Lewis D. Scherer
Biographical details | |
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Born | Asbury Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, U.S. | June 11, 1879
Died | July 16, 1963 Chehalis, Washington, U.S. | (aged 84)
Alma mater | University of Chicago (1904) |
Playing career | |
1905 | Chicago |
Position(s) | Right guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1906–1908 | Nebraska State Normal |
1910–1912 | Baker |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 15–23–4 |
Lewis Daniel Scherer (June 11, 1879 – July 16, 1963) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska State Normal School—now known as Peru State College—from 1907 to 1908 and at Baker University from 1910 to 1912. Scherer was an alumnus of the University of Chicago.[1] He started at right guard on the 1905 Chicago Maroons football team, which was later recognized as a national champion.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Scherer was the head football coach at the Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas for three seasons, from 1910 to 1912, compiling a record of 8–13–2.[3] Prior to coming to Baker, Scherer served as physical director for Nebraska State Normal School in Peru, Nebraska.
Death
[edit]Scherer died on July 16, 1963, at his home in Chehalis, Washington.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Nebraska State Normal (Independent) (1906–1908) | |||||||||
1906 | Nebraska State Normal | 3–5–1 | |||||||
1907 | Nebraska State Normal | 3–1–1 | |||||||
1908 | Nebraska State Normal | 1–4 | |||||||
Nebraska State Normal: | 7–10–2 | ||||||||
Baker Methodists (Kansas College Athletic Conference) (1910–1912) | |||||||||
1910 | Baker | 0–6–1 | |||||||
1911 | Baker | 5–2–1 | |||||||
1912 | Baker | 3–5 | |||||||
Baker: | 8–13–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 15–23–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ University of Chicago. Alumni Association; University of Chicago. Alumni Council (1909). The University of Chicago Magazine. Vol. 1. University of Chicago, Alumni Association. ISSN 0041-9508. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ The Cap and Gown. University of Chicago. 1906. p. 240. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Wildcat Football Records" (PDF). Baker University. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "L. D. Scherer Succumbs". The Daily Chronicle. Centralia, Washington. July 17, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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