Larry Lewis (born October 30, 1957) is a college football coach and former player. Previously Lewis served as the head football coach at

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and as an assistant coach at

Weber State Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...

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and

Colorado State Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: D ...

. Lewis also played

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, pl ...

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from 1977 through 1980 and was a member of the Broncos' national championship team in 1980. Lewis was hired by Idaho State on November 23, 1998, to serve as their head coach after he served as an assistant for

Mike Price Michael Bruce Price (born April 6, 1946) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach at Weber State College from 1981 to 1988, Washington State University from 1989 to 2002, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2 ...

for 18 years at both Weber State and Washington State. During his tenure as the Bengals' head coach, he led the team to an overall record of 40 wins and 49 losses (40–49) and to a co-

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championship in 2002. Lewis was fired from Idaho State, along with his entire staff, on November 20, 2006, after they won only two games during the season.

Head coaching record

References

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