29:
289:
regular season championships, and a fourth in 1948–49, his last as basketball coach. Davis retired from football coaching after the 1967 season. He was inducted into the Rice
Athletics Hall of Fame in 1973.
468:
702:
725:
461:
428:
695:
454:
341:
477:
271:
999:
797:
789:
688:
209:
315:
861:
984:
733:
1009:
853:
285:, where the two would coach together for 27 more years. Davis took over as the Owls' head basketball coach in 1942, and won three consecutive
398:
368:
994:
270:, and was also named head basketball coach. Davis left Clemson as the school's winningest basketball coach, including winning the
974:
989:
979:
420:
1004:
627:
337:
236:
133:
901:
491:
711:
240:
143:
307:
446:
611:
781:
680:
499:
267:
158:
108:
390:
741:
235:(January 30, 1902–January 5, 1990) was an American college basketball and football coach at
969:
964:
364:
286:
215:
8:
205:
255:
169:
757:
247:
73:
56:
765:
282:
829:
813:
659:
603:
595:
531:
523:
515:
507:
275:
251:
94:
958:
909:
667:
547:
539:
925:
893:
885:
773:
749:
651:
555:
805:
643:
635:
619:
587:
563:
476:
263:
28:
941:
933:
869:
259:
117:
917:
845:
571:
710:
262:. After two years in business and coaching high school football in
877:
250:, Davis played football, basketball, and baseball at
956:
696:
462:
479:Clemson Tigers men's basketball head coaches
703:
689:
469:
455:
312:The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project
27:
1000:Clemson Tigers men's basketball coaches
713:Rice Owls men's basketball head coaches
421:"Rice Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees"
300:
957:
401:from the original on September 1, 2020
356:
684:
450:
344:from the original on February 4, 2023
318:from the original on February 4, 2023
985:Rhodes Lynx men's basketball players
431:from the original on August 18, 2023
362:
218:(1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1948-49)
16:American athletics coach (1902–1990)
371:from the original on March 29, 2023
272:1939 Southern Conference tournament
13:
1010:Rice Owls men's basketball coaches
14:
1021:
338:"Official Program: Tulane / Rice"
365:"Clemson Basketball in the '30s"
308:"Joe Davis' Record vs. Kentucky"
266:, Davis joined Neely's staff at
995:Clemson Tigers football coaches
413:
383:
330:
281:In 1940 he and Neely moved to
1:
975:People from Smyrna, Tennessee
293:
258:, playing football for coach
990:Rhodes Lynx baseball players
980:Rhodes Lynx football players
86:Football/Basketball/Baseball
7:
391:"Joe Davis coaching record"
10:
1026:
1005:Rice Owls football coaches
194:Accomplishments and honors
720:
486:
252:Southwestern Presbyterian
226:
222:
203:
198:
193:
185:
180:
176:
165:
154:
149:
139:
129:
124:
115:
104:
100:
90:
85:
80:
63:
43:
38:
26:
395:Sports-Reference.com
340:. October 11, 1947.
287:Southwest Conference
181:Head coaching record
39:Biographical details
23:
367:. Clemson Tigers.
256:Memphis, Tennessee
21:
952:
951:
798:Russell Daugherty
790:Franklyn Ashcraft
758:Howard Yerges Sr.
678:
677:
274:with star center
248:Smyrna, Tennessee
230:
229:
116:Coaching career (
95:Southwestern (TN)
74:Sugar Land, Texas
57:Smyrna, Tennessee
1017:
945:
937:
929:
921:
913:
905:
897:
889:
881:
873:
865:
857:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
714:
705:
698:
691:
682:
681:
671:
663:
655:
647:
639:
631:
623:
615:
607:
599:
591:
583:
575:
567:
559:
551:
543:
535:
527:
519:
511:
503:
495:
480:
471:
464:
457:
448:
447:
441:
440:
438:
436:
417:
411:
410:
408:
406:
387:
381:
380:
378:
376:
360:
354:
353:
351:
349:
334:
328:
327:
325:
323:
304:
70:
54:January 30, 1902
53:
51:
31:
24:
20:
1025:
1024:
1020:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1014:
955:
954:
953:
948:
940:
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
876:
868:
862:George Carlisle
860:
852:
844:
836:
828:
820:
812:
804:
796:
788:
780:
772:
766:Philip Arbuckle
764:
756:
748:
740:
732:
726:Robert Cummings
724:
716:
712:
709:
679:
674:
666:
658:
650:
642:
634:
626:
618:
610:
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
562:
554:
546:
538:
530:
522:
514:
506:
498:
490:
482:
478:
475:
445:
444:
434:
432:
419:
418:
414:
404:
402:
389:
388:
384:
374:
372:
363:Blackman, Sam.
