Bill Pierce (American football)

William Clarkson Pierce (September 6, 1909 – September 8, 1981) was an American college football player and coach.^[1] A Notre Dame player during his college years, he served as the head football coach at Stephen F. Austin State University, Austin College and St. Edward's University in Texas.^[2]

Bill Pierce

Biographical details
Born	(1909-09-06)September 6, 1909 Seibert, Colorado, U.S.
Died	September 8, 1981(1981-09-08) (aged 72) Victoria, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1930–1932	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933	St. Edward's (line)
1934	Austin (line)
1935	Austin
1936–1939	St. Edward's
1946	Stephen F. Austin
1947–1948	Austin
Head coaching record
Overall	28–45–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Texas Conference (1935, 1939)

Pierce began his coaching career in 1933 at St. Edward's, when he was hired as line coach under head football coach Jack Chevigny. He moved to Austin College the following year to serve in the same capacity under Joseph B. Head.^[3]

Pierce was born on September 6, 1909, in Seibert, Colorado. He served in World War II and later worked for Kraft Foods. He retired in 1975 and moved from Champaign, Illinois to Victoria, Texas, where he died in a hospital on September 8, 1981. He was buried at Memory Gardens in Edna, Texas.^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Austin Kangaroos (Texas Conference) (1935)
1935	Austin	7–2–2	4–0–2	1st
St. Edward's Tigers / Crusaders (Texas Conference) (1936–1939)
1936	St. Edward's	1–5–1	1–4	7th
1937	St. Edward's	2–8	1–5	8th
1938	St. Edward's	7–3	4–2	T–2nd
1939	St. Edward's	6–3	5–1	T–1st
St. Edward's:		16–19–1	11–12
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Lone Star Conference) (1946)
1946	Stephen F. Austin	1–9	0–5	6th
Stephen F. Austin:		1–9	0–5
Austin Kangaroos (Texas Conference) (1947–1948)
1947	Austin	2–6–1	2–3	T–4th
1948	Austin	2–9	0–5	6th
Austin:		11–17–3	6–8–2
Total:		28–45–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Football 1932" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
2. "All-Time Roster" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
3. "Bill Pierce Is To Help Coach Head With Austin College Gridiron Club". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. March 6, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "William C. Pierce". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. September 9, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .