Lake Russell (coach)

Lake Russell

Sport(s)	Football Basketball
Biographical details
Born	April 6, 1898
Died	December 1980 (aged 82)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1925–1928	Carson–Newman
1929–1940	Mercer
Head coaching record
Overall	56–77–9

Lake F. Russell (April 6, 1898 – December 1980) was an American football coach at both Carson–Newman and Mercer. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman College from 1925 to 1928 and compiled a record of 10–18–3. After leaving Carson–Newman, Russell coached at Mercer University from 1929 to 1940 and compiled a record of 46–59–6. He also served as head men's basketball coach at Mercer from 1929 to 1930, from 1932 to 1934 and again from 1936 to 1939.

Serving as an assistant coach since 1949, in 1954, Russell was named head coach at Miami Beach Senior High in Miami Beach, Florida. He served as head coach at Miami Beach through August 1955 when he resigned to become the superintendent of the State Training & Agricultural School in Nashville, Tennessee.

Head coaching records

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Carson–Newman Eagles (East Tennessee Football Association) (1925–1928)
1925	Carson–Newman	2–3–2
1926	Carson–Newman	5–2
1927	Carson–Newman	2–7
1928	Carson–Newman	1–6–1
Carson–Newman:		10–18–3
Mercer Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1937)
1929	Mercer	2–6–1
1930	Mercer	5–5
1931	Mercer	7–2–1
1932	Mercer	7–2
1933	Mercer	4–3–2
1934	Mercer	3–6–1
1935	Mercer	4–5
1936	Mercer	3–5–1
1937	Mercer	4–5
Mercer Bears (Independent) (1938–1940)
1938	Mercer	3–6
1939	Mercer	3–7
1940	Mercer	1–7
Mercer:		46–59–6
Total:		56–77–9
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final AP Poll.