Frank Lauterbur  

Francis Xavier Lauterbur (August 8, 1925 - November 20, 2013) served as the head coach at the University of Iowa from 1971 to 1973, compiling a 4-28-1 record. Lauterbur was hired as the 22nd head coach in the history of Iowa football before the 1971 season. He was expected to bring strong defense to Iowa, since his 1970 Toledo team had led the nation in total defense and pass defense and ranked second in the nation in scoring defense. Iowa went just 1-10 in Lauterbur's first season in 1971, which was not a big surprise, considering that Iowa had graduated 17 starters off of a team that had won just three games the previous season. In 1972, Iowa improved to 3-7-1 and played competitively in most of the losses. Several players were set to return in 1973, and it looked as though progress was being made. The 1973 season was a disaster. Iowa finished with the worst record in school history. The Hawkeyes lost all 11 games in 1973 to finish the year 0-11. The only other winless season in Iowa history occurred in 1889, their inaugural campaign, when they lost the only game they scheduled that year. Lauterbur was later an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL). His name was often abbreviated as FXL in newspapers.

Born 8/8/1925 and died on 11/20/2013 at the age of 88.