Louis Lee Watson (born April 9, 1895) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Virginia State University–from 1921 to 1922 and at Howard University in 1923 and from 1925 to 1927.[1] Watson graduated from Howard in 1917 and played football at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1919 and 1920.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1895 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1919–1920 | Springfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1921–1922 | Virginia Normal |
| 1923 | Howard |
| 1925–1927 | Howard |
| 1928–c. 1940 | Bordentown (NJ) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1926 | Howard |
| 1945–? | Howard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–8–6 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 black college national (1923, 1925–1926) | |
In 1928, Watson began coaching at the Bordentown School in Bordentown, New Jersey.[3] He returned to Howard in 1945 as athletic director.[4]
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Normal Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Virginia Normal | 2–1–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1922 | Virginia Normal | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Virginia Normal: | 6–5–1 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Howard Bison (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Howard | 7–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Howard Bison (Independent) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Howard | 6–0–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Howard | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1927 | Howard | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| Howard: | 23–3–5 | 3–0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–8–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "New Mentor To Take Place of Morrison, Charley West To Aid". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 20, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Watson Now Coaching Bordentown Eleven". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 6, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hail Return of Louis Watson As Football Coach at Howard". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. June 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
