| Bill Elias | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1924 |
| Playing career | |
| 1945–1946 | Maryland |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1952 1953–1955 1956–1959 1960 1961–1964 1965–1968 1969 |
Richmond HS (IN) Purdue (assistant) Purdue (backfield) George Washington Virginia Navy Boston Patriots (DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–48–5 (college) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 North Central Conference (H.S.) (1951, 1952) | |
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (1961) | |
William T. "Bill" Elias (born c. 1924)[1] is an American former football coach. He served as the head coach at George Washington University, the University of Virginia, and the United States Naval Academy. Elias compiled a career college football record of 36–48–5.
Elias attended Martins Ferry High School in Martins Ferry, Ohio, where he starred on the football and basketball teams.[2] He went on to college at the University of Maryland. He was a guard on the football team in 1945 and 1946,[3] but did not earn a varsity letter.[4]
Elias began his coaching career at Richmond High School in Richmond, Indiana from 1950 to 1952. In his last two seasons there, he led two undefeated teams to consecutive North Central Conference championships and set the longest Indiana interscholastic winning streak at 22 games.[5] In 1956, Elias was promoted from an assistant position to head backfield coach at Purdue.[2] In 1960, he received his first collegiate head coaching position at George Washington, where he compiled a 5–3–1 record. From 1961 to 1964, he coached at Virginia, where he compiled a 16–23–1 record. From 1965 to 1968, he coached at Navy, where he compiled an 11–22–3 record.[6]
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