Rich Lawrence

Rich Lawrence
Biographical details
Born	May 4, 1946 (age 78)
Playing career
c. 1965	Chadron State
c. 1968	Upper Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1978	Hearley HS (IA)
1979–1980	Oklahoma Panhandle State (assistant)
1981–1982	Oklahoma Panhandle State
1983–1985	Wyoming (OLB/RC)
1986–1992	Wisconsin–Stout
Head coaching record
Overall	39–53–1 (college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	OPSU Hall of Fame (2014)

James Richard Lawrence (born 4, May 1946) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1982, leading the Aggies to their first ever NAIA playoff appearance in 1981.^[1] From 1986 to 1992, Lawrence served as the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Stout, compiling a record of 23–47–1.^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA^#
Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies (NAIA Division II independent) (1981–1983)
1981	Oklahoma Panhandle State	9–1			L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal	7
1982	Oklahoma Panhandle State	7–5				16
Oklahoma Panhandle State:		16–6
Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1986–1992)
1986	Wisconsin–Stout	2–8–1	2–5–1	7th
1987	Wisconsin–Stout	5–6	5–3	T–3rd
1988	Wisconsin–Stout	2–8	1–7	8th
1989	Wisconsin–Stout	3–7	2–6	7th
1990	Wisconsin–Stout	4–6	3–5	7th
1991	Wisconsin–Stout	5–5	3–5	6th
1992	Wisconsin–Stout	2–7	1–6	7th
Wisconsin–Stout:		23–47–1	17–37–1
Total:		39–53–1
^#Rankings from NAIA Division II poll.

^ Perovich, Kathy (November 21, 1981). "Panhandle Reaches Playoffs After 62-Year Effort". NewsOK. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
^ "NCAA Database". Retrieved January 11, 2018.