L. B. Harvey
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Mississippi A&M |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1900 | Gibraltar Athletic Club |
| 1900 | Georgtown (assistant) |
| 1901 | Mississippi A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1901 | Mississippi A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–2–1 (college) |
L. B. Harvey was an American football coach and athletics administrator. He was the third head football coach at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—serving for one season, in 1901, and compiling a record of 2–2–1.
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Harvey was the coach for football team of the Gibraltar Athletic Club in Washington, D.C. and an assistant coach at Georgetown University in 1900. He was hired as the football coach and athletic director at Mississippi A&M in 1901.[1][2][3] One of his two victories was the first against rival Ole Miss in what was later dubbed the Egg Bowl in their first all-time meeting.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Mississippi A&M | 2–2–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 2–2–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–2–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Harvey Gets A Job". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 8, 1901. p. 5, section 4. Retrieved December 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Foot Ball Players Prepare For The Field". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. September 17, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Barnwell, Marion (1997). A Place Called Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 241. ISBN 0-87805-964-4. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ McKenzie, Danny (2010). The Egg Bowl: Mississippi State vs Ole Miss. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-1-60473-832-2. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; L.B. Harvey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2025.