Earl A. Davis

Earl A. Davis
Biographical details
Born	December 28, 1889; Stewart County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	February 13, 1965 (aged 75); Maryville, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1910	Transylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917–1922	Missouri Wesleyan
1923–1924	McKendree
1925	Centenary
1926	Maryville (MO) (assistant)
1927–1936	Maryville (MO)
Basketball
1923–1925	McKendree
Head coaching record
Overall	86–62–12 (football); 22–7 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	4 MIAA (1917, 1919, 1921, 1931)

Earl Andrew "Lefty" Davis (December 28, 1889 – February 13, 1965) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Wesleyan College from 1917 to 1922, McKendree College (now known McKendree University) from 1923 to 1924, Centenary College of Louisiana in 1925, and Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College (common known then as Maryville State Teacher's College and now known as Northwest Missouri State University) from 1927 to 1936. Davis was also the head basketball coach at McKendree from 1923 to 1925, tallying a mark of 22–7.

Davis played football at Transylvania University.^[1] He earned a master's degree at Peabody College and pursued graduate studied at the University of Illinois. Davis died on February 13, 1965, in Maryville, Missouri.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Missouri Wesleyan Owls (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1922)
1917	Missouri Wesleyan	7–0–1	5–0–1	T–1st
1918	Missouri Wesleyan	3–1–1
1919	Missouri Wesleyan	10–0	8–0	1st
1920	Missouri Wesleyan	4–2–2	3–1–2	4th
1921	Missouri Wesleyan	7–1	6–1	T–1st
1922	Missouri Wesleyan	6–4	4–4	T–5th
Missouri Wesleyan:		37–8–3
McKendree Bearcats (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1924)
1923	McKendree	1–5–1	0–4	T–22nd
1924	McKendree	4–4^{[n 1]}	4–2^{[n 1]}	T–5th^{[n 1]}
McKendree:		5–9–1	4–6
Centenary Gentlemen (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925)
1925	Centenary	6–2	2–0	T–2nd
Centenary:		6–2	2–0
Maryville Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1936)
1927	Maryville	1–7	0–4	5th
1928	Maryville	5–3–1	1–2–1	T–4th
1929	Maryville	3–2–3	1–1–1	T–3rd
1930	Maryville	4–5–1	3–1	2nd
1931	Maryville	9–0	4–0	1st
1932	Maryville	4–4–1	2–2	3rd
1933	Maryville	1–8	1–3	4th
1934	Maryville	4–5	2–2	3rd
1935	Maryville	3–5–1	2–3	5th
1936	Maryville	4–4–1	1–3–1	4th
Maryville:		38–43–8	17–21–3
Total:		86–62–12
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c McKendree finished the season 1924 season 5–2–1 overall and 5–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited a tie with Illinois College and a win over Eastern Illinois.

References

^ "Davis Will Aid Bearcat Coach; Former Missouri Wesleyan Mentor to Assist Coach H. F. Lawrence". The Springfield Leader. Springfield, Missouri. October 7, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ex-Maryville College Grid Coach Dies". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. Associated Press. February 14, 1965. p. 2B. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1924season-3] McKendree finished the season 1924 season 5–2–1 overall and 5–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited a tie with Illinois College and a win over Eastern Illinois.

[1] "Davis Will Aid Bearcat Coach; Former Missouri Wesleyan Mentor to Assist Coach H. F. Lawrence". The Springfield Leader. Springfield, Missouri. October 7, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Ex-Maryville College Grid Coach Dies". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. Associated Press. February 14, 1965. p. 2B. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .

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