William Kerr (March 14, 1915 – June 21, 2005) was an American football and wrestling coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1972 to 1977, compiling a record of 29–29–1.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1915 Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2005 (aged 90) Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1954 | Fairmont Senior HS (WV) (assistant) |
| 1955–1962 | Fairmont Senior HS (WV) |
| 1963–1971 | Fairmont State (assistant) |
| 1972–1977 | Fairmont State |
| Wrestling | |
| 1963–1971 | Fairmont State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–29–1 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 WVIAC (1973–1974) 2 WVIAC Northern Division (1973–1974) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1972–1977) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Fairmont State | 2–7 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1973 | Fairmont State | 6–3–1 | 3–0 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
| 1974 | Fairmont State | 7–4 | 4–0 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
| 1975 | Fairmont State | 6–4 | 2–2 | T–2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 1976 | Fairmont State | 4–6 | 1–3 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 1977 | Fairmont State | 4–5 | 0–4 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| Fairmont State: | 29–29–1 | 11–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–29–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Fairmont ready to launch bid for third straight crown". Dominion Post. August 29, 1975. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Bill Kerr". wvmat.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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