Will Lotter
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1925 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1948 | California |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1951 | San Ramon Valley HS (CA) |
| 1952–1953 | Northern Branch (assistant) |
| 1954 | Northern Branch |
| 1956–1957 | Northern Branch |
| 1959–1963 | UC Davis |
| Baseball | |
| 1950–1952 | San Ramon Valley HS (CA) |
| 1953–1958 | Northern Branch |
| Men's soccer | |
| 1972–1987 | UC Davis |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–42–3 (college football) 45–98 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Far Western (1956, 1963) | |
Williard Lotter (born c. 1925) is a former American football, baseball, and soccer coach, and a university faculty member and administrator. He served as the head football coach for three stints at University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—known as the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture before 1959—in 1954, from 1956 to 1957, and from 1959 to 1963, compiling a record of 26–42–3. Lotter was the head baseball coach at the school, serving from 1953 to 1958 and tallying a mark of 45–98. He also head coach of the men's soccer team as UC Davis from 1972 to 1987. Lotter played college football at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] He graduated from Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1949, earned a Master of Education from California State University, Sacramento in 1955, and received a Doctor of Education from Berkeley in 1960. Lotter served as a faculty member of the Physical Education Department at UC Davis from 1952 to 1993. He was also the acting Dean of Students at UC Davis from 1969 to 1970.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Branch Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1954) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Northern Branch | 1–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Northern Branch Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1956–1957) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Northern Branch | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1957 | Northern Branch | 0–7–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| UC Davis Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1959–1963) | |||||||||
| 1959 | UC Davis | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1960 | UC Davis | 0–8–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | UC Davis | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | UC Davis | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1963 | UC Davis | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Northern Branch / UC Davis: | 26–42–3 | 10–16–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–42–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Davis Gets Big Name Coach—Schmalenberger". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press International. December 28, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Will Lotter: Resume". Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- 1920s births
- Living people
- California Golden Bears football players
- UC Davis Aggies baseball coaches
- UC Davis Aggies football coaches
- UC Davis Aggies men's soccer coaches
- High school baseball coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in the United States
- University of California, Davis faculty
- California State University, Sacramento alumni
- People from Alameda, California
- Players of American football from California