William C. Kenyon

William C. Kenyon
File:William C. Kenyon.png Kenyon pictured in The Prism 1943, Maine yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1898-12-05)December 5, 1898 Manchester, New Hampshire
Died	May 6, 1951(1951-05-06) (aged 52) Bangor, Maine
Playing career
Position(s)	End, fullback, tailback (football)
Head coaching record
Overall	4–11 (football) 33–51 (basketball) 67–111–2 (baseball)

William Curtis Kenyon (December 5, 1898 – May 6, 1951) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1942 and from 1944 to 1945, compiling a record of 4–11. Kenyon also the head coach of the basketball team at Maine from 1935 to 1943 and again in 1944–45, and the head coach of the baseball team at the school from 1936 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1949. Kenyon played college football at Georgetown University from 1919 to 1922 and in the National Football League with the New York Giants in 1925. He also played baseball at Georgetown and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1927. Kenyon died on May 6, 1951 at a hospital in Bangor, Maine.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1942)
1942	Maine	2–4
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1944–1945)
1944	Maine	2–2
1945	Maine	0–5
Maine:		4–11
Total:		4–11
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

Baseball

Below is a table of Kenyon's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Maine Black Bears (1936)
1936	Maine	6–6
Maine Black Bears (New England Conference) (1937–1943)
1937	Maine	9–5–1	3–3	2nd
1938	Maine	11–7	6–2	1st
1939	Maine	4–13	0–8	5th
1940	Maine	5–11	1–6	5th
1941	Maine	4–12	1–6	5th
1942	Maine	6–8	3–5	T–3rd
1943	Maine	4–8	3–5	4th
Maine Black Bears (1945–1948)
1945	Maine	2–7
1946	Maine	3–8
1947	Maine	7–6
1948	Maine	2–9–1
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1949)
1949	Maine	4–11	1–4	5th
Maine:		67–111–2	18–39
Total:		67–111–2
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

External links

• William C. Kenyon at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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