Bill Ingram

For the politician, see Bill Ingram (politician).

William Austin Ingram (June 14, 1898 – June 2, 1943) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1922), Indiana University (1923–1925), the United States Naval Academy (1926–1930), and the University of California, Berkeley (1931–1934), compiling a career record of 75–42–9. Ingram's 1926 Navy team went 9–0–1 and was recognized as a national champion by the Boand System and the Houlgate System. Ingram was also known by the nickname "Navy Bill", due to his background at Annapolis.^[1] He died in his sleep while serving as a Major in the Marine Corps.^[2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.

Bill Ingram

Biographical details
Born	(1898-06-14)June 14, 1898 Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 2, 1943(1943-06-02) (aged 44) Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Playing career
1916–1918	Navy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922	William & Mary
1923–1925	Indiana
1926–1930	Navy
1931–1934	California
Head coaching record
Overall	75–42–9
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1926)
Awards
Second-team All-American (1917)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile)

Playing career

Ingram played quarterback for the Navy Midshipmen football team in 1916, 1917, and 1918. Ingram also was a stroke for the Navy rowing team during its 1918–19 season.^[3]

Coaching career

From 1923 to 1925, he guided Indiana to a 10–12–1 record. At Navy he posted a 32–13–4 record. These totals included his 1926 team, which finished with a 9–0–1 record. He coached at California and won 27 games in four years. During the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, Ingram organized his Cal players to work as strikebreakers.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1922)
1922	William & Mary	6–3
William & Mary:		6–3
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1923–1925)
1923	Indiana	3–4	2–2	T–5th
1924	Indiana	4–4	1–3	7th
1925	Indiana	3–4–1	0–3–1	T–9th
Indiana:		10–12–1	3–8–1
Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1926–1930)
1926	Navy	9–0–1
1927	Navy	6–3
1928	Navy	5–3–1
1929	Navy	6–2–2
1930	Navy	6–5
Navy:		32–13–4
California Golden Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1931–1934)
1931	California	8–2	4–1	2nd
1932	California	7–3–2	2–2–1	T–5th
1933	California	6–3–2	2–2–2	6th
1934	California	6–6	3–2	5th
California:		27–14–4	11–7–3
Total:		75–42–9
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth