Will Lotter

Williard Stanley Lotter (December 28, 1925 – May 20, 2019)[1] was an American football, baseball, and soccer coach, and a university faculty member and administrator. He served as the head football coach for three stints at University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—known as the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture before 1959—in 1954, from 1956 to 1957, and from 1959 to 1963, compiling a record of 26–42–3. Lotter was the head baseball coach at the school, serving from 1953 to 1958 and tallying a mark of 45–98. He also head coach of the men's soccer team as UC Davis from 1972 to 1987. Lotter played college football at the University of California, Berkeley.[2] He graduated from Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1949, earned a Master of Education from California State University, Sacramento in 1955, and received a Doctor of Education from Berkeley in 1960. Lotter served as a faculty member of the Physical Education Department at UC Davis from 1952 to 1993. He was also the acting Dean of Students at UC Davis from 1969 to 1970.[3]

Will Lotter
Biographical details
Born(1924-12-28)December 28, 1924
Alameda, California
DiedMay 20, 2019(2019-05-20) (aged 94)
Davis, California
Playing career
Football
1948California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1949–1951San Ramon Valley HS (CA)
1952–1953Cal Aggies (assistant)
1954Cal Aggies
1956–1957Cal Aggies
1959–1963UC Davis
Baseball
1950–1952San Ramon Valley HS (CA)
1953–1958Cal Aggies
Men's soccer
1972–1987UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall26–42–3 (college football)
45–98 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 Far Western (1956, 1963)

Lotter grew up in Alameda, California. He died on May 20, 2019, at the age of 94, at his home in Davis, California.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Cal Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1954)
1954 Cal Aggies 1–71–45th
Cal Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1956–1957)
1956 Cal Aggies 7–24–1T–1st
1957 Cal Aggies 0–7–10–56th
UC Davis Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1959–1963)
1959 UC Davis 1–80–56th
1960 UC Davis 0–8–10–56th
1961 UC Davis 5–43–23rd
1962 UC Davis 5–42–3T–4th
1963 UC Davis 6–2–13–1–1T–1st
Cal Aggies / UC Davis: 26–42–310–16–2
Total:26–42–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Willard Stanley Lotter". Enterprise. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. "Davis Gets Big Name Coach—Schmalenberger". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press International. December 28, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Will Lotter: Resume". Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. "Will Lotter Obituary". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. June 23, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
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