Doug Porter

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Doug Porter

Biographical details
Born	(1929-08-15) August 15, 1929 Memphis, Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1965	Mississippi Vocational / Valley State
1966–1973	Grambling State (assistant)
1974–1978	Howard
1979–1985	Fort Valley State
1987–1996	Fort Valley State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1981–1997	Fort Valley State
Head coaching record
Overall	155–110–5
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 SIAC (1982–1983, 1991–1992)
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1974)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 (profile)

Douglas T. Porter (born August 15, 1929) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University (1961–1965), Howard University (1974–1978), and Fort Valley State University (1979–1985, 1987–1996), compiling a career college football record of 155–110–5. He was also an assistant coach at Grambling State University under Eddie Robinson. Porter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Porter was the fifth head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and he held that position for five seasons, from 1961 until 1965. His coaching record at Mississippi Valley State was 21–20.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils (South Central Athletic Conference) (1961)
1961	Mississippi Vocational	2–4
Mississippi Vocational / Valley State Delta Devils (NCAA College Division independent) (1962–1965)
1962	Mississippi Vocational	2–5
1963	Mississippi Vocational	6–3
1964	Mississippi Valley State	5–4
1965	Mississippi Valley State	6–3
Mississippi Vocational / Valley State:		21–19
Howard Bison (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1974–1978)
1974	Howard	8–2–1	4–1–1	T–2nd	L Orange Blossom Classic
1975	Howard	8–3	4–2	3rd
1976	Howard	5–5–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
1977	Howard	5–5	2–4	5th
1978	Howard	4–6	2–4	T–5th
Howard:		30–21–2	15–13–2
Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1979–1985)
1979	Fort Valley State	4–4–1	2–2–1
1980	Fort Valley State	6–4–1	4–0–1
1981	Fort Valley State	9–2	4–1
1982	Fort Valley State	10–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round	7
1983	Fort Valley State	8–1	5–0	1st		9
1984	Fort Valley State	8–3	5–2
1985	Fort Valley State	8–1	4–0
Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1987–1996)
1987	Fort Valley State	4–6	3–4
1988	Fort Valley State	3–7	2–5
1989	Fort Valley State	6–4	5–1	2nd
1990	Fort Valley State	4–7	2–6	7th
1991	Fort Valley State	7–3	5–2	T–1st
1992	Fort Valley State	7–4	6–1	1st		10
1993	Fort Valley State	6–4–1	5–1–1	2nd
1994	Fort Valley State	5–5	5–3	T–3rd
1995	Fort Valley State	3–8	3–5
1996	Fort Valley State	6–5	3–3
Fort Valley State:		104–70–3	69–37–3
Total:		155–110–5

External links

• Doug Porter at the College Football Hall of Fame