William Lester “Gander” Terry (September 24, 1907 – February 22, 1991) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Western Kentucky State Teachers College from 1938 to 1941 and at San Diego State University in 1946, compiling a career college football coaching record of 31–13–3.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 7–2 | 2–0 / 4–1 | T–1st / T–8th | |||||
| 1939 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 7–1–1 | 2–0–1 / 5–1–1 | T–1st / T–5th | |||||
| 1940 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 7–1–1 | 1–0–1 / 4–1–1 | 3rd / T–5th | |||||
| 1941 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 4–5–1 | 2–0–1 / 3–1–1 | / T–6th | |||||
| Western Kentucky State Teachers: | 25–9–3 | 16–4–3 | |||||||
| San Diego State (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | San Diego State | 6–4 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| San Diego State: | 6–4 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–13–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ “STU Alumni Papers”. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ “WKU Hall of Fame”. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Retrieved December 6, 2018.