Louis L. Watson

Louis L. Watson
Biographical details
Born	April 9, 1895; Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1919–1920	Springfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1922	Virginia Normal
1923	Howard
1925–1927	Howard
1928 – c. 1940	Bordentown (NJ)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1926	Howard
1945–?	Howard
Head coaching record
Overall	29–8–6 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 black college national (1923, 1925–1926)

Louis Lee Watson (born April 9, 1895) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Virginia State University–from 1921 to 1922 and at Howard University in 1923 and from 1925 to 1927.^[1] Watson graduated from Howard in 1917 and played football at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1919 and 1920.^[2]

In 1928, Watson began coaching at the Bordentown School in Bordentown, New Jersey.^[3] He returned to Howard in 1945 as athletic director.^[4]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Virginia Normal Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1922)
1921	Virginia Normal	2–1–1	0–1	5th
1922	Virginia Normal	4–4	2–2	T–3rd
Virginia Normal:		6–5–1	2–3
Howard Bison (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923)
1923	Howard	7–0–1	3–0–1	2nd
Howard Bison (Independent) (1925–1927)
1925	Howard	6–0–2
1926	Howard	7–0
1927	Howard	3–3–2
Howard:		23–3–5	3–0–1
Total:		29–8–6
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
^ "New Mentor To Take Place of Morrison, Charley West To Aid". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 20, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Watson Now Coaching Bordentown Eleven". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 6, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hail Return of Louis Watson As Football Coach at Howard". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. June 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[2] "New Mentor To Take Place of Morrison, Charley West To Aid". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 20, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Watson Now Coaching Bordentown Eleven". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 6, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Hail Return of Louis Watson As Football Coach at Howard". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. June 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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