Harry Turpin

Harry Turpin

Turpin pictured in Potpourri 1926, Louisiana Normal yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1902-05-10)May 10, 1902 Tensas Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 26, 1974(1974-12-26) (aged 72) Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921	Tulane
1922–1925	Louisiana Normal
Football
1923	Louisiana Normal
1925–1926	Louisiana Normal
Track and field
1925–1926	Louisiana Normal
Position(s)	Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1933	Louisiana Normal (assistant)
1934–1956	Louisiana Normal / Northwestern State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1951–1957	Northwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall	100–91–11
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 LIC (1939, 1942) 1 SIAA (1939) 1 GSC (1953)
Awards
GSC Coach of the Year (1953)

Harry Hutton "Rags" Turpin (May 10, 1902 – December 26, 1974) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 1934 to 1956, compiling a record of 100–91–11. Turpin was also the athletic director at Northwestern State from 1951 to 1957.

Turpin began his playing career in 1921 to Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1921. After transferring to Louisiana State Normal School—as Northwestern State University was known as the time—he letteed in football, baseball, and track and field.

Turpin died on December 26, 1974, at a nursing home in Natchitoches.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Louisiana Normal Demons (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1938)
1934	Louisiana Normal	4–3–1	3–2	T–14th
1935	Louisiana Normal	2–9	1–5	29th
1936	Louisiana Normal	5–4–1	3–2–1	17th
1937	Louisiana Normal	4–4–1	3–1–1	T–8th
1938	Louisiana Normal	5–5	3–3	17th
Louisiana Normal Demons (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1941)
1939	Louisiana Normal	11–0	4–0 / 7–0	1st / 1st
1940	Louisiana Normal	6–3–1	3–1–1 / 4–1–1	2nd / T–4th
1941	Louisiana Normal	4–3–1	2–2–1 / 3–3–1	3rd / T–14th
Louisiana Normal / Northwestern State Demons (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1942–1947)
1942	Louisiana Normal	6–2	3–0	1st
1943	No team—World War II
1944	Louisiana Normal	2–4–1	0–3–1	3rd
1945	Northwestern State	2–6–1	1–2–1	3rd
1946	Northwestern State	4–6	1–3	4th
1947	Northwestern State	4–5	3–2	3rd
Northwestern State Demons (Gulf States Conference) (1948–1954)
1948	Northwestern State	5–3–1	2–3	4th
1949	Northwestern State	5–4	1–4	5th
1950	Northwestern State	6–4	2–3	T–4th
1951	Northwestern State	1–8	0–5	6th
1952	Northwestern State	1–7–1	0–4–1	T–5th
1953	Northwestern State	6–2	5–1	T–1st
1954	Northwestern State	7–2	4–2	T–2nd
1955	Northwestern State	4–5	2–4	5th
1956	Northwestern State	6–2–2	3–1–1	T–2nd
Louisiana Normal / Northwestern State:		100–91–11	55–54–8
Total:		100–91–11
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth