L. C. Cole

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L. C. Cole
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamClark Atlanta
ConferenceSIAC
Biographical details
Born (1956-01-03) January 3, 1956 (age 68)
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1979Nebraska
Position(s)Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1985Ball State (assistant)
1986–1987Kansas State (assistant)
1988–1989Wisconsin (OLB)
1990Toledo (RB)
1991–1992Morgan State (DC)
1993Eastern Michigan (assistant)
1994–1995Cincinnati (RB)
1996–1999Tennessee State
2000–2002Alabama State
2006–2007Sidney Lanier HS (AL)
2008Texas Southern (DC)
2009–2010Stillman
2011Concordia (DC)
2012–2013Wilcox Central HS (AL)
2014Central High School (AL) (DC)
2015–2016Fairfield HS (AL)
2018–2019Loachapoka HS (AL)
2020–2021Park Crossing HS (AL)
2022–2023Allen (DC)
2024–presentClark Atlanta (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall41–48 (college; 14 wins vacated)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 OVC (1998–1999)
Awards
2× OVC Coach of the Year (1998–1999)

Lawrence "L. C." Cole (born January 3, 1956) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator for Clark Atlanta University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the 18th head football coach at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for four seasons, from 1996 until 1999. His career coaching record at Tennessee State was 28–18.[2]

After a successful, but controversial, stint as head coach at Alabama State University, Cole revived the storied football program at Montgomery, Alabama's Sidney Lanier High School; during Cole's two years at Lanier, the Poets won the City Championship each year, and they never lost to a city opponent. Lanier reached the state playoffs each year, making it to the quarterfinals in 2006. On December 3, 2008, Cole was announced as Stillman College's third head coach since the reinstatement of the program in 1999 in replacing Greg Thompson.[3] Following the 2010 season, Cole was fired as head coach, and replaced with Stillman alumnus Teddy Keaton.[4]

Personal[edit]

Lawrence Cole has a wife, Mitzi Ann Parker Cole, and a son, Clay Cole. His wife was born in Madison, Wisconsin. His son is from Nashville, Tennessee. His parents are Ruby Cole and Timothy Cole. He was the fourth of nine brothers.[citation needed]

Cole went to the University of Nebraska 1975-1979 and coached there through 1982 under Tom Osborne.

Head coaching record[edit]

College[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank#
Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1996–1999)
1996 Tennessee State 4–7 3–5 T–6th
1997 Tennessee State 4–7 4–3 T–4th
1998 Tennessee State 9–3 6–1 1st L NCAA Division I-AA First Round 12
1999 Tennessee State 11–1 7–0 1st L NCAA Division I-AA First Round 11
Tennessee State: 28–18 20–9
Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2000–2002)
2000 Alabama State 0–5 (6–5) 0–2 (5–2) T–1st (Eastern)
2001 Alabama State 0–4 (8–4) 0–1 (6–1) 1st (Eastern)
2002 Alabama State 6–6 2–5 5th (Eastern)
Alabama State: 6–15 (20–15) 2–8 (13–8)
Stillman Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2009–2010)
2009 Stillman 4–7 2–7 9th
2010 Stillman 3–8 2–7 T–8th
Stillman: 7–15 4–14
Total: 41–48 (55–48)
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teddy Keaton Announces 2024 Coaching Staff Hires for CAU Football". Clark Atlanta University Athletics. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^ Tennessee State University coaching records Archived July 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Carroll, Andrew (December 4, 2008). "L.C. Cole is Stillman Tigers' new head football coach". The Tuscaloosa News.
  4. ^ Carroll, Andrew (December 8, 2010). "Keaton enthusiastic about Stillman College job". The Tuscaloosa News.
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