Elmer A. Lampe

Elmer A. Lampe

Lampe pictured in The Hinakaga 1936, Carroll yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1900-12-11)December 11, 1900 Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	January 30, 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 77) Broward County, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925	Chicago
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931	Wisconsin (ends)
1932–1933	Carleton
1934–1937	Carroll (WI)
1940–1942	Georgia (assistant)
1946	Georgia (assistant)
c. 1950	Dartmouth (ends/head scout)
Basketball
1934–1938	Carroll (WI)
1938–1946	Georgia
1946–1950	Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall	24–11–7 (football) 123–136 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 MWC (1932)

Elmer Andrew Lampe (December 11, 1900 – January 30, 1978) was a basketball coach and American football player and coach. Lampe was the head basketball coach at the University of Georgia from 1938 to 1946 and at Dartmouth College from 1946 to 1950, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 123–136. He served as the head football coach at Carleton College from 1932 to 1933 and at Carroll College—now Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1934 to 1937, compiling a career college football coaching mark of 24–11–7.

Playing career

Lampe went to college at the University of Chicago, where he was an All-American football end. Lampe also played on the school's basketball and track and field teams. He graduated in 1926 with a Ph.B.

Coaching career

Lampe coached basketball at Carroll College from 1934 to 1938. He became head basketball coach at the University of Georgia in 1938, serving until 1946 and compiling a 79–81 record (.494). He coached Dartmouth College's basketball team from 1946 to 1950, tallying a 44–55 mark (.444).

Lampe began coaching college football in 1931, serving as ends coach for Glenn Thistlethwaite at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1932 and 1933, he was head football coach at Carleton College. Lampe became the 18th head football coach for the Carroll College in 1934, serving until 1937. His career football coaching record at Carroll was 17–7–4.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Carleton Carls (Midwest Conference) (1932–1933)
1932	Carleton	5–2–1	2–0–1	T–1st
1933	Carleton	2–2–2	0–2–1	T–6th
Carleton:		7–4–3	2–2–2
Carroll Pioneers (Independent) (1934–1937)
1934	Carroll	2–3–2
1935	Carroll	2–4–1
1936	Carroll	7–0
1937	Carroll	6–0–1
Carroll:		17–7–4
Total:		24–11–7
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (1938–1946)
1938–39	Georgia	11–6	8–3	2nd
1939–40	Georgia	20–6	9–4	3rd
1940–41	Georgia	13–11	6–7	9th
1941–42	Georgia	7–10	5–8	7th
1942–43	Georgia	4–13	1–8	10th
1943–44	Georgia	7–10	0–2	3rd
1944–45	Georgia	5–16	2–9	T–10th
1945–46	Georgia	12–9	6–6	6th
Georgia:		79–81	37–47
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1946–1950)
1946–47	Dartmouth	9–15
1947–48	Dartmouth	12–12
1948–49	Dartmouth	15–11
1949–50	Dartmouth	8–17
Dartmouth:		44–55
Total:		123–136

Works

• Elmer A. Lampe, "How to Play Defensive End." Athletic Journal, v. 9, p. 51 (1928).
• Elmer A. Lampe, "Statistics as an Aid to Football Strategy," Scholastic Coach, 21:14, April 1952.