Earl A. Davis
Earl A. "Lefty" Davis was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Wesleyan College (1917–1922), McKendree College—now known McKendree University (1923–1924), Centenary College of Louisiana (1925), and Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College—now known as Northwest Missouri State University (1927–1936). Davis played college football at Transylvania University.[1] Davis was also the head basketball coach at McKendree from 1923 to 1925, tallying a mark of 22–7.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1890 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1910 | Transylvania |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1922 | Missouri Wesleyan |
| 1923–1924 | McKendree |
| 1925 | Centenary |
| 1926 | Northwest Missouri State (assistant) |
| 1927–1936 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | McKendree |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 86–62–12 (football) 22–7 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 MIAA (1917, 1919, 1921, 1931) | |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Wesleyan Owls (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1922) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Missouri Wesleyan | 7–0–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1918 | Missouri Wesleyan | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1919 | Missouri Wesleyan | 10–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1920 | Missouri Wesleyan | 4–2–2 | 3–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1921 | Missouri Wesleyan | 7–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1922 | Missouri Wesleyan | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Missouri Wesleyan: | 37–8–3 | ||||||||
| McKendree Bearcats (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | McKendree | 1–5–1 | 0–4 | T–22nd | |||||
| 1924 | McKendree | 4–4[n 1] | 4–2[n 1] | T–5th[n 1] | |||||
| McKendree: | 5–9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||
| Centenary Gentlemen (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Centenary | 6–2 | 2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| Centenary: | 6–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1936) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Northwest Missouri State | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1928 | Northwest Missouri State | 5–3–1 | 1–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1929 | Northwest Missouri State | 3–2–3 | 1–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–5–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Northwest Missouri State | 9–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–4–1 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933 | Northwest Missouri State | 1–8 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Northwest Missouri State | 3–5–1 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1936 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| Northwest Missouri State: | 38–43–8 | 17–21–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 86–62–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
- McKendree finished the season 1924 season 5–2–1 overall and 5–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited a tie with Illinois College and a win over Eastern Illinois.
References
- "Davis Will Aid Bearcat Coach; Former Missouri Wesleyan Mentor to Assist Coach H. F. Lawrence". The Springfield Leader. Springfield, Missouri. October 7, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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