William Clements is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Nicholls State University from 1974 to 1980.[1]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1957–1959 | Tulane |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1970 | Holy Cross HS (LA) (DC) |
| 1971 | Nicholls State (Club football) (DC) |
| 1972–1973 | Nicholls State (DC) |
| 1974–1980 | Nicholls State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–39–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Gulf South (1975) | |
Playing career edit
Clements is an alumnus of Tulane University where he played for the Green Wave from 1957 to 1959.[2]
Coaching career edit
High School career edit
From 1962 to 1970, Clements was the defensive coordinator at Holy Cross High School in New Orleans.[3]
College career edit
During the 1971 season, Clements was defensive coordinator for the Nicholls State University club football team while it transitioned to varsity football.[4] He continued in that role in 1972 and 1973 as part of the varsity coaching staff.[5]
From 1974 to 1980, Clements served as head football coach at Nicholls State University compiling a record of 36 wins, 39 losses and 1 tie.[6][7] In 1975, he guided Nicholls State to both its first winning season and conference championship in team history.[1]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf South Conference) (1974–1978) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Nicholls State | 5–6 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1975 | Nicholls State | 8–2 | 7–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Nicholls State | 4–6–1 | 2–5–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1977 | Nicholls State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1978 | Nicholls State | 5–6 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Nicholls State Colonels (NCAA Division II independent) (1979) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Nicholls State | 8–3 | |||||||
| Nicholls State Colonels (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1980) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Nicholls State | 2–9 | |||||||
| Nicholls State: | 36–39–1 | 20–20–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–39–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Bill Clements" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 68. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ "Tulane Football All-Time Lettermen List". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Sports Hall of Fame". holycrosstigers.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Former coach still keeps close watch on Nicholls football". houmatoday.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Nicholls State Colonels". totalfootballstats.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Directory". sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "Coaching Records" (PDF). southland.org. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2020.