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Larry Lacewell

Followed Bill Davidson. Larry Lacewell held Arkansas State at National Program III for 3 seasons.

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1979–1981 · 1 stint
Arkansas State
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerARKANSAS STATENational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelArkansas State, 1979: 4-7, National Program III1979Arkansas State, 1980: 2-9, Regional Program I1980Arkansas State, 1981: 6-5, Regional Program II1981-8.7One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Arkansas State, 3 seasons
−8.7
National Program III → Regional Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

1–2 against his rivals.

Rivalry record
1–2
33.3% · 1 rival
One-score games
2–7
22.2% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
UL Monroe1–233%
Performance by opponent class
National Program
2–5 28.6%
Regional Program
3–8 27.3%

Coaching career

1979–1981
Arkansas Statecaretaker
National Program III → National Program III
Larry Lacewell held Arkansas State at National Program III for 3 seasons.

2nd-best Arkansas State tenure of 12 by the numbers.

Followed Bill Davidson (1974–1978).

1 NFL Draft pick: Gene Bradley (1980)

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