| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1890-05-15)May 15, 1890 Union Hill, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1958(1958-11-25) (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | Temple |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1917 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–5–3 (football) |
William Alvin Nicolai (May 15, 1890 - November 25, 1958) was the seventh head football coach at Temple University, a position he held for three seasons, from 1914 until 1916. His overall coaching record at Temple was 9–5–3. In his final season at Temple, his team played six games and allowed only 14 points in the entire season.
Nicolai also served as a professor at Temple.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Temple | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1915 | Temple | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Temple | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| Temple: | 9–5–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–5–3 | ||||||||
References
- "William Alvin Nicolai in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013". ancestry.com.
- National Champs Database Football Temple Owls coaching results
- "Temple Coaching Records". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Coach William Nicholai 1916 results
- "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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