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American football coach

Bill Schmitz
Biographical details
Born	(1954-03-30)March 30, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 26, 2013(2013-08-26) (aged 59) Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Coast Guard Academy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1983	Cincinnati (assistant)
1984–1985	Rice (assistant)
1986–1988	Vanderbilt (assistant)
1989	Vanderbilt (OC/WR)
1991	Eastern Michigan (OC)
1992	London Monarchs (QB/WR)
1993–1996	Coast Guard
1997–2002	Austin Peay
2003–2004	Jesuit HS (FL)
2005	UAB (TE/HB)
2006	UAB (WR)
2007–2008	Penn (OC/TE)
2011–2013	Land O' Lakes HS (FL) (OC)

Head coaching record
Overall	39–65
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
FFC Coach of the Year (1996)

Bill Schmitz (March 30, 1954 – August 26, 2013) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1993 to 1996 and Austin Peay State University from 1997 to 2002, compiling a career college football record of 39–65.

Coaching career


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Coast Guard Bears (Freedom Football Conference) (1993–1996)
1993	Coast Guard	4–5	3–3	4th
1994	Coast Guard	4–5	2–4	5th
1995	Coast Guard	4–6	2–4	6th
1996	Coast Guard	8–3	5–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
Coast Guard:		20–19	12–12
Austin Peay Governors (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1997–2000)
1997	Austin Peay	0–10
1998	Austin Peay	4–7
1999	Austin Peay	3–8
2000	Austin Peay	2–9
Austin Peay Governors (Pioneer Football League) (2001–2002)
2001	Austin Peay	3–7	0–3	4th (South)
2002	Austin Peay	7–5	1–2	3rd (South)
Austin Peay:		19–46	1–5
Total:		39–65
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Schmitz died August 26, 2013 after he jumped from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

v t e Coast Guard Bears head football coaches
Raymond V. Marron (1922–1923) No team (1924–1925) W. R. Richards (1926–1929) Johnny Merriman (1930–1945) Nelson Nitchman (1946–1958) Otto Graham (1959–1965) Frank Kapral (1966–1967) Tad Schroeder (1968–1973) Otto Graham (1974–1975) Bill Hickey (1976–1979) Larry Rutledge (1980–1982) Bob Campiglia (1983–1985) Thomas H. Bell (1986–1992) Bill Schmitz (1993–1996) Chuck Mills (1997) Bob Estock (1998) Bill George (1999–2019) C. C. Grant (2020– )

Raymond V. Marron (1922–1923)
No team (1924–1925)
W. R. Richards (1926–1929)
Johnny Merriman (1930–1945)
Nelson Nitchman (1946–1958)
Otto Graham (1959–1965)
Frank Kapral (1966–1967)
Tad Schroeder (1968–1973)
Otto Graham (1974–1975)
Bill Hickey (1976–1979)
Larry Rutledge (1980–1982)
Bob Campiglia (1983–1985)
Thomas H. Bell (1986–1992)
Bill Schmitz (1993–1996)
Chuck Mills (1997)
Bob Estock (1998)
Bill George (1999–2019)
C. C. Grant (2020– )

v t e Austin Peay Governors head football coaches
Scott Alden (1930–1932) No team (1933–1935) Fred T. Brown (1936–1941) No team (1942–1945) Dave Aaron (1946–1954) Ken Cooper (1955–1957) Earl Gartman (1958–1959) Art Van Tone (1960–1962) Bill Dupes (1963–1972) Jack Bushofsky (1973–1976) Boots Donnelly (1977–1978) Watson Brown (1979–1980) Emory Hale (1981–1987) Paul Brewster (1988–1989) John Palermo (1990) Roy Gregory (1991–1996) Bill Schmitz (1997–2002) Carroll McCray (2003–2006) Rick Christophel (2007–2012) Kirby Cannon (2013–2015) Will Healy (2016–2018) Mark Hudspeth (2019) Marquase Lovings # (2020) Scotty Walden (2020–2023) Jeff Faris (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

Scott Alden (1930–1932)
No team (1933–1935)
Fred T. Brown (1936–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Dave Aaron (1946–1954)
Ken Cooper (1955–1957)
Earl Gartman (1958–1959)
Art Van Tone (1960–1962)
Bill Dupes (1963–1972)
Jack Bushofsky (1973–1976)
Boots Donnelly (1977–1978)
Watson Brown (1979–1980)
Emory Hale (1981–1987)
Paul Brewster (1988–1989)
John Palermo (1990)
Roy Gregory (1991–1996)
Bill Schmitz (1997–2002)
Carroll McCray (2003–2006)
Rick Christophel (2007–2012)
Kirby Cannon (2013–2015)
Will Healy (2016–2018)
Mark Hudspeth (2019)
Marquase Lovings # (2020)
Scotty Walden (2020–2023)
Jeff Faris (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach