Paul Davis
Paul Davis went 20–28–2 as a head coach, 1962–1966, at Mississippi State. Share
- Record
- 20–28–2 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1963 7–2–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mississippi State | 3–6 | |||
| 1963 | Mississippi State | 7–2–2 | Liberty Bowl W | ||
| 1964 | Mississippi State | 4–6 | |||
| 1965 | Mississippi State | 4–6 | |||
| 1966 | Mississippi State | 2–8 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 11 | 2–8–1 | 23% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–8–1 | 23% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 2–12–1 | 17% |
| Conference games | 33 | 9–22–2 | 30% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 10–11–2 | 48% |
| At home | 24 | 13–10–1 | 56% |
| On the road | 25 | 6–18–1 | 26% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 12–5 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 8–23–2 | 27% |
His own 50 games on file, 1962–1966, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Yeoman 1962–1966 | 4–1 | Houston | 5 | |
| Charles McClendon 1962–1966 | 1–4 | LSU | 5 | |
| John Vaught 1962–1966 | 1–3–1 | Ole Miss | 5 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1962–1966 | 1–4 | Auburn | 5 | |
| Ray Graves 1962–1966 | 1–3–1 | Florida | 5 | |
| Bear Bryant 1962–1966 | 0–5 | Alabama | 5 | |
| Tommy O’Boyle 1962–1965 | 3–1 | Tulane | 4 | |
| Pie Vann 1964–1966 | 3–0 | Southern Miss | 3 | |
| Billy Murphy 1962–1965 | 0–3 | Memphis | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Houstonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Auburnseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Floridaseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| LSUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Ole Missseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Tulaneseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Southern Missseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Billy TohillTCU
- Johnny MajorsIowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
- Bill DooleyNorth Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
- Jim CarmodySouthern Miss
- Jesse BranchMissouri State, Henderson State
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Tohill | Mississippi State, 1962–65: assistant coach | TCU | |
| Johnny Majors | Mississippi State, 1962–63: defensive backs coach | Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dooley | Mississippi State, 1963: offensive line coach | North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest | |
| Jim Carmody | Mississippi State, 1964–66: assistant coach | Southern Miss | |
| Jesse Branch | Mississippi State, 1966: offensive backs coach | Missouri State, Henderson State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Donahue | Mississippi State, 1962–63: assistant coach |
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.