Bill Saunders

Bill Saunders
Sport(s) Football
Playing career
1917–1918 Navy
Position(s) Lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1923–1927 Colorado Agricultural (line)
1928–1931 Colorado State Teachers
1932–1934 Colorado
1936–1938 Denver
Head coaching record
Overall 44–28–8
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 RMFAC (1934)

William H. "Navy Bill" Saunders was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State Teachers College—now the University of Northern Colorado—from 1928 to 1931, at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1932 to 1934, and at the University of Denver from 1936 to 1938, compiling a career college football record of 44–28–8. Saunders played football as a lineman at the United States Naval Academy and was later a line coach at the Agricultural College of Colorado, now Colorado State University.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Colorado State Teachers (Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference) (1928–1931)
1928 Colorado State Teachers 4–43–48th
1929 Colorado State Teachers 4–33–26th
1930 Colorado State Teachers 2–2–32–2–3T–5th
1931 Colorado State Teachers 2–4–12–4–19th
Colorado State Teachers: 12–13–410–12–1
Colorado Silver and Gold / Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference) (1932–1934)
1932 Colorado 2–42–48th
1933 Colorado 7–25–24th
1934 Colorado 6–1–26–1T–1st
Colorado: 15–7–213–7
Denver Pioneers (Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference) (1936–1937)
1936 Denver 7–1–16–1–12nd
1937 Denver 6–35–2T–3rd
Denver Pioneers (Mountain States Conference) (1938)
1938 Denver 4–4–13–2–1T–2nd
Denver: 17–8–215–5–2
Total:44–28–8

References

  1. ↑ "Saunders Signs for 5 Years As Colorado Football Coach" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. February 6, 1932. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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