Louis Wacker (May 13, 1934 – February 15, 2019) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally with the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union–a forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL)—in 1956.[1] Wacker served as the head football coach at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia from 1982 to 2004, compiling a record of 164–76 and leading the Emory and Henry Wasps to 11 Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles. He was also the head men's lacrosse coach at Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia for one season, in 1975 tallying a mark of 1–8.[2]
Born: | Highland Springs, Virginia, U.S. | May 13, 1934
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Died: | February 15, 2019 Emory, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 84)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Halfback, defensive back |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
College | Richmond |
Career history | |
As player | |
1956 | Calgary Stampeders |
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Emory and Henry Wasps (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1982–2004) | |||||||||
1982 | Emory and Henry | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1983 | Emory and Henry | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1984 | Emory and Henry | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1985 | Emory and Henry | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1986 | Emory and Henry | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
1987 | Emory and Henry | 11–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
1988 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1989 | Emory and Henry | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1990 | Emory and Henry | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1991 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1992 | Emory and Henry | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
1993 | Emory and Henry | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1994 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1995 | Emory and Henry | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
1996 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1997 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1998 | Emory and Henry | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1999 | Emory and Henry | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2000 | Emory and Henry | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2001 | Emory and Henry | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–2nd | |||||
2002 | Emory and Henry | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
2003 | Emory and Henry | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2004 | Emory and Henry | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
Emory and Henry: | 164–76 | 88–31 | |||||||
Total: | 164–76 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ "Lou Wacker". justsportsstats.com.
- ^ "Emory & Henry to Pay Tribute to Coach Lou Wacker Prior to October 4 Football Game". September 11, 2014.