William A. Thomas

William A. Thomas (October 21, 1948 – January 18, 2019) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1984 to 1988 and Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas from 1994 to 2003, compiling a career college football coaching record of 84–78–3. Thomas was also the athletic director at Tennessee State from 1986 to 1994.

William A. Thomas

Biographical details
Born	(1948-10-21)October 21, 1948
Died	January 18, 2019(2019-01-18) (aged 70) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1967–1970	Tennessee State
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1983	Tennessee State (assistant)
1984–1988	Tennessee State
1994–2003	Texas Southern
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1986–1994	Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall	84–78–3
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Tennessee State Tigers (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1984–1987)
1984	Tennessee State	11–0
1985	Tennessee State	7–4
1986	Tennessee State	10–2–1			L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal	14
1987	Tennessee State	3–7–1
Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1988)
1988	Tennessee State	3–7–1	2–4	T–4th
Tennessee State:		34–20–3	2–4
Texas Southern Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1994–2003)
1994	Texas Southern	4–7	2–5	T–6th
1995	Texas Southern	2–8	1–6	7th
1996	Texas Southern	7–4	5–2	T–2nd
1997	Texas Southern	5–6	4–4	T–4th
1998	Texas Southern	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1999	Texas Southern	6–5	3–1	2nd (West)
2000	Texas Southern	8–3	5–2	2nd (West)
2001	Texas Southern	3–7	2–5	T–3rd (West)
2002	Texas Southern	4–7	3–4	3rd (West)
2003	Texas Southern	5–6	3–4	T–3rd (West)
Texas Southern:		50–58	32–37
Total:		84–78–3