Bill Connor (born 1939) is a former American football, baseball, and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1973 to 1975, Lock Haven State College—now known as Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania—from 1976 to 1977, the Montana State School of Mines—now known as Montana Technological University–from 1978 to 1980, Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon from 1981 to 1984, and the University of Wisconsin–Superior from 1988 to 1989, compiling a career college football coaching record of 44–77–4.[1] Connor also coached baseball and wrestling at Ripon.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1965 | Sussex Hamilton HS (WI) |
| 1967–1973 | Ripon (assistant) |
| 1973–1975 | Ripon |
| 1976–1977 | Lock Haven |
| 1978–1980 | Montana Tech |
| 1981–1984 | Pacific (OR) |
| 1987 | Mary |
| 1988–1989 | Wisconsin–Superior |
| Baseball | |
| 1972 | Ripon |
| 1976 | Ripon |
| Wrestling | |
| c. 1965 | Sussex Hamilton HS (WI) |
| 1970s | Ripon |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1984 | Pacific (OR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–77–4 (college football) 10–20–1 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Frontier (1979) | |
Connor graduated from Messmer High School in Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. He joined the football coaching staff at Ripon as an assistant in 1967.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Redmen (Midwest Conference) (1973–1975) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Ripon | 1–1[n 1] | 1–1[n 1] | T–3rd[n 1] | |||||
| 1974 | Ripon | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Ripon | 6–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Ripon: | 14–6 | 12–5 | |||||||
| Lock Haven Bald Eagles (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Lock Haven | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th (West) | |||||
| 1977 | Lock Haven | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th (West) | |||||
| Lock Haven: | 7–13 | 3–9 | |||||||
| Montana Tech Orediggers (Frontier Conference) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Montana Tech | 2–4–2 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Montana Tech | 6–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | Montana Tech | 4–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| Montana Tech: | 12–12–3 | 9–4–1 | |||||||
| Pacific Boxers (Northwest Conference) (1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Pacific | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1982 | Pacific | 2–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1983 | Pacific | 4–5 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1984 | Pacific | 2–6–1 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Pacific: | 8–27–1 | 4–15 | |||||||
| Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets (Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference) (1988–1989) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Wisconsin–Superior | 0–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1989 | Wisconsin–Superior | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Wisconsin–Superior: | 1–19 | 0–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 42–77–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c John Storzer coached the first seven games of the 1973 season before he died. Connor was appointed acting head coach and Ripon for the final two games of the season. The Redmen finished 5–3–1 overall and 5–2–1 in Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference play, tying for third place.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tech's Connor named football coach at Pacific University". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. Associated Press. March 11, 1981. p. 18. Retrieved August 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Name Connor Ripon Coach". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. Associated Press. December 28, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved August 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Storzer, Ripon College Coach, Dies at 53". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 2, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
