Bill Edwards | ||
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Sport(s) | Football | |
Biographical details | ||
Born | June 21, 1905 | |
Place of birth | Massillon, Ohio | |
Died | June 12, 1987 | (aged 81)|
Place of death | Springfield, Ohio | |
Playing career | ||
1929 | Wittenberg | |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
1931 1932–1933 1934 1935–1940 1941–1942 1949–1952 1953–1954 1955–1968 |
Springfield HS (OH) (assistant) Fostoria HS (OH) Western Reserve (assistant) Western Reserve Detroit Lions Vanderbilt North Carolina (assistant) Wittenberg |
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Head coaching record | ||
Overall | 168–45–8 (college) 4–9–1 (NFL) |
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Bowls | 1–0 | |
Statistics | ||
College Football Data Warehouse | ||
Accomplishments and honors | ||
Championships | ||
5 OAC (1958, 1961–1964) | ||
Awards | ||
2x AFCA College Division COY (1962–1963) | ||
Inducted in 1986 (profile) |
William Miller "Bill" Edwards (June 21, 1905 – June 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Reserve University (1935–1940), Vanderbilt University (1949–1952), and Wittenberg University (1955–1968), compiling a career college football record of 168–45–8. Edwards also coached the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1941 to 1942, tallying a mark of 4–9–1. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1986. Steve Belichick, father of Bill Belichick, played for him at Western Reserve and with the Lions, and coached with him at Vanderbilt. Edwards was the godfather of Bill.
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Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Western Reserve Red Cats () (1935–1940) | |||||||||
1935 | Western Reserve | 9–0–1 | |||||||
1936 | Western Reserve | 10–0 | |||||||
1937 | Western Reserve | 8–2 | |||||||
1938 | Western Reserve | 9–0 | |||||||
1939 | Western Reserve | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1940 | Western Reserve | 8–1 | W Sun | ||||||
Western Reserve: | 49–6–2 | ||||||||
Vanderbilt Commodores (Southeastern Conference) (1949–1952) | |||||||||
1949 | Vanderbilt | 5–5 | 4–4 | 7th | |||||
1950 | Vanderbilt | 7–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
1951 | Vanderbilt | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
1952 | Vanderbilt | 3–5–2 | 1–4–1 | 11th | |||||
Vanderbilt: | 21–19–2 | 11–17–1 | |||||||
Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1955–1968) | |||||||||
1955 | Wittenberg | 4–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–7th | |||||
1956 | Wittenberg | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
1957 | Wittenberg | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
1958 | Wittenberg | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1959 | Wittenberg | 5–3 | 5–3 | 6th | |||||
1960 | Wittenberg | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1961 | Wittenberg | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1962 | Wittenberg | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1963 | Wittenberg | 8–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1964 | Wittenberg | 8–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1965 | Wittenberg | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1966 | Wittenberg | 8–1 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
1967 | Wittenberg | 8–1 | 3–1 | T–4th | |||||
1968 | Wittenberg | 6–3 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
Wittenberg: | 98–20–4 | 70–14–4 | |||||||
Total: | 168–45–8 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title |
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