| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1980 | Delaware (RB) |
| 1981–1986 | Eastern Michigan (GA/LB) |
| 1987 | Butler County (OC/OL) |
| 1991–1993 | Vanderbilt (OLB/DE) |
| 1994–1997 | LSU (RC) |
| 1999–2006 | Gannon |
| 2009–2010 | Miami (OH) (AHC/LB) |
| 2016–2018 | Texas Southern (AHC/LB/RC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Gannon |
| 2011–2015 | Gannon (senior assoc. AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–51 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| IFCA Coach of the Year (2003) | |
William T. Elias Jr. is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Gannon University from 1999 to 2006, where he compiled a 31–51.
Elias served as the athletic director at Gannon for three years before taking his current position at Miami. A 1977 graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst, he is the son of former Virginia and Navy head coach Bill Elias.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon Golden Knights (NCAA Division II independent) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Gannon | 1–9 | |||||||
| 2000 | Gannon | 3–7 | |||||||
| 2001 | Gannon | 5–4 | |||||||
| 2002 | Gannon | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2003 | Gannon | 9–1 | |||||||
| Gannon Golden Knights (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2006) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Gannon | 4–7 | 3–7 | T–10th | |||||
| 2005 | Gannon | 3–8 | 3–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2006 | Gannon | 1–10 | 1–9 | T–12th | |||||
| Gannon: | 31–51 | 7–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–51 | ||||||||
References
- "Miami RedHawks Profile". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- "A.D. Bill Elias Resigns to Return to Coaching". Gannon University. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
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