Willis Kienholz
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". William Simmian "Willis" Kienholz (October 10, 1875 – September 20, 1958) was an American college football player and coach. He served one-year stints as the head coach at six different colleges: Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois (1903), North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now North Carolina State University (1904), the University of Colorado at Boulder (1905), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1906), Auburn University (1907), and Washington State University (1909). Kienholz played football at the University of Minnesota in 1898 and 1899.
Coaching career
In 1902, Kienholz was an assistant football coach as his alma mater, Minnesota, working under head coach Henry L. Williams. During that season, he was also slated at the head coach at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.[1] The next year he was again the head football coach at Lombard, leading his team to a championship of Illinois colleges.[2]
In 1904, Kienholz coached at North Carolina A&M, and compiled a 3–1–2 record. In 1905, he coached at Colorado, and compiled an 8–1 record. In 1907, he coached at Auburn, and compiled a 6–2–1 record. In 1909, he coached at Washington State, and compiled a 4–1 record.
Later life and death
Kienholz later served as the director of vocational training for the public schools of Los Angeles, California. He died on September 20, 1958, in Seattle, Washington.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard Olive (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Lombard | 4–3 | |||||||
| Lombard: | 4–3 | ||||||||
| North Carolina A&M Aggies (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | North Carolina A&M | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| North Carolina A&M: | 3–1–2 | ||||||||
| Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Football Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Colorado | 8–1 | |||||||
| Colorado: | 8–1 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | North Carolina | 1–4–2 | |||||||
| North Carolina: | 1–4–2 | ||||||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Auburn | 6–2–1 | 3–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Auburn: | 6–2–1 | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Washington State (Northwest Conference) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Washington State | 4–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Washington State: | 4–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–12–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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