361:
357:
347:
345:
336:
335:
331:
321:
319:
306:
305:
301:
296:
283:Rice University
213:
72:
68:
67:January 5, 1990
55:
49:
47:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1023:
1013:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
950:
949:
947:
946:
938:
930:
922:
914:
906:
902:Scott Thompson
898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
858:
850:
842:
834:
830:Buster Brannon
826:
818:
814:Buster Brannon
810:
802:
794:
786:
782:John Nicholson
778:
770:
762:
754:
746:
738:
734:Wilbur Tisdale
730:
721:
718:
717:
708:
707:
700:
693:
685:
676:
675:
673:
672:
664:
660:Oliver Purnell
656:
648:
640:
632:
624:
616:
608:
604:Press Maravich
600:
596:Banks McFadden
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
552:
544:
536:
532:Country Morris
528:
524:Edward Donahue
520:
516:Country Morris
512:
508:Audley H. Ward
504:
496:
487:
484:
483:
474:
473:
466:
459:
451:
443:
442:
412:
382:
355:
329:
298:
297:
295:
292:
276:Banks McFadden
228:
227:
224:
223:
220:
219:
201:
200:
196:
195:
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
178:
177:
174:
173:
167:
163:
162:
156:
152:
151:
147:
146:
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
122:
121:
113:
112:
106:
102:
101:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
83:
82:
81:Playing career
78:
77:
71:(aged 87)
65:
61:
60:
45:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1022:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
962:
960:
943:
939:
935:
931:
927:
923:
919:
915:
911:
910:Willis Wilson
907:
903:
899:
895:
891:
887:
883:
879:
875:
871:
867:
863:
859:
855:
851:
847:
843:
839:
835:
831:
827:
823:
819:
815:
811:
807:
803:
799:
795:
791:
787:
783:
779:
775:
771:
767:
763:
759:
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
722:
719:
715:
706:
701:
699:
694:
692:
687:
686:
683:
669:
668:Brad Brownell
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
637:
633:
629:
625:
621:
617:
613:
612:Bobby Roberts
609:
605:
601:
597:
593:
589:
585:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
557:
553:
549:
548:E. J. Stewart
545:
541:
540:Larry Conover
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
500:John W. Erwin
497:
493:
489:
488:
485:
481:
472:
467:
465:
460:
458:
453:
452:
449:
430:
426:
425:Rice Owl Club
422:
416:
400:
396:
392:
386:
370:
366:
359:
343:
339:
333:
317:
313:
309:
303:
299:
291:
288:
284:
279:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
244:
242:
238:
234:
225:
221:
217:
211:
207:
202:
199:Championships
197:
192:
188:
184:
179:
175:
171:
168:
164:
160:
157:
153:
148:
145:
142:
138:
135:
132:
128:
123:
120:unless noted)
119:
114:
110:
107:
103:
99:
96:
93:
89:
84:
79:
75:
66:
62:
58:
46:
42:
37:
33:Davis in 1940
30:
25:
19:
926:Mike Rhoades
894:Tommy Suitts
886:Mike Schuler
854:John Frankie
837:
821:
774:Pete Cawthon
750:Pete Cawthon
652:Larry Shyatt
579:
556:Bud Saunders
492:Frank Dobson
433:. Retrieved
424:
415:
403:. Retrieved
394:
385:
373:. Retrieved
358:
346:. Retrieved
332:
320:. Retrieved
311:
302:
280:
245:
232:
231:
69:(1990-01-05)
18:
970:1990 deaths
965:1902 births
936:(2017–2024)
928:(2014–2017)
920:(2008–2014)
912:(1992–2008)
904:(1987–1992)
896:(1981–1987)
888:(1977–1981)
880:(1974–1977)
872:(1966–1974)
864:(1963–1966)
856:(1959–1963)
848:(1949–1959)
840:(1946–1949)
832:(1945–1946)
824:(1942–1945)
816:(1938–1942)
808:(1932–1938)
806:Jimmy Kitts
800:(1927–1932)
792:(1925–1927)
784:(1924–1925)
776:(1923–1924)
768:(1922–1923)
760:(1921–1922)
752:(1920–1921)
744:(1919–1920)
742:Leslie Mann
736:(1917–1919)
728:(1914–1917)
662:(2003–2010)
654:(1998–2003)
646:(1994–1998)
644:Rick Barnes
638:(1984–1994)
636:Cliff Ellis
630:(1975–1984)
628:Bill Foster
622:(1970–1975)
620:Tates Locke
614:(1962–1970)
606:(1956–1962)
598:(1946–1956)
590:(1940–1946)
588:Rock Norman
582:(1931–1940)
574:(1927–1931)
566:(1925–1927)
564:Tink Gillam
558:(1923–1925)
550:(1921–1923)
542:(1920–1921)
534:(1919–1920)
526:(1917–1919)
518:(1916–1917)
510:(1915–1916)
502:(1913–1915)
494:(1911–1913)
264:Mississippi
172:(assistant)
161:(assistant)
105:Position(s)
959:Categories
942:Rob Lanier
934:Scott Pera
870:Don Knodel
435:August 18,
405:August 18,
375:August 18,
348:August 18,
322:August 18,
294:References
260:Jess Neely
125:Basketball
111:(football)
50:1902-01-30
918:Ben Braun
846:Don Suman
838:Joe Davis
822:Joe Davis
580:Joe Davis
572:Josh Cody
233:Joe Davis
166:1940–1967
155:1931–1939
140:1942–1949
130:1931–1940
91:1924–1928
22:Joe Davis
944:(2024– )
878:Bob Polk
670:(2010– )
429:Archived
399:Archived
369:Archived
342:Archived
316:Archived
246:Born in
150:Football
268:Clemson
237:Clemson
210:1938–39
189:184–142
186:Overall
159:Clemson
134:Clemson
76:, U.S.
59:, U.S.
206:SoCon
437:2023
407:2023
377:2023
350:2023
324:2023
241:Rice
239:and
170:Rice
144:Rice
64:Died
44:Born
254:in
216:SWC
109:End
961::
427:.
423:.
397:.
393:.
314:.
310:.
278:.
243:.
214:4
204:1
118:HC
704:e
697:t
690:v
470:e
463:t
456:v
439:.
409:.
379:.
352:.
326:.
212:)
208:(
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.png)