Paul J. Davis

Paul J. Davis

Davis pictured in The Redskin 1914, Oklahoma A&M yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1881-02-19)February 19, 1881 Williamsburg, Virginia
Died	April 26, 1947(1947-04-26) (aged 66) Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Dickinson College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908	Dickinson
1909–1914	Oklahoma A&M
1915–1917	North Dakota Agricultural
1919–1925	North Dakota
Basketball
1911–1915	Oklahoma A&M
1915–1918	North Dakota Agricultural
1920–1924	North Dakota
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	69–57–6 (football) 112–44 (basketball) 54–40–1 (baseball)

Paul Jones Davis (February 19, 1881 – April 26, 1947) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College (1908), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now Oklahoma State University (1909–1914), North Dakota Agricultural College—now North Dakota State University (1915–1917), and the University of North Dakota (1920–1924), compiling a career college football record of 69–57–6. Davis was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M (1911–1915), North Dakota Agricultural (1915–1918), and North Dakota (1920–1924), tallying a mark of 112–44. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma A&M from 1909 to 1915, amassing a record of 54–40–1.

Coaching career

Davis was the eighth head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1908 season. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 5–4. This ranks him 20th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and eighth at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. 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. From 1915 to 1917, he coached at North Dakota Agricultural, where he compiled a 10–7–1 record.

Personal life

Davis married Florence Eva Baxter.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Dickinson Red Devils () (1908)
1908	Dickinson	5–4
Dickinson:		5–4
Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Independent) (1909–1913)
1909	Oklahoma A&M	5–4
1910	Oklahoma A&M	3–4
1911	Oklahoma A&M	6–2
1912	Oklahoma A&M	6–2
1913	Oklahoma A&M	4–3
Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1914)
1914	Oklahoma A&M	6–2–1
Oklahoma A&M:		30–17–1
North Dakota Agricultural Farmers (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
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919	North Dakota	2–4–1
1920	North Dakota	4–3–1
1921	North Dakota	4–4
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference) (1922–1925)
1922	North Dakota	3–3	3–1
1923	North Dakota	5–3	2–1
1924	North Dakota	2–8	1–4
1925	North Dakota	4–4	2–2
North Dakota:		24–29–2	8–8
Total:		69–57–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth