Bill Spaulding

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Bill Spaulding
Title	Head coach
College	Western State Normal School
Sport	Football, men's basketball, baseball
Career highlights
Overall	Football: 62-25-3 (.706) Basketball: 77-43 (.642) Baseball: 63-18-4 (.765)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1907–1921 1911–1921 1913–1922	Western State Normal (football) Western State Normal (baseball) Western State Normal (basketball)

Bill Spaulding was the head football, basketball and baseball coach at Western State Normal School (now known as Western Michigan University). He coached football, men's basketball and baseball simultaneously at Western State Normal from 1913 through 1921.

Contents 1 Football 2 Basketball 2.1 Season results 3 Baseball 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Football

Spaulding coached the football team from 1907 until 1921. During his tenure, Spaulding was 62-25-3 (.706), including three undefeated seasons (1909, 1913, 1914).

[edit] Basketball

Spaulding was the first head coach for the Western State Normal School men's basketball program. From 1913 through 1922 he compiled a 77-43 (.642) record, finishing .500 or higher in each of his nine seasons.

[edit] Season results

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Western State Normal School (1913 — 1922)
1913-14	Western State Normal	4-4
1914-15	Western State Normal	7-5
1915-16	Western State Normal	9-7
1916-17	Western State Normal	7-6
1917-18	Western State Normal	8-4
1918-19	Western State Normal	11-3
1919-20	Western State Normal	8-3
1920-21	Western State Normal	12-5
1921-22	Western State Normal	11-6
Total:		77-43

[edit] Baseball

Spaulding was the first head coach for the Western State Normal School baseball program. From 1911 through 1921 he compiled a 63-18-4 (.765) record.

[edit] See also

• Western Michigan Broncos
• Western Michigan Broncos football
• Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

[edit] External links

• WMU coaching history

v • d • e Western Michigan Broncos Head Football Coaches Myers (1906) • Spaulding (1907–21) • Olander (1922–23) • Martineau (1924–28) • Gary (1929–41) • Gill (1942–52) • Petoskey (1953–56) • Schlosser (1957–63) • Doolittle (1964–74) • Uzelac (1975–81) • Harbaugh (1982–86) • Molde (1987–96) • Darnell (1997–04) • Cubit (2005–present)

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