Enos Semore
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1931 Haskell County, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2025 (aged 93) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1953–1956 | Northeastern State |
| Basketball | |
| 1952–1956 | Northeastern State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1967 | Bacone |
| 1968–1989 | Oklahoma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 851–370–1 (.697) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 Big 8 1 JUCO World Series (1967) | |
Enos Semore (April 28, 1931 – February 23, 2025) was an American college baseball coach.
Biography
[edit]Semore was born on April 28, 1931.[1] He attended Keota High School and Northeastern State University, where he played baseball and basketball.[2][3] Semore was the head baseball coach at Bacone College from 1963 to 1967 and won a JUCO World Series title in 1967. After Bacone he was the head baseball coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1968 until 1989. During his tenure, the Sooners won 851 games, six conference championships and played in five College World Series. He resigned just days before the start of the 1990 season for medical reasons; assistant Stan Meek served as interim coach that season.[4] Semore died on February 23, 2025, at the age of 93.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Eight Conference) (1968–1989) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Oklahoma | 13–14 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Oklahoma | 23–10 | 17–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Oklahoma | 20–17 | 10–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1971 | Oklahoma | 24–11 | 13–8 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Oklahoma | 35–17 | 12–8 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1973 | Oklahoma | 48–12 | 17–4 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1974 | Oklahoma | 43–8 | 18–3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1975 | Oklahoma | 52–10 | 15–3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1976 | Oklahoma | 62–19 | 15–3 | 2nd | College World Series | ||||
| 1977 | Oklahoma | 37–11 | 9–1 | T–1st | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1978 | Oklahoma | 39–20 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | Oklahoma | 36–27 | 12–8 | T–3rd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1980 | Oklahoma | 33–24–1 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 1981 | Oklahoma | 40–15 | 11–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1982 | Oklahoma | 35–25 | 11–6 | 3rd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1983 | Oklahoma | 39–20 | 18–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Oklahoma | 42–15 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1985 | Oklahoma | 55–14 | 18–6 | 2nd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1986 | Oklahoma | 44–21 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1987 | Oklahoma | 42–20 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1988 | Oklahoma | 45–21 | 16–8 | 2nd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1989 | Oklahoma | 44–19 | 18–6 | 3rd | NCAA regional | ||||
| Oklahoma: | 851–370–1 (.697) | 297–129 (.697) | |||||||
| Total: | 851–370–1 (.697) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Enos Semore". The Oklahoman. May 21, 2000. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Trammel, Barry (July 28, 2017). "Enos Semore appreciates the people who paved his way". The Oklahoma. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Enos Semore (1989)". Northeastern State University athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Semore resigns from Oklahoma". Ocala Star-Banner. January 19, 1990. p. 2C. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ Remembering Legendary Baseball Coach Enos Semore
- ^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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