Ray E. Watts
American sports coach (1895–1969)
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Raymond Ernest Watts (September 18, 1895 – June 3, 1969) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as a head coach in three different sports at Baldwin–Wallace College–now known as Baldwin Wallace University—in Berea, Ohio between 1928 and 1948.[2] Watts was the head football coach at Otterbein University in 1919.
BornSeptember 18, 1895
Powell, Ohio, U.S.
Powell, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 3, 1969 (aged 73)
Berea, Ohio, U.S.
Berea, Ohio, U.S.
AlmamaterOtterbein College
1919Otterbein
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1895 Powell, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1969 (aged 73) Berea, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Otterbein College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Otterbein |
| 1926 | Cleveland Panthers |
| 1928–1948 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1920 | Otterbein |
| 1928–1935 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1940–1950 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1952–1958 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| Baseball | |
| 1929–1931 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1935–1936 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1944 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–65–14 (college football) 304–230 (college basketball) 15–13–1 (college baseball) 3–2 (AFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 OAC (1935, 1937) | |
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterbein Cardinals (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Otterbein | 0–7 | |||||||
| Otterbein: | 0–7 | ||||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1928–1947) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Baldwin–Wallace | 0–8 | 0–8 | 13th | |||||
| 1929 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1930 | Baldwin–Wallace | 1–6 | 1–5 | 12th | |||||
| 1931 | Baldwin–Wallace | 5–0–3 | 4–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1932 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933 | Baldwin–Wallace | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1934 | Baldwin–Wallace | 7–1 | 5–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Baldwin–Wallace | 9–1 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Baldwin–Wallace | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1937 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Baldwin–Wallace | 3–5 | 2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1939 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–2 | 1–2 | T–13th | |||||
| 1940 | Baldwin–Wallace | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–10th | |||||
| 1941 | Baldwin–Wallace | 3–4–1 | 0–2–1 | 16th | |||||
| 1942 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–2 | 2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1943 | Baldwin–Wallace | 4–4–1 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1944 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1945 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–4 | 4–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1946 | Baldwin–Wallace | 4–2–2 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | Baldwin–Wallace | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–7th | |||||
| Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1948) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Baldwin–Wallace | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace: | 104–58–14 | 59–31–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–65–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
