Lombe Honaker
American athlete and coach (1888–1964)
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Lombe Scott Honaker (September 25, 1888 – September 5, 1964) was an American college football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Lincoln College (Illinois) from 1914 to 1916, Baldwin Wallace College from 1917 to 1918, Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas from 1919 to 1920, and Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee from 1921 to 1958.[2]
BornSeptember 25, 1888
Bland, Virginia, U.S.
Bland, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 1964 (aged 75)
Blount County, Tennessee, U.S.
Blount County, Tennessee, U.S.
AlmamaterRoanoke College
1914–1916Lincoln (IL)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1888 Bland, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1964 (aged 75) Blount County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Roanoke College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | Lincoln (IL) |
| 1917–1918 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1919–1920 | Southwestern (TX) |
| 1921–1958 | Maryville (TN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1943 | Maryville (TN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1943 | Maryville (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 173–176–24 (football) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Smoky Mountain (1930, 1931) | |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Lynx (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Lincoln | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1915 | Lincoln | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1916 | Lincoln | 0–2 | |||||||
| Lincoln: | 2–13 | ||||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Baldwin–Wallace | 1–8 | 0–7 | T–13th | |||||
| 1918 | Baldwin–Wallace | 5–4–1 | 0–4–1 | 12th | |||||
| Baldwin–Wallace: | 6–12–1 | 0–11–1 | |||||||
| Southwestern Pirates (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Southwestern | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1920 | Southwestern | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Southwestern: | 5–10–2 | ||||||||
| Maryville Scots (Independent) (1921–1926) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Maryville | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Maryville | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Maryville | 7–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Maryville | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Maryville | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Maryville | 7–3 | |||||||
| Maryville Scots (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1927–1940) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Maryville | 6–2–1 | 3–0 | T–1st[n 1] | |||||
| 1928 | Maryville | 6–2–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Maryville | 5–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Maryville | 5–4 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Maryville | 5–2–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Maryville | 4–5 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1933 | Maryville | 4–5–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Maryville | 4–6 | 2–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1935 | Maryville | 4–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1936 | Maryville | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1937 | Maryville | 5–2–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Maryville | 4–5–1 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Maryville | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Maryville | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Maryville Scots (Independent) (1941–1958) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Maryville | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1942 | Maryville | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Maryville | 9–1 | L Tangerine | ||||||
| 1947 | Maryville | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Maryville | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1949 | Maryville | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1950 | Maryville | 0–9 | |||||||
| 1951 | Maryville | 0–8 | |||||||
| 1952 | Maryville | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1953 | Maryville | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| 1954 | Maryville | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| 1955 | Maryville | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1956 | Maryville | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1957 | Maryville | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Maryville | 0–9 | |||||||
| Maryville: | 160–141–21 | 35–22–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 173–176–24 | ||||||||
Notes
- Maryville, Emory and Henry, and Milligan all finished the year 3–0 in Smoky Mountain Conference play, but no conference title was awarded.[3]