Enos Semore

Enos Semore

Biographical details
Born	(1931-04-28)April 28, 1931Haskell County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	February 23, 2025(2025-02-23) (aged 93)Noble, Oklahoma
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

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

Statistics overview

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)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion        Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion      Conference tournament champion

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References

1. "Enos Semore". The Oklahoman. May 21, 2000. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
2. Trammel, Barry (July 28, 2017). "Enos Semore appreciates the people who paved his way". The Oklahoma. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
3. "Enos Semore (1989)". Northeastern State University athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
4. "Semore resigns from Oklahoma". Ocala Star-Banner. January 19, 1990. p. 2C. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
5. Remembering Legendary Baseball Coach Enos Semore
6. "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide"(PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.