Douglas Lawson
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1890 Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1912 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1921–1922 | Williams (line) |
| 1923–1924 | Columbia (assistant) |
| 1925–1927 | Williams |
| 1928 | Brown (line) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–12–4 |
Douglas Lawson (June 21, 1890 – ?) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Williams College from 1925 to 1927.[1][2][3][4][5] He also served as an assistant football coach at Columbia University and Brown University.[6]
Lawson was born on June 21, 1890, in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.[7]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Ephs (Independent) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Williams | 1–4–3 | |||||||
| 1926 | Williams | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1927 | Williams | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Williams: | 8–12–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–12–4 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Williams Signs Lawson Again". The Christian Science Monitor. January 24, 1927.
- ^ "Lawson Williams Coach". The Lewiston Daily Sun. January 24, 1927.
- ^ "Williams Retains Lawson". The New York Times. January 9, 1926.
- ^ "Lawson Withdraw Name At Williams". The New York Times. December 16, 1927.
- ^ "Doug Lawson, Football Coach at Williams Three Years, Refuses Reappointment". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 16, 1927. p. 19. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "C. Caldwell Named Coach at Willliams". The New York Times. January 27, 1928.
- ^ Harvard Class Album. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1913. p. 161.
