Gander Terry
American football player and coach (1907–1991)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1907-09-24)September 24, 1907 |
| Died | February 22, 1991(1991-02-22) (aged 83) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1928 | Western Kentucky State Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1929 | Western Kentucky State Normal |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1941 | Western Kentucky State Teachers |
| 1946 | San Diego State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–13–3 |
William Lester "Gander" Terry (September 24, 1907 – February 22, 1991) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Western Kentucky State Teachers College from 1938 to 1941 and at San Diego State University in 1946, compiling a career college football coaching record of 31–13–3.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1939 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1940 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 7–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1941 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 4–5–1 | 3–1–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Western Kentucky State Teachers: | 25–9–3 | 16–4–3 | |||||||
| San Diego State (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | San Diego State | 6–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| San Diego State: | 6–4 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–13–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "STU Alumni Papers". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "WKU Hall of Fame". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers head football coaches
- M. A. Leiper & Roy C. Manchester (1913)
- J. L. Arthur (1914–1916)
- No team (1917–1919)
- Lloyd T. Smith (1920–1921)
- Edgar Diddle (1922–1928)
- Carl Anderson (1929)
- James Elam (1930–1931)
- Ernest R. Miller (1932)
- Jesse Thomas (1933)
- Carl Anderson (1934–1937)
- Gander Terry (1938–1941)
- Arnold Winkenhofer (1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Jesse Thomas (1946–1947)
- Jack Clayton (1948–1956)
- Nick Denes (1957–1967)
- Jimmy Feix (1968–1983)
- Dave Roberts (1984–1988)
- Jack Harbaugh (1989–2002)
- David Elson (2003–2009)
- Willie Taggart (2010–2012)
- Lance Guidry # (2012)
- Bobby Petrino (2013)
- Jeff Brohm (2014–2016)
- Nick Holt # (2016)
- Mike Sanford Jr. (2017–2018)
- Tyson Helton (2019– )
# denotes interim coach
