William A. Reynolds | |
File:William A Reynolds.jpg Reynolds pictured in The Cincinnatian 1896, Cincinnati yearbook | |
Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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Biographical details | |
Born | [1] Oxford, Pennsylvania | December 30, 1872
Died | August 10, 1928[2] Charlotte, North Carolina | (aged 55)
Playing career | |
Football 1893–1894[3] | Princeton |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football 1891 1896 1897–1900 1901–1902 Baseball 1897 1898–1899 1902–1903 | Rutgers Cincinnati North Carolina Georgia Cincinnati North Carolina Georgia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 44–23–8 (football) 36–19–2 (baseball) |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
William Ayres "Billy" Reynolds (December 30, 1872 – August 10, 1928) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He played football at Princeton University and served as the head football coach at Rutgers University (1891), the University of Cincinnati (1896), the University of North Carolina (1897–1900), and the University of Georgia (1901–1902), compiling a career record of 44–23–8. Reynolds was also the head baseball coach at Cincinnati (1897), North Carolina (1898–1899) and Georgia (1902–1903), tallying a career mark of 36–19–2.
At North Carolina, as a football coach, he coached the Tar Heels to an undefeated season in 1897 (9–0) and had an overall record of 27–7–4 during his four seasons. As a baseball coach, Reynolds compiled a 21–5–1 record in two seasons at North Carolina.
Reynolds did not enjoy the same level of success at Georgia in either sport. As the Georgia football head coach, he compiled a record of just 5–7–3 during his two year stay. As a baseball coach, Reynolds fared better, posting a 13–9–1 record over two seasons.
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Rutgers Queensmen (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
1891 | Rutgers | 8–6 | |||||||
Rutgers: | 8–6 | ||||||||
Cincinnati Bearcats (Independent) (1896) | |||||||||
1896 | Cincinnati | 4–3–1 | |||||||
Cincinnati: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897–1900) | |||||||||
1897 | North Carolina | 7–3 | |||||||
1898 | North Carolina | 9–0 | |||||||
1899 | North Carolina | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1900 | North Carolina | 4–1–3 | |||||||
North Carolina: | 27–7–4 | ||||||||
Georgia Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
1901 | Georgia | 1–5–2 | 0–5–2 | ||||||
1902 | Georgia | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | ||||||
Georgia: | 5–7–3 | 4–7–3 | |||||||
Total: | 44–23–8 |
References[]
- ↑ "A genealogy of James and Deborah Reynolds of North Kingstown, Rhode Island ... - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 2009-07-01. http://books.google.ca/books?id=QnEbAQAAMAAJ&q=%22William+Ayres+Reynolds%22&dq=%22William+Ayres+Reynolds%22&cd=1. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ↑ "William Ayres Reynolds (1874 - 1928) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=RE&GSfn=w&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=921&GRid=58963850&df=all&. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ↑ "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1910-12-18. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/544408242.html?dids=544408242:544408242&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+18%2C+1910&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=SUCCESSOR+TO+F.+B.+DANCY+PAYS+VISIT+TO+ATLANTA&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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