Lloyd Cardwell

Lloyd Cardwell
Position:	Halfback, end
Personal information
Born:	April 19, 1913; Republic, Kansas
Died:	November 10, 1997 (aged 84); Omaha, Nebraska
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Seward (Seward, Nebraska)
College:	Nebraska
NFL Draft:	1937 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
As player:
	Detroit Lions (1937–1943);
As coach:
	Omaha (1947–1959) (head coach);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL All-Star (1938);
Career NFL statistics as of 1943
Rushing yards:	905
Average:	4.4
Receiving yards:	932
Average:	18.3
Touchdowns:	8
	Player stats at PFR

Lloyd Raymond Cardwell (April 19, 1913 – November 10, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions for seven seasons. After his playing days, Cardwell was the head football coach at Omaha University—now known as the University of Nebraska Omaha from 1947 to 1959, compiling a record of 57–51. His 1954 team was undefeated and won the Tangerine Bowl. Cardwell also coached ttrack and field at Omaha.[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Omaha Indians (NCAA College Division independent) (1947–1958)
1947	Omaha	2–5
1948	Omaha	5–4
1949	Omaha	3–5
1950	Omaha	6–3
1951	Omaha	4–5
1952	Omaha	5–4
1953	Omaha	6–2
1954	Omaha	10–0			W Tangerine
1955	Omaha	8–1
1956	Omaha	6–2
1957	Omaha	1–7
1958	Omaha	0–8
Omaha Indians (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1959)
1959	Omaha	1–7	1–4	T–5th
Omaha:		57–53	1–4
Total:		57–53

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