Coach record book

Paul Davis's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Paul Davis's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games: 25
Top score: 49/100
Overtime: 0

Teams coached in this list

National ranking

The top 25 of 68 attributable games

9 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1963Week 12
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Mississippi State 10, Ole Miss 10
T · Coached Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 7 Ole Miss · 0-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
1963Week 9
Auburn at Mississippi State
Auburn 10, Mississippi State 13
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Auburn
No. 9 Auburn vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
1965Week 8
Alabama at Mississippi State
Alabama 10, Mississippi State 7
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Alabama
No. 5 Alabama vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
1963Week 8
Mississippi State at Alabama
Mississippi State 19, Alabama 20
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Alabama
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 7 Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
1964Week 10
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 10, LSU 14
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 6 LSU · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
1966Week 8
Mississippi State at Alabama
Mississippi State 14, Alabama 27
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Alabama
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Alabama · 13-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
39
Game score
1964Week 8
Alabama at Mississippi State
Alabama 23, Mississippi State 6
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Alabama
No. 2 Alabama vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 17-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
37
Game score
1966Week 5
Southern Miss at Mississippi State
Southern Miss 9, Mississippi State 10
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
1963Week 10
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 6, Mississippi State 7
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. LSU
Unranked LSU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
1962Week 4
Tennessee at Mississippi State
Tennessee 6, Mississippi State 7
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Tennessee
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
1962Week 8
Alabama at Mississippi State
Alabama 20, Mississippi State 0
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Alabama
No. 3 Alabama vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 20-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
33
Game score
1965Week 5
Southern Miss at Mississippi State
Southern Miss 9, Mississippi State 27
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. No. 10 Mississippi State · 18-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
1964Week 13
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Mississippi State 20, Ole Miss 17
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
1963PostseasonNeutral site
NC State vs. Mississippi State
NC State 12, Mississippi State 16
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. NC State
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
1908Week 5
Ursinus at Dickinson (PA)
Ursinus 4, Dickinson (PA) 8
W · Coached Dickinson (PA) vs. Ursinus
Unranked Ursinus vs. Unranked Dickinson (PA) · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
1963Week 3
Florida at Mississippi State
Florida 9, Mississippi State 9
T · Coached Mississippi State vs. Florida
Unranked Florida vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
1914Week 9
Rice at Oklahoma State
Rice 13, Oklahoma State 13
T · Coached Oklahoma State vs. Rice
Unranked Rice vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
1965Week 3
Mississippi State at Florida
Mississippi State 18, Florida 13
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Florida
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Florida · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
1964Week 7
Houston at Mississippi State
Houston 13, Mississippi State 18
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Houston
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
1908Week 2
McDaniel at Dickinson (PA)
McDaniel 0, Dickinson (PA) 5
W · Coached Dickinson (PA) vs. McDaniel
Unranked McDaniel vs. Unranked Dickinson (PA) · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
1964Week 4
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Mississippi State 13, Tennessee 14
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Tennessee
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
29
Game score
1962Week 6
Mississippi State at Houston
Mississippi State 9, Houston 3
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Houston
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Houston · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
1908Week 9
Bucknell at Dickinson (PA)
Bucknell 0, Dickinson (PA) 6
W · Coached Dickinson (PA) vs. Bucknell
Unranked Bucknell vs. Unranked Dickinson (PA) · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
1965Week 7
Mississippi State at Tulane
Mississippi State 15, Tulane 17
L · Coached Mississippi State vs. Tulane
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Tulane · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
28
Game score
1963Week 4
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 0
W · Coached Mississippi State vs. Tennessee
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
28
Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.