Bill Schmitz facts for kids
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2013 (aged 59) Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Coast Guard Academy |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1983 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Rice (assistant) |
| 1986–1988 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1989 | Vanderbilt (OC/WR) |
| 1991 | Eastern Michigan (OC) |
| 1992 | London Monarchs (QB/WR) |
| 1993–1996 | Coast Guard |
| 1997–2002 | Austin Peay |
| 2003–2004 | Jesuit HS (FL) |
| 2005 | UAB (TE/HB) |
| 2006 | UAB (WR) |
| 2007–2008 | Penn (OC/TE) |
| 2011–2013 | Land O' Lakes HS (FL) (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–65 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| FFC Coach of the Year (1996) | |
Bill Schmitz (March 30, 1954 – August 26, 2013) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1993 to 1996 and Austin Peay State University from 1997 to 2002, compiling a career college football record of 39–65.
Coaching career
Schmitz served as the quarterbacks and receivers coach of the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football for the 1992 season.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Guard Bears (Freedom Football Conference) (1993–1996) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Coast Guard | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1994 | Coast Guard | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | Coast Guard | 4–6 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Coast Guard | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Coast Guard: | 20–19 | 12–12 | |||||||
| Austin Peay Governors (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Austin Peay | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1998 | Austin Peay | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1999 | Austin Peay | 3–8 | |||||||
| 2000 | Austin Peay | 2–9 | |||||||
| Austin Peay Governors (Pioneer Football League) (2001–2002) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Austin Peay | 3–7 | 0–3 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 2002 | Austin Peay | 7–5 | 1–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| Austin Peay: | 19–46 | 1–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–65 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Death
Schmitz died August 26, 2013 after he jumped from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
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