| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach |
| Team | Miami (OH) |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | UMass |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1980 | Delaware (RB) |
| 1981–1986 | Eastern Michigan ( GA/LB) |
| 1987 | Butler County ( OC/OL) |
| 1991–1993 | Vanderbilt (OLB/DE) |
| 1994–1997 | LSU (RC) |
| 1999–2006 | Gannon |
| 2009–present | Miami (OH) (AHC/LB) |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Gannon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–51 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| IFCA Coach of the Year (2003) | |
William T. Elias, Jr. is an American football coach. He is currently the assistant head coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, a position he has held since the 2009 season. From 1999 to 2006, he was the head football coach at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he compiled a 31–51. [1]
Elias served as the athletic director at Gannon for three years before taking his current position at Miami. A 1977 graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst, he is the son of former Virginia and Navy head coach Bill Elias. [2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon Golden Knights ( NCAA Division II independent) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Gannon | 1–9 | |||||||
| 2000 | Gannon | 3–7 | |||||||
| 2001 | Gannon | 5–4 | |||||||
| 2002 | Gannon | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2003 | Gannon | 9–1 | |||||||
| Gannon Golden Knights ( Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2006) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Gannon | 4–7 | 3–7 | T–10th | |||||
| 2005 | Gannon | 3–8 | 3–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2006 | Gannon | 1–10 | 1–9 | T–12th | |||||
| Gannon: | 31–51 | 7–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–51 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Miami RedHawks Profile". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "A.D. Bill Elias Resigns to Return to Coaching". Gannon University. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
- Living people
- Butler Grizzlies football coaches
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football coaches
- Eastern Michigan Eagles football coaches
- Gannon Golden Knights athletic directors
- Gannon Golden Knights football coaches
- LSU Tigers football coaches
- Miami RedHawks football coaches
- Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- People from Bedford, Massachusetts
- People from West Lafayette, Indiana
- Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach |
| Team | Miami (OH) |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | UMass |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1980 | Delaware (RB) |
| 1981–1986 | Eastern Michigan ( GA/LB) |
| 1987 | Butler County ( OC/OL) |
| 1991–1993 | Vanderbilt (OLB/DE) |
| 1994–1997 | LSU (RC) |
| 1999–2006 | Gannon |
| 2009–present | Miami (OH) (AHC/LB) |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Gannon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–51 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| IFCA Coach of the Year (2003) | |
William T. Elias, Jr. is an American football coach. He is currently the assistant head coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, a position he has held since the 2009 season. From 1999 to 2006, he was the head football coach at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he compiled a 31–51. [1]
Elias served as the athletic director at Gannon for three years before taking his current position at Miami. A 1977 graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst, he is the son of former Virginia and Navy head coach Bill Elias. [2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon Golden Knights ( NCAA Division II independent) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Gannon | 1–9 | |||||||
| 2000 | Gannon | 3–7 | |||||||
| 2001 | Gannon | 5–4 | |||||||
| 2002 | Gannon | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2003 | Gannon | 9–1 | |||||||
| Gannon Golden Knights ( Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2006) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Gannon | 4–7 | 3–7 | T–10th | |||||
| 2005 | Gannon | 3–8 | 3–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2006 | Gannon | 1–10 | 1–9 | T–12th | |||||
| Gannon: | 31–51 | 7–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–51 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Miami RedHawks Profile". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "A.D. Bill Elias Resigns to Return to Coaching". Gannon University. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
- Living people
- Butler Grizzlies football coaches
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football coaches
- Eastern Michigan Eagles football coaches
- Gannon Golden Knights athletic directors
- Gannon Golden Knights football coaches
- LSU Tigers football coaches
- Miami RedHawks football coaches
- Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- People from Bedford, Massachusetts
- People from West Lafayette, Indiana
- Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts