William McAvoy
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | [1] Hazleton, Pennsylvania | October 16, 1884
Died | September 17, 1956[2] Burlington County, New Jersey | (aged 71)
Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1900 | Lafayette |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1908–1916 | Delaware |
1919–1921 | Drexel |
1922–1924 | Delaware |
1925–1927 | Vermont |
Basketball | |
1909–1918 | Delaware |
1919–1920 | Lafayette |
1920–1922 | Drexel |
1922–1925 | Delaware |
1925–1928 | Vermont |
1928–1929 | Haverford |
Baseball | |
1909–1914 | Delaware |
1923–1925 | Delaware |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 50–61–13 (football) 94–111 (basketball) 36–77–3 (baseball) |
William James McAvoy (October 16, 1884 – September 17, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware (1908–1916, 1922–1924), Drexel University (1919–1921), and the University of Vermont (1925–1927), compiling a college football record of 50–61–13 with Delaware and Vermont.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1908–1916) | |||||||||
1908 | Delaware | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1909 | Delaware | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1910 | Delaware | 1–2–2 | |||||||
1911 | Delaware | 2–5–2 | |||||||
1912 | Delaware | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1913 | Delaware | 2–4–2 | |||||||
1914 | Delaware | 7–1–1 | |||||||
1915 | Delaware | 6–3 | |||||||
1916 | Delaware | 4–3–1 | |||||||
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
1922 | Delaware | 6–3 | |||||||
1923 | Delaware | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1924 | Delaware | 4–3–1 | |||||||
Delaware: | 42–43–13 | ||||||||
Vermont Green and Gold () (1925–1927) | |||||||||
1925 | Vermont | 3–6 | |||||||
1926 | Vermont | 3–6 | |||||||
1927 | Vermont | 2–6 | |||||||
Delaware: | 8–18 | ||||||||
Total: | 50–61–13 | ||||||||
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Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Drexel (Independent) (1920–1922) | |||||||||
1920–21 | Drexel | – | 0–0 | ||||||
1921–22 | Drexel | – | 0–0 | ||||||
Drexel: | 12–14 (.462) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
Vermont (Independent) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
1925-26 | Vermont | 12-9 | 0–0 | ||||||
1926-27 | Vermont | 11-5 | 0–0 | ||||||
1927-28 | Vermont | 10-9 | 0–0 | ||||||
Vermont: | 33–23 (.589) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
Total: | 94–111 (.459) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
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Categories:
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