Bill Nickell
American football coach (born c. 1988)
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Bill Nickell (born c. 1988) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Defiance College, a position he has held since 2022.[1][2][3][4] He also coached for Urbana, Kent State,[5] Lock Haven,[6][7] Lake Erie, and Arkansas–Pine Bluff.[8][9][10] He played college football for Urbana as a center.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Defiance |
| Conference | MSFA |
| Record | 14–26 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1988 (age 37–38) Celina, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Urbana University (2011) |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2010 | Urbana |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011 | Urbana (GA) |
| 2012–2013 | Urbana (OL/TE/S&C) |
| 2014 | Kent State (GA) |
| 2015 (spring) | Urbana (AHC/OL) |
| 2015–2019 | Lock Haven (OC/AHC/TE/OL/S&C) |
| 2020 | Lake Erie (AHC/OL) |
| 2021 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (OL) |
| 2022–present | Defiance |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–26 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Yellow Jackets (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Defiance | 3–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | Defiance | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Defiance Yellow Jackets (Mid-States Football Association) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Defiance | 3–6 | 0–0 | N/A (MEL) | |||||
| 2025 | Defiance | 4–7 | 2–3 | 4th (MEL) | |||||
| 2026 | Defiance | 0–0 | 0–0 | (MEL) | |||||
| Defiance: | 14–26 | 8–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–26 | ||||||||
