L. C. Cole

Last updated
L. C. Cole
Current position
Title Defensive coordinator
Team Clark Atlanta
Conference SIAC
Biographical details
Born (1956-01-03) January 3, 1956 (age 68)
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1979 Nebraska
Position(s) Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1985 Ball State (assistant)
1986–1987 Kansas State (assistant)
1988–1989 Wisconsin (OLB)
1990 Toledo (RB)
1991–1992 Morgan State (DC)
1993 Eastern Michigan (assistant)
1994–1995 Cincinnati (RB)
1996–1999 Tennessee State
2000–2002 Alabama State
2006–2007 Sidney Lanier HS (AL)
2008 Texas Southern (DC)
2009–2010 Stillman
2011 Concordia (AL) (DC)
2012–2013 Wilcox Central HS (AL)
2014Central HS (AL) (DC)
2015–2016 Fairfield HS (AL)
2018–2019 Loachapoka HS (AL)
2020–2021Park Crossing HS (AL)
2022–2023 Allen (AHC/DC/ST)
2024–present Clark Atlanta (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall41–48 (college; 14 wins vacated)
42–67 (high school)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 OVC (1998–1999)
Awards
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]

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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

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

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Rank#
Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference)(1996–1999)
1996 Tennessee State 4–73–5T–6th
1997 Tennessee State 4–74–3T–4th
1998 Tennessee State 9–36–11stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 12
1999 Tennessee State 11–17–01stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round11
Tennessee State:28–1820–9
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 6–62–55th (Eastern)
Alabama State:6–15 (20–15)2–8 (13–8)
Stillman Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2009–2010)
2009 Stillman4–72–79th
2010 Stillman3–82–7T–8th
Stillman:7–154–14
Total:41–48 (55–48)
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Sidney Lanier Poets ()(2006–2007)
2006Sidney Lanier7–55–22nd
2007Sidney Lanier3–73–44th
Sidney Lanier:10–128–6
Wilcox Central Jaguars ()(2012–2013)
2012Wilcox Central3–112–87th
2013Wilcox Central3–72–56th
Wilcox Central:6–184–13
Fairfield Tigers ()(2015–2016)
2015Fairfield7–43–45th
2016Fairfield7–55–23rd
Fairfield:14–98–6
Loachapoka Indians ()(2018–2019)
2018Loachapoka4–52–45th
2019Loachapoka4–62–45th
Loachapoka:8–114–8
Park Crossing Thunderbirds ()(2020–2021)
2020Park Crossing4–72–45th
2021Park Crossing0–100–78th
Park Crossing:4–172–11
Total:42–67

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References

  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.