Bill Connor (American football, born 1939)

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Bill Connor
Biographical details
Born1939
Coaching career (
Sussex Hamilton HS (WI)
1970sRipon
Administrative career (
Pacific (OR)
Head coaching record
Overall42–77–4 (college football)
10–20–1 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Frontier (1979)

Bill Connor (born 1939) is a former

Montana Tech of the University of Montana–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.

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

College football

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

  1. ^ 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]

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