Doug Porter

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Doug Porter

Biographical details
Born	(1929-08-15)August 15, 1929 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 5, 2024(2024-06-05) (aged 94) Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1950	Xavier (LA)
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954	Father Bertrand HS (TN) (assistant)
1955–1960	Xavier (LA) (backfield)
1961–1965	Mississippi Vocational / Valley State
1966–1973	Grambling State (assistant)
1974–1978	Howard
1979–1985	Fort Valley State
1987–1996	Fort Valley State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1961–?	Mississippi Vocational / Valley State
1981–1997	Fort Valley State
Head coaching record
Overall	155–110–5
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 SIAC (1982–1983, 1991–1992)
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1974)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 (profile)

Douglas T. Porter (August 15, 1929 – June 5, 2024) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.

Biography

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Porter played high school football at Father Bertrand High School. He played college football as a quarterback at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans for three seasons and later earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana University.

Porter served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954, reaching the rank of first lieutenant. In 1954, he was an assistant coach at Father Betrand High School, working on the staff of his father, W. P. Porter. He then returned to Xavier as backfield coach and director of intramural sports. In August 1961, Porter was appointed as athletic director and head football coach at Mississippi Vocation College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

He served as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University (1961–1965), Howard University (1974–1978), and Fort Valley State University (1979–1985, 1987–1996), compiling a career college football record of 155–110–5. He was also an assistant coach at Grambling State University under Eddie Robinson between his stints at Mississippi Valley State and Howard. Porter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Porter died in Grambling, Louisiana, on June 5, 2024, at the age of 94. His funeral was at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils (South Central Athletic Conference) (1961)
1961	Mississippi Vocational	2–4
Mississippi Vocational / Valley State Delta Devils (NCAA College Division independent) (1962–1965)
1962	Mississippi Vocational	2–5
1963	Mississippi Vocational	6–3
1964	Mississippi Valley State	5–4
1965	Mississippi Valley State	6–3
Mississippi Vocational / Valley State:		21–19
Howard Bison (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1974–1978)
1974	Howard	8–2–1	4–1–1	T–2nd	L Orange Blossom Classic
1975	Howard	8–3	4–2	3rd
1976	Howard	5–5–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
1977	Howard	5–5	2–4	5th
1978	Howard	4–6	2–4	T–5th
Howard:		30–21–2	15–13–2
Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1979–1985)
1979	Fort Valley State	4–4–1	2–2–1
1980	Fort Valley State	6–4–1	4–0–1
1981	Fort Valley State	9–2	4–1
1982	Fort Valley State	10–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round	7
1983	Fort Valley State	8–1	5–0	1st		9
1984	Fort Valley State	8–3	5–2
1985	Fort Valley State	8–1	4–0
Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1987–1996)
1987	Fort Valley State	4–6	3–4
1988	Fort Valley State	3–7	2–5
1989	Fort Valley State	6–4	5–1	2nd
1990	Fort Valley State	4–7	2–6	7th
1991	Fort Valley State	7–3	5–2	T–1st
1992	Fort Valley State	7–4	6–1	1st		10
1993	Fort Valley State	6–4–1	5–1–1	2nd
1994	Fort Valley State	5–5	5–3	T–3rd
1995	Fort Valley State	3–8	3–5	7th
1996	Fort Valley State	6–5	3–3	T–2nd
Fort Valley State:		104–70–3	69–37–3
Total:		155–110–5

External links

• Doug Porter at the College Football Hall of Fame