Leo McKillip
American gridiron football player, coach, and administrator (1929–2013)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1929-01-26)January 26, 1929 |
| Died | December 24, 2013(2013-12-24) (aged 84) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1950 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954 | Kimball HS (NE) |
| 1955–1965 | Idaho State (backfield) |
| 1966–1967 | Idaho State |
| 1970–1973 | Saint Mary's |
| 1974–1977 | Edmonton Eskimos (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (LB/DB) |
| 1980–1982 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DC) |
| 1983–1984 | Washington Federals (DC) |
| 1985–1992 | Dana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1993 | Dana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–75–2 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
William "Leo" McKillip (January 26, 1929 – December 24, 2013) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University from 1966 to 1967,[1] Saint Mary's College of California from 1970 to 1973, and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, from 1985 to 1992. McKillip was also the athletic director at Dana from 1986 to 1993.
McKillip died at age 84 in 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (1966–1967) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Idaho State | 3–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Idaho State | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Idaho State: | 4–15 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Saint Mary's Gaels (NCAA College Division / Division III independent) (1970–1973) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Saint Mary's | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1971 | Saint Mary's | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1972 | Saint Mary's | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1973 | Saint Mary's | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Saint Mary's: | 12–17–1 | ||||||||
| Dana Vikings (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference) (1985–1992) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Dana | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1986 | Dana | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Dana | 8–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1988 | Dana | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Dana | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1990 | Dana | 3–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1991 | Dana | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1992 | Dana | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Dana: | 35–43–1 | 13–27–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–75–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Idaho State promotes McKillip to top football coaching post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 17, 1965. p. 14.
- ^ "William 'Leo' McKillip". McCook Gazette. McCook, Nebraska. December 27, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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Idaho State Bengals head football coaches
- Herbert Cheney (1902–1903)
- Charles Rowe (1904)
- Hubert Upjohn (1905–1906)
- John Morris (1907–1908)
- Harvey Holmes (1909–1914)
- Reuben Bronson (1915–1916)
- John A. Fogt (1917)
- No team (1918)
- Reuben Bronson (1919)
- Ralph Hutchinson (1920–1927)
- Felix Plastino (1928–1934)
- Guy Wicks (1935–1940)
- John Vesser (1941–1942; 1944; 1946–1951)
- Babe Caccia (1952–1965)
- Leo McKillip (1966–1967)
- Ed Cavanaugh (1968–1971)
- Bob Griffin (1972–1975)
- Joe Pascale (1976)
- Bud Hake (1977–1979)
- Dave Kragthorpe (1980–1982)
- Jim Koetter (1983–1987)
- Garth Hall (1988–1991)
- Brian McNeely (1992–1996)
- Tom Walsh (1997–1998)
- Larry Lewis (1999–2006)
- John Zamberlin (2007–2010)
- Mike Kramer (2011–2016)
- Rob Phenicie (2017–2021)
- Charlie Ragle (2022)
- Cody Hawkins (2023– )
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