Biographical details | |
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Born | January 26, 1929 |
Died | December 24, 2013 84) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1948–1950 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1954 | Kimball HS (NE) |
1955–1965 | Idaho State (backfield) |
1966–1967 | Idaho State |
1970–1973 | Saint Mary's |
1974–1977 | Edmonton Eskimos (assistant) |
1978–1979 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (LB/DB) |
1980–1982 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DC) |
1983–1984 | Washington Federals (DC) |
1985–1992 | Dana |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1986–1993 | Dana |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–75–2 (college) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
William "Leo" McKillip (January 26, 1929 – December 24, 2013) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University from 1966 to 1967, [1] Saint Mary's College of California from 1970 to 1973, and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, from 1985 to 1992. McKillip was also the athletic director at Dana from 1986 to 1993.
McKillip died at age 84 in 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska. [2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference)(1966–1967) | |||||||||
1966 | Idaho State | 3–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
1967 | Idaho State | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
Idaho State: | 4–15 | 1–7 | |||||||
Saint Mary's Gaels (NCAA College Division / Division III independent)(1970–1973) | |||||||||
1970 | Saint Mary's | 3–4 | |||||||
1971 | Saint Mary's | 3–5 | |||||||
1972 | Saint Mary's | 3–4 | |||||||
1973 | Saint Mary's | 3–4–1 | |||||||
Saint Mary's: | 12–17–1 | ||||||||
Dana Vikings (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference)(1985–1992) | |||||||||
1985 | Dana | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1986 | Dana | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1987 | Dana | 8–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
1988 | Dana | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1989 | Dana | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1990 | Dana | 3–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1991 | Dana | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
1992 | Dana | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
Dana: | 35–43–1 | 13–27–1 | |||||||
Total: | 51–75–2 |
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