Will Lotter

Will Lotter
Biographical details
Born	December 28, 1924; Alameda, California, U.S.
Died	May 20, 2019 (aged 94); Davis, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1948	California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1949–1951	San Ramon Valley HS (CA)
1952–1953	Cal Aggies (assistant)
1954	Cal Aggies
1956–1957	Cal Aggies
1959–1963	UC Davis
Baseball
1950–1952	San Ramon Valley HS (CA)
1953–1958	Cal Aggies
Men's soccer
1972–1987	UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall	26–42–3 (college football); 45–98 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 Far Western (1956, 1963)

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]

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[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Cal Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1954)
1954	Cal Aggies	1–7	1–4	5th
Cal Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1956–1957)
1956	Cal Aggies	7–2	4–1	T–1st
1957	Cal Aggies	0–7–1	0–5	6th
UC Davis Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1959–1963)
1959	UC Davis	1–8	0–5	6th
1960	UC Davis	0–8–1	0–5	6th
1961	UC Davis	5–4	3–2	3rd
1962	UC Davis	5–4	2–3	T–4th
1963	UC Davis	6–2–1	3–1–1	T–1st
Cal Aggies / UC Davis:		26–42–3	10–16–2
Total:		26–42–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Willard Stanley Lotter". Enterprise. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "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 .
^ "Will Lotter: Resume". Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^ "Will Lotter Obituary". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. June 23, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Legacy.com.

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[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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