Biographical details | |
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | August 21, 1928
Died | March 30, 2022 | (aged 93)
Playing career | |
1946–1948 | Butler |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1953–1959 | Scecina Memorial HS (IN) |
1960 | Purdue (assistant) |
1961–1963 | Indianapolis Cathedral HS (IN) (assistant) |
1964–1969 | Butler (assistant) |
1970–1984 | Butler |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1975–1989 | Butler |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 84–65–2 (college) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 ICC (1972–1975, 1977) 1 HCC (1983) | |
William L. Sylvester (August 21, 1928 – March 30, 2022)[1] was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.[2] He served as the head football coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1970 to 1984, compiling a record of 84–65–2.[3] Sylvester was also the athletic director at Butler from 1975 to 1989.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Butler Bulldogs (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1970–1977) | |||||||||
1970 | Butler | 3–6–1 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1971 | Butler | 3–7 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
1972 | Butler | 5–5 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1973 | Butler | 5–5 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1974 | Butler | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1975 | Butler | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1976 | Butler | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1977 | Butler | 5–5 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
Butler Bulldogs (Heartland Collegiate Conference) (1978–1984) | |||||||||
1978 | Butler | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1979 | Butler | 5–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1980 | Butler | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
1981 | Butler | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
1982 | Butler | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1983 | Butler | 9–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
1984 | Butler | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Butler: | 84–65–2 | 55–28–1 | |||||||
Total: | 84–65–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Bill Sylvester was champion football coach, longtime athletic director at Butler".
- ^ "Bill Sylvester". indiana-football.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "William L. Sylvester". Butler Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2018.