William Kline
William Kline went 61–33–6 as a head coach, 1911–1926, at Nebraska Wesleyan, Nebraska, Florida and Hastings. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1920, 6–3); by them his record is 62–33–6. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1911–17 at Nebraska Wesleyan (on file under another coach); 1926 at Hastings. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 61–33–6 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1922 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 7–0 | ||||
| 1912 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1913 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1914 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1916 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1917 | Nebraska Wesleyan * | 3–5 | ||||
| 1918 | Nebraska | 2–3–1 | ||||
| 1919: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1920 | Florida | 5–3 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | T–14th | |||
| 1921 | Florida | 6–3–2 | 6th | |||
| 1922 | Florida | 7–2 | 5th | |||
| 1923–25: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1926 | Hastings * | 4–4 | T–6th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Conference games | 11 | 7–4 | 64% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 3–2–3 | 56% |
| At home | 21 | 13–6–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 13 | 7–5–1 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 18–6–1 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 2–5–2 | 33% |
His own 34 games on file, 1918–1922, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Stetsonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Mercerseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Samfordseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Rollinsseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Mississippi Collegeseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–17 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Nebraska | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Cotner | Head coach | |
| 1920–22 | Florida | Head coach | |
| 1926 | Hastings | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Paul SchisslerOregon State, Doane, St. Viator, Lombard, Chicago Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, March Field
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Schissler | Nebraska, 1918: assistant coach | Oregon State, Doane, St. Viator, Lombard, Chicago Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, March Field |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.