 Davis pictured inThe Redskin 1914, Oklahoma A&M yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1881-02-19)February 19, 1881 Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1947(1947-04-26) (aged 66) Blossburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Dickinson |
| 1909–1914 | Oklahoma A&M |
| 1915–1917 | North Dakota Agricultural |
| 1918 | Camp Zachary Taylor |
| 1919–1925 | North Dakota |
| 1932–1937 | Mansfield |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1915 | Oklahoma A&M |
| 1915–1918 | North Dakota Agricultural |
| 1920–1924 | North Dakota |
| 1932–1937 | Mansfield |
| Baseball | |
| 1909–1915 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1909–1915 | Oklahoma A&M |
| 1915–1918 | North Dakota Agricultural |
| 1919–1928 | North Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 92–73–11 (football) 114–54 (basketball) 54–40–1 (baseball) |
Paul Jones Davis (February 19, 1881 – April 26, 1947) was anAmerican football andbaseball player, coach of football,basketball, andbaseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atDickinson College (1908), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known asOklahoma State University (1909–1914), North Dakota Agricultural College—now known asNorth Dakota State University (1915–1917), andUniversity of North Dakota (1920–1924), and Mansfield State Teachers College—now known asMansfield University of Pennsylvania (1932–1937). Davis was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M (1911–1915), North Dakota Agricultural (1915–1918), and North Dakota (1920–1924), amassing a careercollege basketball coaching mark of 112–44. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma A&M from 1909 to 1915, tallying a record of 54–40–1.
Davis was the eighth head football coach atDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, serving for one season, in 1908, and compiling a record of 5–4.[2][3] From 1911 to 1915, he coached at Oklahoma A&M. He spent the 1911-13 seasons, coaching football compiling a 30-17-1 record. From 1914-15, he coached basketball and compiled a 15-16 record. At his time at A&M, he coached baseball and served as athletic director.[4] From 1915 to 1917, he coached at North Dakota Agricultural, where he compiled a 10–7–1 record.
Davis married Florence Eva Baxter.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson Red and White(Independent)(1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Dickinson | 5–4 | |||||||
| Dickinson: | 5–4 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M Aggies(Independent)(1909–1914) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Oklahoma A&M | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1910 | Oklahoma A&M | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1911 | Oklahoma A&M | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1912 | Oklahoma A&M | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Oklahoma A&M | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1914 | Oklahoma A&M | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Oklahoma A&M: | 28–16–1 | ||||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural Aggies(Independent)(1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | North Dakota Agricultural | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1916 | North Dakota Agricultural | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| 1917 | North Dakota Agricultural | 4–2 | |||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural: | 10–7–1 | ||||||||
| Camp Zachary Taylor(Independent)(1918–singe) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Camp Zachary Taylor | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Camp Zachary Taylor: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| North Dakota Flickertails(Independent)(1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | North Dakota | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1920 | North Dakota | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | North Dakota | 4–4 | |||||||
| North Dakota Flickertails(North Central Conference)(1922–1925) | |||||||||
| 1922 | North Dakota | 3–3 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1923 | North Dakota | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1924 | North Dakota | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1925 | North Dakota | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| North Dakota: | 24–29–2 | 8–8 | |||||||
| Mansfield Mountaineers(Independent)(1932–1937) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Mansfield: | 22–16–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 92–73–11 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma A&M Cowboys()(1909–1915) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Oklahoma A&M | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1910 | Oklahoma A&M | 7–5 | |||||||
| 1911 | Oklahoma A&M | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1912 | Oklahoma A&M | 10–5–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Oklahoma A&M | 9–4 | |||||||
| 1914 | Oklahoma A&M | 10–7 | |||||||
| 1915 | Oklahoma A&M | 5–12 | |||||||
| Oklahoma A&M: | 54–40–1 (.574) | ||||||||
| Total: | 54–40–1 (.574) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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