Bill Ingram

William Austin Ingram (June 14, 1898 – June 2, 1943) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1922), Indiana University (1923–1925), the United States Naval Academy (1926–1930), and the University of California, Berkeley (1931–1934), compiling a career record of 75–42–9. Ingram's 1926 Navy team went 9–0–1 and was recognized as a national champion by the Boand System and the Houlgate System. Ingram was also known by the nickname "Navy Bill", due to his background at Annapolis. He died in his sleep while serving as a Major in the Marine Corps. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.

Coaching career

From 1923 to 1925, he guided Indiana to a 10–12–1 record. At Navy he posted a 32–13–4 record. These totals included his 1926 team, which finished with a 9–0–1 record. He coached at California and won 27 games in four years. During the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, Ingram organized his Cal players to work as strikebreakers.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1922)
1922	William & Mary	6–3
William & Mary:		6–3
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1923–1925)
1923	Indiana	3–4	2–2	T–5th
1924	Indiana	4–4	1–3	7th
1925	Indiana	3–4–1	0–3–1	T–9th
Indiana:		10–12–1	3–8–1
Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1926–1930)
1926	Navy	9–0–1
1927	Navy	6–3
1928	Navy	5–3–1
1929	Navy	6–2–2
1930	Navy	6–5
Navy:		32–13–4
California Golden Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1931–1934)
1931	California	8–2	4–1	2nd
1932	California	7–3–2	2–2–1	T–5th
1933	California	6–3–2	2–2–2	6th
1934	California	6–6	3–2	5th
California:		27–14–4	11–7–3
Total:		75–42–9
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• [[[:Template:College Football HoF/url]] College Football Hall of Fame profile]

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