William Roper (football)

College coach infobox
Name = William W. "Bill" Roper


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DateOfBirth = August 22, 1880
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DateOfDeath = December 10, 1933
Sport = College football
College = Lehigh University
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OverallRecord = 112-38-18
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CFbDWID = 2026
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1919-1930
1915-1916
1910-1911
1909
1906-1908
1903-1904
CoachTeams = Princeton
Swarthmore
Princeton
Missouri
Princeton
VMI
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William W. "Bill" Roper (August 22, 1880 - December 10, 1933) was a college football coach in the United States. His lifetime coaching record was 112 wins, 38 losses, and 18 ties. He attended Lehigh University, Class of 1902, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.

Coaching History

Virginia Military Institute

Roper was the sixth head football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1903 until 1904. His coaching record at VMI was 5 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 22nd at VMI in total wins and 18th at VMI in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsouth/virginia_military_institute/coaching_records.php Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records ] ]

Princeton

In 1906, Roper was the head coach at Princeton and held that position through the 1908 season. During his first stint as the head coach at Princeton, he compiled a 21-4-4 record.

University of Missouri

Roper was the 13th head college football coach for the University of Missouri–Columbia Tigers located in Columbia, Missouri and he held that position for the 1909 season. His career coaching record at Missouri was 7 wins, 0 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 19th at Missouri in total wins and first at Missouri in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/coaching_records.php Missouri Coaching Records ] ]

Return to Princeton

His second stint at Princeton lasted from 1910 to 1911. During that tenure, he compiled a 15-1-2 record. From 1915 to 1916, he coached at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He compiled an 11-4-1 record there.

warthmore College

In 1915 and 1916, Roper coached at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. In his two seasons at Swathmore, the team compiled a record of 11 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie.

Third Term and Princeton

In is final stint at Princeton, Roper held his longest-tenured coaching position. His term lasted from 1919 to 1930, but ended due to an illness.

References

External links

* [http://www.vmi.edu/Athletics.aspx?id=60 Virginia Military Institute athletics website]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/roperbill.shtml Bill Roper bio at hickoksports.com]