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Walter Lovett
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Walter Lovett (born January 5, 1929) is an American former football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Virginia State University from 1970 to 1972 and at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia from 1974 to 1980, compiling a career college football coaching record of 56–48–1.[2] Lovett was the line coach at Virginia State for five seasons prior to taking the head coaching position there.[3]
Key Information
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia State Trojans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1970–1972) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Virginia State | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd (Northern)[n 1] | |||||
| 1971 | Virginia State | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1972 | Virginia State | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
| Virginia State: | 21–8–1 | 14–3 | |||||||
| Hampton Pirates (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1980) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Hampton | 3–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1975 | Hampton | 5–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1976 | Hampton | 7–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1977 | Hampton | 7–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1978 | Hampton | 5–6 | 4–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1979 | Hampton | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1980 | Hampton | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–7th | |||||
| Hampton: | 35–40 | 28–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–48–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Morgan State won the CIAA's Northern Division title, but opted not to play in the CIAA championship game. Second-place Virginia State earned the Northern Division's playoff berth and beat Southern Division champion, Johnson C. Smith, in the conference title game.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Anthony, Tony (May 21, 1992). "College Focus: The End Of An Era". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Walter Lovett". ehbcsports.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Walter Lovett hired at Virginia State". Digital NC. September 11, 1965. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "CIAA Windup Set". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 25, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Va. State Tops Smith". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 28, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
