Bill Saunders
Not to be confused with Bud Saunders.
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| 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 RMAC (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 | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Teachers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1928–1931) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Colorado State Teachers | 4–4 | 3–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1929 | Colorado State Teachers | 4–3 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1930 | Colorado State Teachers | 2–2–3 | 2–2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1931 | Colorado State Teachers | 2–4–1 | 2–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| Colorado State Teachers: | 12–13–4 | 10–12–1 | |||||||
| Colorado Silver and Gold / Buffaloes (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1932–1934) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Colorado | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1933 | Colorado | 7–2 | 5–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Colorado | 6–1–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Colorado: | 15–7–2 | 13–7 | |||||||
| Denver Pioneers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1936–1937) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Denver | 7–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1937 | Denver | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Denver Pioneers (Mountain States Conference) (1938) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Denver | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Denver: | 17–8–2 | 15–5–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–28–8 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ AP (February 6, 1932). "Saunders Signs for 5 Years As Colorado Football Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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