William C. Spicer
American football player and coach
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1868-03-27)March 27, 1868 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1888–1890 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1892 | Virginia |
| 1894–1895 | Hamilton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–9–2 |
William Cornman Spicer (born March 27, 1868) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Hamilton College in 1894.[1]
Spicer was unofficially considered the first coach of the University of Virginia football team in 1892.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Orange and Blue (Independent) (1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Virginia | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Virginia: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
| Hamilton Continentals (Independent) (1894–1895) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Hamilton | 0–4 | |||||||
| 1895 | Hamilton | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| Hamilton: | 3–7–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–9–2 | ||||||||
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Virginia Cavaliers head football coaches
- No coach (1887–1891)
- William C. Spicer (1892)
- Johnny Poe (1893–1894)
- Harry Arista Mackey (1895)
- Martin V. Bergen (1896–1897)
- Joseph Massie (1898)
- Archie Hoxton (1899–1900)
- Westley Abbott (1901)
- John de Saulles (1902)
- Gresham Poe (1903)
- George Sanford (1904)
- William C. "King" Cole (1905–1906)
- Hammond Johnson (1907)
- Merritt Cooke Jr. (1908)
- John Neff (1909)
- Charles B. Crawford (1910)
- Kemper Yancey (1911)
- John S. Elliott (1912)
- W. Rice Warren (1913)
- Joseph M. Wood (1914)
- Harry Varner (1915)
- Peyton Evans (1916)
- Harris Coleman (1919)
- W. Rice Warren (1920–1921)
- Thomas J. Campbell (1922)
- Greasy Neale (1923–1928)
- Earl Abell (1929–1930)
- Fred Dawson (1931–1933)
- Gus Tebell (1934–1936)
- Frank Murray (1937–1945)
- Art Guepe (1946–1952)
- Ned McDonald (1953–1955)
- Ben Martin (1956–1957)
- Dick Voris (1958–1960)
- Bill Elias (1961–1964)
- George Blackburn (1965–1970)
- Don Lawrence (1971–1973)
- Sonny Randle (1974–1975)
- Dick Bestwick (1976–1981)
- George Welsh (1982–2000)
- Al Groh (2001–2009)
- Mike London (2010–2015)
- Bronco Mendenhall (2016–2021)
- Tony Elliott (2022– )
