Otis Douglas
Otis Douglas went 17–34–4 as a head coach, 1941–1952, at Akron, Drexel and Arkansas. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1941–42 at Akron; 1949 at Drexel. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 17–34–4 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 5–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Akron * | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1942 | Akron * | 0–7–2 | ||||
| 1943–48: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1949 | Drexel * | 3–3–1 | ||||
| 1950 | Arkansas | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1951 | Arkansas | 5–5 | 6th | |||
| 1952 | Arkansas | 2–8 | 7th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Conference games | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| At home | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| On the road | 12 | 1–11 | 8% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 6–16 | 27% |
His own 30 games on file, 1950–1952, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Sauer 1950–1952 | 2–1 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Jennings Whitworth 1950–1952 | 2–1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |
| John Brothers 1950–1952 | 1–2 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1950–1952 | 0–3 | TCU | 3 | |
| H.N. Russell 1950–1952 | 0–3 | SMU | 3 | |
| Jess Neely 1950–1952 | 0–3 | Rice | 3 |
Otis Douglas’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Tulsaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, William & Mary 1931
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–38 | William & Mary | Line coach | |
| 1939–40 | Akron | Line coach | |
| 1941–42 | Akron | Head coach | |
| 1948 | Drexel | Assistant coach | |
| 1949 | Drexel | Head coach | |
| 1950–52 | Arkansas | Head coach | |
| 1953 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1954 | Villanova | Assistant coach | |
| 1955 | Chicago Cardinals NFL | Assistant (Line coach) | |
| 1956–60 | Calgary Stampeders Canadian football | job not given |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Thomas DowlerWilliam & Mary
- Branch BocockWilliam & Mary
- Frank ReaganVillanova
Assistants who became head coaches
- George ColeArkansas, Ozarks
- Hal LaharColgate, Houston
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dowler | William & Mary | 1935 | Line coach | |
| Branch Bocock | William & Mary | 1936–38 | Line coach | |
| Frank Reagan | Villanova | 1954 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Cole | Arkansas, 1950–52: assistant coach | Arkansas, Ozarks | |
| Hal Lahar | Arkansas, 1950–51: assistant coach | Colgate, Houston |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.