| Bill Sylvester | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1928 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–65–2 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 5 ICC (1972–1975, 1977) 1 HCC (1983) | |
William L. Sylvester (born August 21, 1928) is a former American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1970 to 1984, compiling a record of 84–65–2.[2] Sylvester was also the athletic director at Butler from 1975 to 1989.
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Bulldogs (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1970–1977) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Butler | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| 1971 | Butler | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1972 | Butler | 5–5 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1973 | Butler | 5–5 | 1st | ||||||
| 1974 | Butler | 8–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1975 | Butler | 9–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1976 | Butler | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1977 | Butler | 5–5 | T–1st | ||||||
| Butler Bulldogs (Heartland Collegiate Conference) (1978–1984) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Butler | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1979 | Butler | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1980 | Butler | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1981 | Butler | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1982 | Butler | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1983 | Butler | 9–1–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | |||||
| 1984 | Butler | 6–4 | |||||||
| Butler: | 84–65–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 84–65–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
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