# William McAvoy

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American sports coach (1884–1956)

For the American civilian test pilot, see [William H. McAvoy](/source/William_H._McAvoy).

William McAvoy McAvoy pictured in The Blue Hen 1913, Delaware yearbook Biographical details Born (1884-10-16)October 16, 1884 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died September 17, 1956(1956-09-17) (aged 71) Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S. Playing career Football 1902–1903 Bloomsburg Normal 1904–1906 Lafayette Baseball 1903–1904 Bloomsburg Normal 1905–1907 Lafayette 1908 Rochester Bronchos 1909 Syracuse Stars 1910 Reading Pretzels 1910 Northampton Meadowlarks Positions Fullback (football) Left fielder (baseball) Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football 1908–1916 Delaware 1920–1921 Drexel 1922–1924 Delaware 1925–1927 Vermont Basketball 1909–1918 Delaware 1919–1920 Lafayette 1920–1922 Drexel 1922–1925 Delaware 1925–1928 Vermont 1928–1929 Haverford Baseball 1909–1914 Delaware 1923–1925 Delaware Administrative career (AD unless noted) 1908–1917 Delaware 1922–1925 Delaware Head coaching record Overall 52–70–14 (football) 108–137 (basketball) 36–77–3 (baseball)

**William James McAvoy** (October 16, 1884 – September 17, 1956) was an American [football](/source/American_football), [basketball](/source/Basketball), and [baseball](/source/Baseball) coach. He served as the head football coach at the [University of Delaware](/source/University_of_Delaware) (1908–1916, 1922–1924), [Drexel University](/source/Drexel_University) (1920–1921), and the [University of Vermont](/source/University_of_Vermont) (1925–1927), compiling a career [college football](/source/College_football) head coaching record of 52–70–14.

A native of [Hazleton, Pennsylvania](/source/Hazleton%2C_Pennsylvania), McAvoy attended [Lafayette College](/source/Lafayette_College), where he played football as a [fullback](/source/Fullback_(gridiron_football)) and baseball as a [left fielder](/source/Left_fielder). In the fall of 1906, he was elected captain of the [1907 Lafayette football team](/source/1907_Lafayette_football_team), but did not return to school the following year, instead going into business.[1][2] In 1908, he played as a left fielder for the [Rochester Bronchos](/source/Rochester_Bronchos) of the [Eastern League](/source/International_League).[3]

## Head coaching record

### Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1908–1916) 1908 Delaware 3–4–1 1909 Delaware 1–6–1 1910 Delaware 1–2–2 1911 Delaware 2–5–2 1912 Delaware 1–6–1 1913 Delaware 2–4–2 1914 Delaware 7–1–1 1915 Delaware 6–3 1916 Delaware 4–3–1 Drexel (Independent) (1920–1921) 1920 Drexel 0–6 1921 Drexel 2–3–1 Drexel: 2–9–1 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1922–1924) 1922 Delaware 6–3 1923 Delaware 5–3–1 1924 Delaware 4–3–1 Delaware: 42–43–13 Vermont Green and Gold / Catamounts (Independent) (1925–1927) 1925 Vermont 3–6 1926 Vermont 3–6 1927 Vermont 2–6 Vermont: 8–18 Total: 52–70–14

### Basketball

Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Delaware (Independent) (1909–1918) 1909–10 Delaware 5–7 1910–11 Delaware 7–6 1911–12 Delaware 2–10 1912–13 Delaware 1–6 1913–14 Delaware 3–6 1914–15 Delaware 5–7 1915–16 Delaware 7–4 1916–17 Delaware 8–6 1917–18 Delaware 5–6 Lafayette (Independent) (1919–1920) 1919–20 Lafayette 3–7 Lafayette: 3–7 (.300) Drexel Blue and Gold (Independent) (1920–1922) 1920–21 Drexel 1921–22 Drexel Drexel: 12–14 (.462) Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1922–1925) 1922–23 Delaware 7–6 1923–24 Delaware 6–8 1924–25 Delaware 2–11 Delaware: 58–83 (.411) Vermont Green and Gold / Catamounts (Independent) (1925–1928) 1925–26 Vermont 12–9 1926–27 Vermont 11–5 1927–28 Vermont 10–9 Vermont: 33–23 (.589) Haverford (Independent) (1928–1929) 1928–29 Haverford 2–10 Haverford: 2–10 (.167) Total: 108–137 (.441)

## See also

- [List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure](/source/List_of_college_football_head_coaches_with_non-consecutive_tenure)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Fullback M'Avoy Chosen Captain"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/131010593/). *[The Wilkes-Barre News](/source/Times_Leader)*. [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pennsylvania). December 3, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lafayette To Lose M'Avoy"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/131010498/). *[The Morning Call](/source/The_Morning_Call)*. [Allentown, Pennsylvania](/source/Allentown%2C_Pennsylvania). September 7, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["McAvoy Lafayette's Coach"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader/131006788/). *[The Wilkes-Barre Record](/source/Times_Leader)*. [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pennsylvania). September 3, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

## External links

- Career statistics from [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mcavoy001w--)

- [William McAvoy](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2521272) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

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