William Collick (born c. 1951) is a former American football and wrestling coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 1985 to 1996, compiling a record of 81–48. Collick was also the athletic director at Delaware State from 1996 to 2000. After leaving Delaware State, Collick coached high school football, as head football coach at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown, Delaware from 2000 to 2009 and Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Delaware from 2010 until his retirement following the 2017 season.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1951 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1970–1971 | Wesley (DE) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ?–1980 | Cape Henlopen HS (DE) (assistant) |
| 1981–1984 | Delaware State (DC) |
| 1985–1996 | Delaware State |
| 2000–2009 | Sussex Technical HS (DE) |
| 2010–2017 | Cape Henlopen HS (DE) |
| Wrestling | |
| ?–1981 | Cape Henlopen HS (DE) |
| 1981–? | Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–48 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 MEAC (1985, 1987, 1987–1989, 1991) | |
| Awards | |
| MEAC Coach of the Year (1985) | |
In 1998 Collick was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1985–1996) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Delaware State | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st | T–12 | ||||
| 1986 | Delaware State | 7–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Delaware State | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | 20 | ||||
| 1988 | Delaware State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1989 | Delaware State | 7–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1990 | Delaware State | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Delaware State | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1992 | Delaware State | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1993 | Delaware State | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Delaware State | 7–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1995 | Delaware State | 6–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Delaware State | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 81–48 | 48–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 81–48 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Frederick, Dave (August 18, 2017). "Coach Bill Collick begins last year on August football field". Cape Gazette. Lewes, Delaware. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1998". www.desports.org.