William Monypenny (American football)

William Monypenny was an American college football and college basketball coach and educator.

William Monypenny

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1936	Southwestern (KS)
Basketball
1926–1929	Southwestern (KS)
1932–1937	Southwestern (KS)
1939–1943	Southwestern (KS)
1952–1953	Southwestern (KS)
Head coaching record
Overall	34–51–8 (football) 162–118 (basketball)

Coaching career

Monypenny was the seventh football coach at the Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, serving for 11 seasons, from 1926 to 1936, and compiling a record of 34–51–8.

Southwestern paid tribute to Monypenny by naming "Monypenny Track" inside Sonner Stadium, considered one of the finest NAIA facilities in the Midwest. Monypenny Track has been host to numerous invitational, collegiate championships, and high school championship meets.

Political involvement

Monypenny's friendship with Kansas Governor Andrew Frank Schoeppel assisted in the expediting of Veterans benefits for Kansas soldiers returning home after World War II. Monypenny and Governor Schoeppel's friendship dated back to when the governor was the head football coach at Fort Hays State University.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Moundbuilders (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1926–1927)
1926	Southwestern	2–6	0–6	T–16th
1927	Southwestern	6–2	5–2	T–5th
Southwestern Moundbuilders (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1928–1936)
1928	Southwestern	4–3–2	3–1–2	3rd
1929	Southwestern	2–5–1	2–4	T–5th
1930	Southwestern	2–5–1	1–4–1	T–5th
1931	Southwestern	3–5–1	1–4–1	T–5th
1932	Southwestern	3–4–2	1–3–2	T–5th
1933	Southwestern	1–6–2	1–4–1	7th
1934	Southwestern	5–5	1–4	6th
1935	Southwestern	4–5	0–4	5th
1936	Southwestern	1–7	0–4	5th
Southwestern:		34–51–8	15–40–7
Total:		34–51–8