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Douglas T. 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 (1979–1985, 1987–1996), compiling a career college football record of 155–110–5.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.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils (South Central Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Mississippi Vocational | 2–4 | |||||||
| Mississippi Vocational / Valley State Delta Devils (NCAA College Division independent) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Mississippi Vocational | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1963 | Mississippi Vocational | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1964 | Mississippi Valley State | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1965 | Mississippi Valley State | 6–3 | |||||||
| Mississippi Vocational / Valley State: | 21–19 | ||||||||
| Howard Bison (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Howard | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | L Orange Blossom Classic | ||||
| 1975 | Howard | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Howard | 5–5–1 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Howard | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | Howard | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Howard: | 30–21–2 | 15–13–2 | |||||||
| Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Fort Valley State | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | ||||||
| 1980 | Fort Valley State | 6–4–1 | 4–0–1 | ||||||
| 1981 | Fort Valley State | 9–2 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 1982 | Fort Valley State | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 7 | |||
| 1983 | Fort Valley State | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | 9 | ||||
| 1984 | Fort Valley State | 8–3 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1985 | Fort Valley State | 8–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Fort Valley State | 4–6 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 1988 | Fort Valley State | 3–7 | 2–5 | ||||||
| 1989 | Fort Valley State | 6–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1990 | Fort Valley State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1991 | Fort Valley State | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1992 | Fort Valley State | 7–4 | 6–1 | 1st | 10 | ||||
| 1993 | Fort Valley State | 6–4–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Fort Valley State | 5–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1995 | Fort Valley State | 3–8 | 3–5 | ||||||
| 1996 | Fort Valley State | 6–5 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Fort Valley State: | 104–70–3 | 69–37–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 155–110–5 | ||||||||
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