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Doug Porter Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born August 15, 1929 Place of birth Memphis, Tennessee Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1961–1965
1966–1973
1974–1978
1979–1996Mississippi Valley State
Grambling State (assistant)
Howard
Fort Valley StateHead coaching record Overall 115–111–5 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2008 (profile)Douglas "Doug" Porter (born August 15, 1929) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University (1961–1965), Howard University (1974–1978), and Fort Valley State University (1979–1996), compiling a career college football record of 115–111–5. He was also an assistant coach at Grambling State University under Eddie Robinson. Porter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Porter was the fifth head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and he held that position for five seasons, from 1961 until 1965. His coaching record at Mississippi Valley State was 21–20. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him sixth at Mississippi Valley State in total wins and fourth at Mississippi Valley State in winning percentage (.512).[1][2]
References
- ^ Mississippi Valley State University coaching records
- ^ The Sports Network Mississippi Valley State University annual football records
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Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils head football coaches Cleophers Hatcher (1953) • Ulysses S. McPherson (1954–1957) • LeRoy Smith (1958) • John A. Bell (1959–1960) • Doug Porter (1961–1965) • Curtis Maddox (1966–1967) • William Glossom (1968–1969) • Davis Weathersby (1970–1977) • James T. Thomas (1978–1979) • Archie Cooley (1980–1986) • Kenneth Pettiford (1987–1989) • Larry Dorsey (1990–1998) • LaTraia Jones (1999–2001) • Willie Totten (2002–2009) • Karl Morgan (2010– )
Howard Bison head football coaches Unknown (1882) • Charles Cook (1893–1895) • No team (1896) • Charles Cook (1897) • No team (1898) • Charles Cook (1899–1900) • Cap Washington (1901–1906) • Heine Bullock (1907) • Merton Robinson (1908) • Ernest Marshall (1909–1916) • W. H. Beckett (1917) • Merton Robinson (1918–1919) • Edward Morrison (1920–1922) • Louis Watson (1923) • Edward Morrison (1924) • Louis Watson (1925–1927) • Edward Morrison (1928) • Tom Verdell (1929–1933) • Charles West (1934–1935) • Harry Payne (1936–1940) • James Rowland (1941–1942) • No team (1943) • Ted Chambers (1944) • Unknown (1945) • Edward Jackson (1946–1952) • Thomas Johnson (1953–1956) • Robert White (1957–1961) • Tillman Season (1962–1968) • Jogn Organ (1969) • Tillman Sease (1970–1972) • Ed Wyche (1973) • Doug Porter (1974–1978) • Floyd Keith (1979–1982) • Joe Taylor (1983) • Willie Jeffries (1984–1988) • Steve Wilson (1989–2001) • Ray Petty (2002–2006) • Carey Bailey (2007–2010) • Gary Harrell (2011–)
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