Paul Davis
Paul Davis went 89–77–11 as a head coach, 1908–1942, at Dickinson, Oklahoma A&M, Oklahoma State, North Dakota Agricultural, Camp Zachary Taylor, North Dakota and Mansfield. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1912, 5–2 and 1913, 4–3); by them his record is 96–79–11. Share
22 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1909–11 at Oklahoma A&M; 1915–17 at North Dakota Agricultural; 1918 at Camp Zachary Taylor; 1919–25 at North Dakota; 1932–37, 1941–42 at Mansfield. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 89–77–11 career
- Seasons
- 26
- Schools
- 7
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1914 6–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Dickinson | 5–4 | ||||
| 1909 | Oklahoma A&M * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1910 | Oklahoma A&M * | 3–4 | ||||
| 1911 | Oklahoma A&M * | 5–2 | ||||
| 1912 | Oklahoma State | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 5–2) | ||||
| 1913 | Oklahoma State | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 4–3) | ||||
| 1914 | Oklahoma State | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1915 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 3–3 | ||||
| 1916 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 3–2–1 | ||||
| 1917 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 4–2 | ||||
| 1918 | Camp Zachary Taylor * | 3–1–1 | ||||
| 1919 | North Dakota * | 2–4–1 | ||||
| 1920 | North Dakota * | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1921 | North Dakota * | 4–4 | ||||
| 1922 | North Dakota * | 3–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1923 | North Dakota * | 5–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1924 | North Dakota * | 2–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1925 | North Dakota * | 4–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1926–31: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1932 | Mansfield * | 4–1–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Mansfield * | 3–3–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Mansfield * | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Mansfield * | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1936 | Mansfield * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1937 | Mansfield * | 4–2 | ||||
| 1938–40: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1941 | Mansfield * | 2–4–1 | ||||
| 1942 | Mansfield * | 2–2–1 | ||||
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 rivals | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 7–2–1 | 75% |
| At home | 10 | 9–1 | 90% |
| On the road | 13 | 4–8–1 | 35% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 11–2–1 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 2–7 | 22% |
His own 23 games on file, 1908–1914, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Owen 1912–1914 | 0–3 | Oklahoma | 3 |
Paul Davis’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tulsaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Baylorseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Bucknellseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Franklin & Marshallseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Dickinson | Head coach | |
| 1909–14 | Oklahoma A&M | Head coach | |
| 1915–17 | North Dakota Agricultural | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Camp Zachary Taylor service team | Head coach | |
| 1919–25 | North Dakota | Head coach | |
| 1932–37 | Mansfield | Head coach | |
| 1941–42 | Mansfield | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.