Bill Noxon
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | November 26, 1929 |
Died | February 24, 2016 Grand Junction, Colorado | (aged 86)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1948 | Fort Lewis JC |
1950 | Colorado A&M |
Basketball | |
1948–1949 | Fort Lewis JC |
Position(s) | End, halfback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1952–1966 | Fruita HS (CO) |
1967–1970 | Grand Junction HS (CO) |
1971–1984 | Western State (CO) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 87–45–2 |
Tournaments | 1–3 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 RMAC (1973–1979) 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1971) | |
William Edward Noxon (November 26, 1929 – February 24, 2016) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western State Colorado University—from 1971 to 1984, compiling a record of 87–45–2.
Noxon died on February 24, 2016, at HopeWest Hospice in Grand Junction, Colorado, from injuries he sustained in a fall the previous September.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Western State Colorado Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1971–1984) | |||||||||
1971 | Western State | 6–2–1 | 5–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | |||||
1972 | Western State | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1973 | Western State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1974 | Western State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1975 | Western State | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1976 | Western State | 9–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
1977 | Western State | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
1978 | Western State | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
1979 | Western State | 8–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
1980 | Western State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
1981 | Western State | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
1982 | Western State | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
1983 | Western State | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1984 | Western State | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–4th | |||||
Western State: | 87–45–2 | 75–29–1 | |||||||
Total: | 87–45–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Mitchell, Jon (February 26, 2016). "Longtime FB coach Bill Noxon dies at 86". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 1B. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Mitchell, Jon (February 26, 2016). "Noxon: Teams were good in second halves (continued)". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 4B. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Coach Bill Noxon". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. February 28, 2016. p. #D. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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