John Solomon "Sap" Davis (October 21, 1898 – February 16, 1985) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas for one season, in 1930, compiling a record of 1–6.[2] Davis was also the athletic director and head basketball coach at Ottawa from 1927 to 1931. He moved to the State Normal School of Colorado—now known as the University of Northern Colorado—in 1931 to replace George E. Cooper as head basketball coach.[3] In 1937, Davis was hired as the head basketball coach at Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Colorado State University.[4][5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1930) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Ottawa | 1–6 | 0–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Ottawa: | 1–6 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–6 | ||||||||
References
- ^ The Ottawa Campus, April 2, 1931, Ottawa, Kansas
- ^ "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ottawa Braves. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kansan Will Coach Bears in Basketball". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. May 7, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Davis, Who Built Bear Cage Fives, Accepts Position At Colo. Aggies". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. July 8, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Davis To Aggies (continued)". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. July 8, 1937. p. 81. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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