Lewis Omer

American sports coach (1876–1954)

Lewis Omer

Biographical details
Born| (1876-08-26)August 26, 1876
Clayton, Illinois, U.S.
Died| January 3, 1954(1954-01-03) (aged 77)
Carthage, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1902| Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918| Camp Grant
1921–1935| Carthage
Basketball
1921–1927| Carthage
Track
1911–1917| Northwestern
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1936| Carthage
Head coaching record
Overall| 54–55–18 (football)

Lewis Omer (August 28, 1876 – January 3, 1954) was an American football, basketball, and track coach.[1][2][3]

Omer was born in 1876 in Clayton, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 1902.[4]

After graduating from Illinois, Omer became a school teacher. He then coached track and worked in the athletic department at Northwestern University from 1911 to 1917.[4] He joined the United States Army in 1917, reached the rank of major, and was discharged in 1921.[4]

From 1921 to 1936, Omer was the athletic director at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois.[4] He was also the head coach for the Carthage Red Men football team for 15 seasons, from 1921 until 1935 compiling a record of 51–52–18.[5][6] Omer later served as a mathematics professor at Carthage.[4]

## Head coaching record

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### Football

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

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Camp Grant (Independent) (1918)
1918 | Camp Grant | 3–3 |  |  |
Camp Grant: | 3–3 |  |
Carthage Red Men (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1935)
1921 | Carthage  | 6–2 | 4–2 |  |
1922 | Carthage  | 5–4 | 2–2 | T–8th |
1923 | Carthage  | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | T–13th |
1924 | Carthage  | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | T–14th |
1925 | Carthage  | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–7th |
1926 | Carthage  | 3–3–2 | 2–3–1 | T–13th |
1927 | Carthage  | 2–3–2 | 1–2–2 | T–16th |
1928 | Carthage  | 2–3–2 | 2–2–1 | T–13th |
1929 | Carthage  | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–12th |
1930 | Carthage  | 3–4–1 | 3–3 | T–12th |
1931 | Carthage  | 4–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–9th |
1932 | Carthage  | 1–4–4 | 0–4–3 | T–18th |
1933 | Carthage  | 4–1–2 | 3–1–1 | 8th |
1934 | Carthage  | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–13th |
1935 | Carthage  | 4–4 | 2–3 | 12th |
Carthage: | 51–52–18 | 32–39–13 |
Total: | 54–55–18 |

## References

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1. ^ Illinois State Historical Society (1988). "Illinois Historical Journal". Illinois State Historical Society Membership. 81. Illinois State Historical Society. ISSN 0748-8149. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
2. ^ University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) (1906). The Alumni Record of the University of Illinois at Urbana. University of Illinois. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
3. ^ Illinois State Historical Society (1988). "Illinois Historical Journal". Illinois State Historical Society Membership. Illinois State Historical Society. ISSN 0748-8149. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
4. ^ a b c d e "Lewis Omer, N.U., Carthage Figure, Is Dead". Chicago Tribune. January 4, 1954. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "All-time football records". Carthage Red Men. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Carthage Redmen". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

## External links

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* Lewis Omer at Find a Grave

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