William D. McHenry

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William D. McHenry
Biographical details
Born (1932-06-20) June 20, 1932 (age 92)
Playing career
Football
1950–1953 Washington and Lee
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1954–1957 Pennsylvania Military (assistant)
1958–1960 Williams (assistant)
1961–1970 Lebanon Valley
1973–1977 Washington and Lee
Lacrosse
1959–1960 Williams
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1991 Washington and Lee
1991–1996 Wooster
Head coaching record
Overall56–70–3 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MAC Southern College Division (1961, 1969)

William D. McHenry (born June 20, 1932) [1] [2] is a former American football and lacrosse player and coach and college athletics administrator. [3] An accomplished athlete at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, McHenry was chosen by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1954 NFL draft. [4] He also played lacrosse at Washington and Lee. McHenry served as the head coach at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1970 before returning to his alma mater in 1973 where remained for five seasons, compiling a career college football coaching record of 56–70–3. [5] In 1958, McHenry was hired as the head lacrosse coach at Williams College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach. [6] [7] McHenry finished his career in athletics by serving as the athletic director at the College of Wooster from 1991 until his retirement in 1996. [5] [8]

Contents

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Middle Atlantic Conference)(1961–1970)
1961 Lebanon Valley 6–15–11st (Southern College)
1962 Lebanon Valley5–34–2T–3rd (Southern College)
1963 Lebanon Valley4–34–36th (Southern College)
1964 Lebanon Valley4–44–4T–4th(Southern College)
1965 Lebanon Valley5–34–34th (Southern College)
1966 Lebanon Valley2–62–6T–8th (Southern College)
1967 Lebanon Valley3–53–5T–4th (Southern College)
1968 Lebanon Valley4–44–4T–4th (Southern College)
1969 Lebanon Valley6–25–2T–1st (Southern College)
1970 Lebanon Valley5–3–15–2–14th (Southern)
Lebanon Valley:44–34–1
Washington and Lee Generals (NCAA Division III independent)(1973)
1973 Washington and Lee2–7
Washington and Lee Generals (Virginia College Athletic Association)(1974–1975)
1974 Washington and Lee1–8–10–2–1
1975 Washington and Lee1–8–10–3T–8th
Washington and Lee Generals (Old Dominion Athletic Conference)(1976–1977)
1976 Washington and Lee5–52–2T–3rd
1977 Washington and Lee3–81–34th
Washington and Lee:12–36–23–10–1
Total:56–70–3
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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