Bill Anderson (coach)

Bill Anderson
	Anderson, circa 1935
Biographical details
Born	September 28, 1891; Ohio, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1969 (aged 77); Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1915–1916	Illinois
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1939	Occidental
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1939–1954	Occidental
Head coaching record
Overall	23–35–7 (football)

William Wilson Anderson (September 17, 1891 – September 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.^[1] He served as the head football coach at Occidental College from 1932 to 1939. Anderson played college football at the University of Illinois from 1915 to 1916 under head coach Robert Zuppke.^[2] Anderson was born in Ohio, Illinois. He died on September 17, 1969, at the age of 77.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference) (1932–1939)
1932	Occidental	4–4–1	4–2–1	4th
1933	Occidental	2–6	2–4	6th
1934	Occidental	3–5	2–2	3rd
1935	Occidental	3–3–2	1–2–1	5th
1936	Occidental	3–5–1	1–4	5th
1937	Occidental	2–2–3	1–2–2	5th
1938	Occidental	3–5	1–4	5th
1939	Occidental	3–5	2–2	T–3rd
Occidental:		23–35–7	14–22–4
Total:		23–35–7

^ "William Anderson". Occidental Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Football All-Time Rosters". fightingillini.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^ "Bill Anderson, Former Oxy Official, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1969. p. 69. Retrieved September 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .