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Earl A. Davis

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Earl A. Davis
Biographical details
Bornc. 1890
Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1910Transylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917–1922Missouri Wesleyan
1923–1924McKendree
1925Centenary
1926Northwest Missouri State (assistant)
1927–1936Northwest Missouri State
Basketball
1923–1925McKendree
Head coaching record
Overall86–62–12 (football)
22–7 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MIAA (1917, 1919, 1921, 1931)

Earl A. "Lefty" Davis (c. 1890 – ?) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Wesleyan College from 1917to 1922, McKendree College—now known McKendree University from 1923 to 1924, Centenary College of Louisiana in 1925, and Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College—now known as Northwest Missouri State University from 1927 to 1936. Davis was also the head basketball coach at McKendree from 1923 to 1925, tallying a mark of 22–7.

Davis played football at Transylvania University.[1]

Head coaching record

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Football

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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

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  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.