Louis F. Zarza

Louis F. Zarza

Biographical details
Born	(1909-08-15)August 15, 1909 Groveton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 13, 1990(1990-04-13) (aged 80) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1932–1935	Michigan State
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1936	St. Viator (assistant)
1937	St. Viator
1938	Washington HS (IN)
1939–1942	Arizona (line)
1943	Norman NAS (assistant)
1946	Michigan State (assistant)
1947	Santa Clara (line)
1948	Detroit Lions (line)
1949–1954	Wayne State (MI)
Head coaching record
Overall	26–31–3 (college)

Louis F. Zarza (August 15, 1909 – April 13, 1990) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach St. Viator College Bourbonnais, Illinois in 1927 and at Wayne University—now known as Wayne State University—in Detroit, Michigan from 1949 to 1954, compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–31–3. Zarza went to Wayne after working for one season as the line coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
St. Viator Irish (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1937)
1937	St. Viator	6–2–1	2–0–1	4th
St. Viator:		6–2–1	2–0–1
Wayne Tartars (Independent) (1949–1954)
1949	Wayne	3–5
1950	Wayne	2–7
1951	Wayne	5–4
1952	Wayne	4–4
1953	Wayne	3–4–1
1954	Wayne	3–5–1
Wayne:		20–29–2
Total:		26–31–3