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1932 Chicago (assistant)
1933–1935 Pacific (CA) (line)
1936–1942 Louisville
Basketball
1933–1936 Pacific (CA)
1936–1940 Louisville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–? Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall 22–29–3 (football)
39–77 (basketball)

Laurence E. Apitz was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 22–29–3. Apitz was also the head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1933 to 1936 and at Louisville from 1936 to 1940, amassing a career college basketball record of 39–77.

A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Apitz was valedictorian of his high school class of 1924. He attended the University of Chicago, where he played football as an end and ran track.[1] He was a third-team selection to the 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Cardinals (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1941)
1936 Louisville 4–4
1937 Louisville 2–5–1
1938 Louisville 2–6
1939 Louisville 5–2–1
1940 Louisville 3–5–1
1941 Louisville 4–4
Louisville Cardinals (NCAA College Division independent) (1936–1941)
1942 Louisville 2–3
Louisville: 22–29–3
Total: 22–29–3

References

  1. "Apitz Athletic Director At Louisville University". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. March 12, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Billy Evans Picks Three Top Teams In Big Ten Selections". The Independent Record. December 3, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2015 via Newspapers.com.

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