Ray E. Davis

American football player and sports coach (1907–1972)

Ray E. DavisBiographical details

Born| (1907-09-14)September 14, 1907
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died| August 26, 1972(1972-08-26) (aged 64)
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1930| Howard (AL)
1932–1933| Portsmouth Spartans
Position(s)| Center, guard, tackle, end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1938| Howard (AL) (line)
1939| Louisiana Tech
Baseball
1939| Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall| 5–6 (football)

Raymond Elswood Davis (September 14, 1907 – August 26, 1972) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was the head football and baseball coach at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute—now known as Louisiana Tech University—in 1939. Davis played college football at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth Spartans in 1932 and 1933. David returned to his alma mater, Howard, in 1934, where he served as line coach for the football team under head coaches Clyde Propst and Billy Bancroft.[1]

## Head coaching record

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### Football

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1939)
1939 | Louisiana Tech | 5–6 |  |  |
Louisiana Tech: | 5–6 |  |
Total: | 5–6 |

## References

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1. ^ "Howard Line Coach Takes Job at L. P. I.—Raymond Davis Quits To Take New Position". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. January 29, 1939. p. 26. Retrieved November 26, 2018 - via Newspapers.com .

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
* Ray E. Davis at Find a Grave

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head baseball coaches

* Harry Gwinner (1902)
* Unknown (1903–1906)
* Brown Rogers (1907)
* George L. Watkins (1908)
* Unknown (1909)
* Percy S. Prince (1910)
* Unknown (1911–1912)
* No team (1913–1919)
* Unknown (1920)
* R. Foster Clark (1921–1922)
* Lone Star Dietz (1923–1924)
* John A. Wight (1925)
* Ralph C. Kenney (1926)
* Hugh E. Wilson (1927)
* Edward Sherling (1928)
* Larry Fox (1929–1931)
* Unknown (1932–1933)
* Eddie McLane (1934–1937)
* Larry Fox (1938)
* Ray E. Davis (1939)
* George "Blue" Hogg (1939–1942)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Berry Hinton (1945–1967)
* Pat Patterson (1968–1990)
* Mike Kane (1991–1995)
* Randy Davis (1996–1998)
* Jeff Richardson (1999–2002)
* Wade Simoneaux (2003–2014)
* Greg Goff (2015–2016)
* Lane Burroughs (2017–present)

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head football coaches

* Edwin Barber (1901)
* Frank Singleton (1902)
* Howard F. Crandell (1902)
* W. M. Robb (1903)
* E. G. Pierce (1904)
* J. U. Bragg (1905)
* Zack T. Young (1906)
* George L. Watkins (1907)
* Albert L. Cornell (1908)
* Percy S. Prince (1909–1915)
* A. Flack (1916)
* Villis S. Pugh (1917)
* No team (1918)
* Percy S. Prince (1919)
* R. Foster Clark (1920–1921)
* Lone Star Dietz (1922–1923)
* Philip Arbuckle (1924)
* Ralph C. Kenney (1925)
* Hugh E. Wilson (1926–1927)
* Tod Rockwell (1928–1929)
* George Bohler (1930–1933)
* Eddie McLane (1934–1938)
* Ray E. Davis (1939)
* Joe Aillet (1940–1942)
* No team (1943)
* Joe Aillet (1944–1966)
* Maxie Lambright (1967–1978)
* Larry Beightol (1979)
* Pat Patterson # (1979)
* Billy Brewer (1980–1982)
* A. L. Williams (1983–1986)
* Carl Torbush (1987)
* Joe Raymond Peace (1988–1995)
* Gary Crowton (1996–1998)
* Jack Bicknell Jr. (1999–2006)
* Derek Dooley (2007–2009)
* Sonny Dykes (2010–2012)
* Skip Holtz (2013–2021)
* Sonny Cumbie (2022–present)

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