Doug Porter

For the Australian politician, see Doug Porter (politician).

Doug Porter

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1929-08-15) August 15, 1929 Memphis, Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1965	Mississippi Valley State
1966–1973	Grambling State (assistant)
1974–1978	Howard
1979–1996	Fort Valley State
Head 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).

External links

• Doug Porter at the College Football Data Warehouse