Bill Adams (American football coach)
American football player and coach
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Bill Adams was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—from 1939 to 1941, compiling a record of 5–14–2. Adams attended Arkansas State, where he played college football as a quarterback from 1935 to 1936. He was an assistant football coach at Walnut Ridge High School in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas prior to be hired as the head football coach at his alma mater in May 1939.[1]
1935–1936Arkansas State
PositionQuarterback
1938Walnut Ridge HS (AR) (assistant)
1939–1941Arkansas State
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1935–1936 | Arkansas State |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938 | Walnut Ridge HS (AR) (assistant) |
| 1939–1941 | Arkansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–14–2 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Arkansas State | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1940 | Arkansas State | 1–4–2 | |||||||
| 1941 | Arkansas State | 0–7 | |||||||
| Arkansas State: | 5–14–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–14–2 | ||||||||
