Bill Mallory
Biographical details
Born(1935-05-30)May 30, 1935
Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2018(2018-05-25) (aged 82)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1956Miami (OH)
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1964Bowling Green (assistant)
1965Yale (assistant)
1966–1968Ohio State (assistant)
1969–1973Miami (OH)
1974–1978Colorado
1980–1983Northern Illinois
1984–1996Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall168–129–4
Bowls4–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MAC (1973, 1983)
1 Big Eight (1976)
Awards
2× MAC Coach of the Year (1973, 1983)
2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1986–1987)

William Guy Mallory (May 30, 1935 – May 25, 2018) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1969 to 1973, the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1974 to 1978, Northern Illinois University from 1980 to 1983, and Indiana University Bloomington from 1984 to 1996, compiling a career head coaching record of 168–129–4.

Playing career

Mallory played football at Miami University for coaches Ara Parseghian and John Pont.

Coaching career

Mallory is the Indiana Hoosiers' winningest football coach, having compiled a 69–77–3 record. Before taking over the head coaching reins at Indiana in 1984, Mallory coached three other schools to national prominence. While compiling a 168–129–4 career record, Mallory became one of only a handful of coaches in history to guide three different programs to top 20 finishes in national polls. In 1987, Mallory became the first coach to be awarded back-to-back Big Ten coach-of-the-year honors. While at Indiana, Mallory led the Hoosiers to six bowl games including victories in the 1988 Liberty Bowl, and the 1991 Copper Bowl. He also led IU to a top 20 ranking in 1987 and 1988.

Early in his coaching career, Mallory served as assistant to Woody Hayes at Ohio State University, Carmen Cozza at Yale University and Doyt Perry at Bowling Green State University.

Mallory is a member of Miami University's Cradle of Coaches. He is also a member of the Athletic Halls of Fame at Miami University and Indiana University, the Mid-American Conference,[1] the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and the Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame.

Mallory was the 15th head college football coach for the Northern Illinois University Huskies located in DeKalb, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1980 until 1983. He coached the Huskies to victory in the 1983 California Bowl, the school's first major bowl game appearance. Mallory's career coaching record at Northern Illinois was 25 wins, 19 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him sixth at Northern Illinois in total wins and seventh at NIU in winning percentage.[2]

Death

Mallory died in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 25, 2018, just five days before his 83rd birthday and less than three weeks before his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife Ellie, following brain surgery from a fall on May 22.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Miami Redskins (Mid-American Conference) (1969–1973)
1969 Miami 7–33–3T–3rd
1970 Miami 7–33–2T–2nd
1971 Miami 7–32–3T–3rd
1972 Miami 7–32–3T–4th
1973 Miami 11–05–01stW Tangerine1715
Miami: 39–1215–11
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) (1974–1978)
1974 Colorado 5–63–45th
1975 Colorado 9–35–23rdL Astro-Bluebonnet16
1976 Colorado 8–45–2T–1stL Orange1616
1977 Colorado 7–3–13–3–14th
1978 Colorado 6–52–57th
Colorado: 35–21–118–16–1
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (1980–1983)
1980 Northern Illinois 7–44–3T–3rd
1981 Northern Illinois 3–82–79th
1982 Northern Illinois 5–55–4T–5th
1983 Northern Illinois 10–28–11stW California
Northern Illinois: 25–1919–15
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1984–1996)
1984 Indiana 0–110–910th
1985 Indiana 4–71–7T–9th
1986 Indiana 6–63–5T–6thL All-American
1987 Indiana 8–46–2T–2ndL Peach20
1988 Indiana 8–3–15–35thW Liberty1920
1989 Indiana 5–63–5T–6th
1990 Indiana 6–5–13–4–17thL Peach
1991 Indiana 7–4–15–3T–3rdW Copper
1992 Indiana 5–63–5T–6th
1993 Indiana 8–45–3T–4thL Independence
1994 Indiana 7–43–5T–6th
1995 Indiana 2–90–811th
1996 Indiana 3–81–7T–9th
Indiana: 69–77–339–65–1
Total:168–129–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "MAC Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Class". May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Northern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Former IU football coach Bill Mallory dies at 83
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