Bill Elias Jr.

William T. Elias, Jr. is an American football coach. He is currently the assistant head coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, a position he has held since the 2009 season. From 1999 to 2006, he was the head football coach at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he compiled a 31–51.[1]

Bill Elias, Jr.
Current position
TitleAssistant head coach
TeamMiami (OH)
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
Alma materUMass
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980Delaware (RB)
1981–1986Eastern Michigan (GA/LB)
1987Butler CC (KS) (OL/OC)
1991–1993Vanderbilt (OLB/DE)
1994–1997LSU (RC)
1999–2006Gannon
2009–presentMiami (OH) (AHC/LB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2006–2008Gannon
Head coaching record
Overall31–51
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
IFCA Coach of the Year (2003)

Elias served as the athletic director at Gannon for three years before taking his current position at Miami. A 1977 graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst, he is the son of former Virginia and Navy head coach Bill Elias.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Gannon Golden Knights (NCAA Division II independent) (1999–2003)
1999 Gannon 1–9
2000 Gannon 3–7
2001 Gannon 5–4
2002 Gannon 5–5
2003 Gannon 9–1
Gannon Golden Knights (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2006)
2004 Gannon 4–73–7T–10th
2005 Gannon 3–83–7T–9th
2006 Gannon 1–101–9T–12th
Gannon: 31–517–23
Total:31–51

References

  1. "Miami RedHawks Profile". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. "A.D. Bill Elias Resigns to Return to Coaching". Gannon University. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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