Bill Noxon
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1929 |
| Died | February 24, 2016 (aged 86) Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1948 | Fort Lewis JC |
| 1950 | Colorado A&M |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1949 | Fort Lewis JC |
| Position(s) | End, halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1952–1966 | Fruita HS (CO) |
| 1967–1970 | Grand Junction HS (CO) |
| 1971–1984 | Western State (CO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–45–2 |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 RMAC (1973–1979) 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1971) | |
William Edward Noxon (November 26, 1929 – February 24, 2016) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—from 1971 to 1984, compiling a record of 87–45–2.
Noxon died on February 24, 2016, at HopeWest Hospice in Grand Junction, Colorado, from injuries he sustained in a fall the previous September.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record[edit]
College[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1971–1984) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Western State | 6–2–1 | 5–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | |||||
| 1972 | Western State | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Western State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | Western State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1975 | Western State | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Western State | 9–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
| 1977 | Western State | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1978 | Western State | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
| 1979 | Western State | 8–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1980 | Western State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1981 | Western State | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1982 | Western State | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1983 | Western State | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Western State | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–4th | |||||
| Western State: | 87–45–2 | 75–29–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 87–45–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Mitchell, Jon (February 26, 2016). "Longtime FB coach Bill Noxon dies at 86". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 1B. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Mitchell, Jon (February 26, 2016). "Noxon: Teams were good in second halves (continued)". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 4B. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Coach Bill Noxon". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. February 28, 2016. p. 3D. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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