Adolph J. Lewandowski

American football and basketball player and coach (1905–1961)

Adolph J. Lewandowski

Lewandowski from 1932 Cornhusker

Biographical details
Born| (1905-05-30)May 30, 1905
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died| November 18, 1961(1961-11-18) (aged 56)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1929| Nebraska
Basketball
1927–1930| Nebraska
Position(s)| End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?| Montana (assistant)
1937–1942| Nebraska (assistant)
1943–1944| Nebraska
Basketball
1932–1937| Montana
1940–1945| Nebraska
Baseball
1942| Nebraska
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1947| Nebraska
1953–1954| Nebraska (acting AD)
Head coaching record
Overall| 4–12 (football)
81–125 (basketball)
3–11 (baseball)

Adolph J. Lewandowski (May 30, 1905 – November 18, 1961) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1943 to 1944, compiling a record of 4–12. Lewandowski was the head basketball coach at the University of Montana from 1932 to 1937 and at Nebraska from 1940 to 1945, amassing a career college basketball record of 81–125. He was also the head baseball coach at Nebraska for one season in 1942, tallying a mark of 3–1.

In 1961, he died of a heart ailment at the age of 56.[1]

## Head coaching record

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### Football

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1943–1944)
1943 | Nebraska | 2–6 | 2–3 | T–4th |
1944 | Nebraska | 2–6 | 2–3 | 4th |
Nebraska: | 4–12 | 4–6 |
Total: | 4–12 |

## References

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1. ^ Albuquerque Journal, November 19, 1961, Albuquerque, New Mexico

## External links

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* Nebraska profile
* Adolph J. Lewandowski at Find a Grave

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