title: Larry Bitcon
text: # Larry Bitcon
  
  Lawrence "Bub" Bitcon (October 20, 1934 – May 3, 1973) was an American football coach. He was the 14th head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for seven seasons, from 1965 to 1971 and compiling a record of 32–35–2.
  
  Bitcon was killed in a head-on automobile crash near Monmouth, Illinois on May 3, 1973.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### College
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Illinois State Redbirds (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1969) ||||||
  | 1965 | Illinois State | 0–9 | 0–4 | 5th |
  | 1966 | Illinois State | 2–5–2 | 0–2–1 | 4th |
  | 1967 | Illinois State | 8–2 | 2–1 | T–1st |
  | 1968 | Illinois State | 6–4 | 2–1 | T–1st |
  | 1969 | Illinois State | 5–5 | 1–2 | 3rd |
  | Illinois State Redbirds (NCAA College Division independent) (1970–1971) ||||||
  | 1970 | Illinois State | 5–5 | | |
  | 1971 | Illinois State | 6–5 | | |
  | Illinois State: | Illinois State: | 32–35–2 | 5–10–1 | |
  | Total: | Total: | 32–35–2 | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
  