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Lawrence Haskell

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Lawrence Haskell
Biographical details
Born(1898-11-18)November 18, 1898
Butler County, Kansas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1964(1964-02-10) (aged 65)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1921–1922Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1941Oklahoma
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1947Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall176–74–2 (.702)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MVIAA
7 Big Six

Lawrence E. "Jap" Haskell (November 18, 1898 – February 10, 1964) was an American university administrator, baseball coach, and football coach. He served as the head baseball coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1927 to 1941. During his tenure, the Sooners won 176 games and eight conference championships. In the military, Haskell was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II.

Haskell was the University of Oklahoma athletic director from 1941 to 1947. The Board of Regents fired him on March 25, 1947 after university president George L. Cross discovered a $60,000 deficit and $6,000 of unknown expenditures in the athletic department budget.[1] The misappropriation was during head football coach Jim Tatum's one-year tenure at Oklahoma.[1]

He was listed as a scout for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in 1948.[2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma Sooners (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1928)
1927 Oklahoma 12–5 12–5
1928 Oklahoma 7–9 4–4 4th
Oklahoma Sooners (Big Six Conference) (1929–1941)
1929 Oklahoma 9–7–1 5–6 4th
1930 Oklahoma 11–4–1 9–3–1 T–1st
1931 Oklahoma 10–1 6–1 T–1st
1932 Oklahoma 5–7 1–3 5th
1933 Oklahoma 11–5 3–2 T–1st
1934 Oklahoma 15–3 4–2
1935 Oklahoma 14–3 7–0 1st
1936 Oklahoma 18–3 6–0 T–1st
1937 Oklahoma 13–5 6–1
1938 Oklahoma 12–6 6–2 2nd
1939 Oklahoma 14–5 9–1 1st
1940 Oklahoma 16–5 9–1 1st
1941 Oklahoma 9–6 6–2 2nd
Oklahoma: 176–74–2 (.702) 89–29–1 (.752)
Total: 176–74–2 (.702)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gary King, The Forgotten Man of Oklahoma Football: Jim Tatum Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Sooner Magazine, Spring 2008.
  2. ^ Spink, J.G. Taylor, ed., 1948 Official Baseball Guide and Record Book. St. Louis: The Sporting News
  3. ^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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