Paul Jones Davis (February 19, 1881 – April 26, 1947) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College (1908), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University (1909–1914), North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University (1915–1917), and University of North Dakota (1920–1924), and Mansfield State Teachers College—now known as Mansfield 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 career college 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.

Paul J. Davis
Davis pictured in The Redskin 1914, Oklahoma A&M yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1881-02-19)February 19, 1881
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1947(1947-04-26) (aged 66)
Blossburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materDickinson College[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908Dickinson
1909–1914Oklahoma A&M
1915–1917North Dakota Agricultural
1918Camp Zachary Taylor
1919–1925North Dakota
1932–1937Mansfield
Basketball
1911–1915Oklahoma A&M
1915–1918North Dakota Agricultural
1920–1924North Dakota
1932–1937Mansfield
Baseball
1909–1915Oklahoma A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1909–1915Oklahoma A&M
1915–1918North Dakota Agricultural
1919–1928North Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall92–73–11 (football)
114–54 (basketball)
54–40–1 (baseball)

Coaching career

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Davis was the eighth head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, 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.

Personal life

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Davis married Florence Eva Baxter.

Head coaching record

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Football

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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

Baseball

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Statistics overview
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, July 14, 1918, Image 19". July 14, 1918. p. 3.
  2. ^ Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "About Little Southside HS, OSU Cage Coaches". www.poncacitynews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.