| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-04-21)April 21, 1938 (age 86) McCall Creek, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1957–1959 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 1960 | Boston Patriots |
| Basketball | |
| 1957–1959 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1966 | Holy Cross (assistant) |
| 1973–1978 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1980–1985 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–34–1 |
Oscar W. Lofton (born April 2, 1938) is an American formerfootball player and coach. He played professionally as anend for theBoston Patriots of theAmerican Football League (AFL). He served as the head coach atSoutheastern Louisiana University from 1980 to 1985, compiling a record of 30–34–1.
AtSoutheastern Louisiana University, Lofton competed on the football, basketball, and track and field teams.[1]
Lofton playedend for theBoston Patriots of theAmerican Football League (AFL) in 1960. He scored the secondtouchdown in franchise history on a 60-yard pass play. He was selected for military service and missed the 1961 and 1962 seasons. He returned to play for the Patriots but suffered ahamstring injury in training camp and never played another snap in pro football.
Lofton was the 11th head football coach atSoutheastern Louisiana University inHammond, Louisiana and he held that position for six seasons, from 1980 until 1985. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 30–34–1. Southeastern Louisiana discontinued its football program after the conclusion of the 1985 season, but reinstated the program in 2003 under head coachHal Mumme.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions(NCAA Division I-AA independent)(1980–1983) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1981 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1982 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1983 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6–5 | |||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions(Gulf Star Conference)(1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2–8–1 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1985 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2–9 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Southeastern Louisiana: | 30–34–1 | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–34–1 | ||||||||
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