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American football player and coach (1892–1983)

William D. Weidlein
Biographical details
Weidlein in 1925 Reveille (Fort Hays yearbook)
Born	(1892-01-11)January 11, 1892 Peabody, Kansas, U.S.
Died	December 26, 1983(1983-12-26) (aged 91) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1911–1913	Kansas

Position(s)	Guard, Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1914	Kansas (assistant)
1915–1916	Midland
1923–1928	Fort Hays State

Head coaching record
Overall	26–32–6

William Dale Weidlein (January 11, 1892 – December 26, 1983) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Midland College (now known as Midland University) in Fremont, Nebraska, from 1915 to 1916 and Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, from 1923 to 1928, compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–32–6.

Personal life

William was born in Peabody, Kansas, on January 11, 1892, of parents John Valentine Weidlein and Emma Belle (Van Dyke) Weidlein. His uncle, Philip P. Weidlein, was the second mayor of Peabody, Kansas, in 1879.

William attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 1914. He was a member of the 108th engineers in France during World War I. He married Ruth Rebecca Benning on December 16, 1917. William died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on December 26, 1983, and was buried in the Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Midland Warriors (Independent) (1915–1916)
1915	Midland	4–3
1916	Midland	3–5
Midland:		7–8
Fort Hays State Tigers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1927)
1923	Fort Hays State	4–3–2	3–3–2	T–8th
1924	Fort Hays State	4–4	3–4	10th
1925	Fort Hays State	2–4–1	1–4–1	T–11th
1926	Fort Hays State	3–5	2–5	T–12th
1927	Fort Hays State	3–5–1	2–4–1	T–10th
Fort Hays State Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1928)
1928	Fort Hays State	3–3–2	3–2–1	4th
Fort Hays State:		19–24–6	14–22–4
Total:		26–32–6

References

^ William D. Weidlein at ancestry.com
"Fort Hays State University coaching records". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
The war record of the University of Kansas; University of Kansas; 1918.
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

External links

William D. Weidlein at Find a Grave

v t e Midland Warriors head football coaches
Unknown (1894–1905) William E. Anderson (1906) Charles Barrett (1907) O. R. Jeffers (1908) Raymond A. Spahr (1909) Charles Barrett (1910) Professor King (1911) Unknown (1912) Wilbur E. Tilberg (1913–1914) William D. Weidlein (1915–1916) Lloyd Stuckey (1917) Arthur Mosse (1918) Robert Sisty (1919–1921) Chet A. Wynne (1922) W. G. Speer (1923–1924) Karl J. Lawrence (1930–1934) Carl Eggebrecht (1935–1936) William Nelson (1937–1942) No team (1943) Tom Allport (1944) Lowry Lindell (1945) John Pfitsch (1946–1947) Jack Y. Nicolds (1948) Joseph Allen (1948) Leonard E. Campbell (1949–1951) Woody Greeno (1952–1954) Mark Haight (1955) Dale Pennybaker (1956–1963) Max Kitzelman (1964–1970) Don Watchorn (1971–1991) Steve Schneider (1992–2001) Bob Dzuris (2002–2006) Casey Thiele (2007–2011) Josh Gehring (2012–2015) Jeff Jamrog (2016– )

Midland Warriors head football coaches

Unknown (1894–1905)
William E. Anderson (1906)
Charles Barrett (1907)
O. R. Jeffers (1908)
Raymond A. Spahr (1909)
Charles Barrett (1910)
Professor King (1911)
Unknown (1912)
Wilbur E. Tilberg (1913–1914)
William D. Weidlein (1915–1916)
Lloyd Stuckey (1917)
Arthur Mosse (1918)
Robert Sisty (1919–1921)
Chet A. Wynne (1922)
W. G. Speer (1923–1924)
Karl J. Lawrence (1930–1934)
Carl Eggebrecht (1935–1936)
William Nelson (1937–1942)
No team (1943)
Tom Allport (1944)
Lowry Lindell (1945)
John Pfitsch (1946–1947)
Jack Y. Nicolds (1948)
Joseph Allen (1948)
Leonard E. Campbell (1949–1951)
Woody Greeno (1952–1954)
Mark Haight (1955)
Dale Pennybaker (1956–1963)
Max Kitzelman (1964–1970)
Don Watchorn (1971–1991)
Steve Schneider (1992–2001)
Bob Dzuris (2002–2006)
Casey Thiele (2007–2011)
Josh Gehring (2012–2015)
Jeff Jamrog (2016– )

v t e Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches
Unknown (1902–1907) Claude Bice (1908–1909) No team (1910–1911) Ira Van Cleave (1912–1914) W. G. Speer (1915–1918) Alfred J. Robertson (1919) George Woodward & Ralph Archer (1920) George Woodward (1921–1922) William D. Weidlein (1923–1928) Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1929) W. C. Riley (1930–1934) James J. Yeager (1935) Paul D. Waldorf (1936–1941) Bill Bearley (1942) No team (1943–1945) Ralph Huffman (1946–1955) Wayne J. McConnell (1956–1968) Tom Stromgren (1969–1971) Bill Giles (1972–1978) Bobby Thompson (1979–1980) Jim Gilstrap (1981–1983) Bobby Thompson (1984) John Vincent (1985–1989) Bob Cortese (1990–1997) Jeff Leiker (1998–2000) Tim O'Connor (2001–2004) Kevin Verdugo (2005–2010) Chris Brown (2011–2019) No team (2020) Chris Brown (2021– )

Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

Unknown (1902–1907)
Claude Bice (1908–1909)
No team (1910–1911)
Ira Van Cleave (1912–1914)
W. G. Speer (1915–1918)
Alfred J. Robertson (1919)
George Woodward & Ralph Archer (1920)
George Woodward (1921–1922)
William D. Weidlein (1923–1928)
Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1929)
W. C. Riley (1930–1934)
James J. Yeager (1935)
Paul D. Waldorf (1936–1941)
Bill Bearley (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Huffman (1946–1955)
Wayne J. McConnell (1956–1968)
Tom Stromgren (1969–1971)
Bill Giles (1972–1978)
Bobby Thompson (1979–1980)
Jim Gilstrap (1981–1983)
Bobby Thompson (1984)
John Vincent (1985–1989)
Bob Cortese (1990–1997)
Jeff Leiker (1998–2000)
Tim O'Connor (2001–2004)
Kevin Verdugo (2005–2010)
Chris Brown (2011–2019)
No team (2020)
Chris Brown (2021– )

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