William McAvoy

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William McAvoy

McAvoy pictured in The Blue Hen 1913, Delaware yearbook
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1884-10-16)October 16, 1884[1]
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Died September 17, 1956(1956-09-17) (aged 71)[2]
Burlington County, New Jersey
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
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


Basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

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