Bob Davis (football coach)

College coach infobox
Name = Robert L. "Bob" Davis

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DateOfBirth = February 13, 1908
Birthplace = Salt Lake City, Utah
DateOfDeath = January 10, 1965
Sport = Football
College = Colorado State
Title = Head coach & Athletic Director
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OverallRecord = 54-33-2
Awards = Skyline Conference Coach of the Year 1948 & 1955
Championships = Skyline Conference 1955
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CoachYears = 1947-1955
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Robert L. "Bob" Davis is a former head coach of the Colorado State University college football program from 1947-1955. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Colorado Football History | date= | publisher= | url =http://sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=nytimes&page=cfoot/teams/direct480.htm | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-09 | language = ] Bob Davis was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and played his collegiate football at the University of Utah under Ike Armstrong. Quarterback and team captain in 1929, Davis lead Utah to the conference championship graduating in 1930. He coached at South Salt Lake City High School, Weber Junior College and was an assistant coach at the University of Utah and Denver University before being named as the head coach of football at Colorado A & M College (Colorado State) on January 6, 1947.

Bob Davis utilized the "T" formation and veterans returning from WW II to turn around a 2-7 Aggies team in 1946 to an 8-2 team in 1948; placing second in the Skyline Conference. Upon turning the Aggies around in 1948, Colorado A & M was invited to and played in the January 1, 1949 Raisin Bowl in Fresno, California against Occidental College. Only losing 21-20 in the last minutes of the game, Davis' 1949 team went on to a 9-1 record and placed second again. Bob Davis was a revolutionary coach utilizing classroom football along with practice and game films to help his players excel. Davis also played black athletes in a predominantly white school such as Eddie Hanna, George Jones and Alex Burl.

Several of Bob Davis' players went on to the National Football League including Dale Dodrill, Thurman "Fum" McGraw, Jim David, Don Burroughs, Jack Christiansen, Alex Burl and Gary Glick. Three of his players were All-Americans; Thurman "Fum" Mcgraw (first team 1948, 1949), Harvey Achziger (first team 1952) and Gary Glick (second team 1955). Davis' 1955 team won the Skyline Conference Championship but following the season he resigned from coaching football to concentrate on his duties as Athletic Director. (1953-1965)

Bob Davis continued as Athletic Director when Colorado A & M College became Colorado State University in 1957 and is responsible for paving the way to construct Moby Arena and Hughes Stadium during the campus' rebirth. Bob Davis died while serving as Athletic Director on January 10, 1965 from a lengthy illness.

Head Coaching Record

CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1947
name = Colorado State
overall = 5-4-1

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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1948
name = Colorado State
overall = 8-3-0

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confstanding = 2
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bowloutcome = L
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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1949
name = Colorado State
overall = 9-1-0

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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1950
name = Colorado State
overall = 6-3-0

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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1951
name = Colorado State
overall = 5-4-1

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confstanding = 4
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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1952
name = Colorado State
overall = 6-4-0

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confstanding = 3
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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1953
name = Colorado State
overall = 4-5-0

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confstanding = 5
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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1954
name = Colorado State
overall = 3-7-0

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confstanding = 6
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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1955
name = Colorado State
overall = 8-2-0

conference = Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference
confstanding = 1st
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References

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www.coloradoaggies.com

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