Bill Mallory

For the player born 1901, see Bill Mallory (American football, born 1901).

Bill Mallory

Mallory in 1976
Biographical details
Born	(1935-05-30)May 30, 1935 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 25, 2018(2018-05-25) (aged 82) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1956	Miami (OH)
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1964	Bowling Green (assistant)
1965	Yale (assistant)
1966–1968	Ohio State (assistant)
1969–1973	Miami (OH)
1974–1978	Colorado
1980–1983	Northern Illinois
1984–1996	Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	168–129–4
Bowls	4–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MAC (1973, 1983) 1 Big Eight (1976)
Awards
2× MAC Coach of the Year (1973, 1983) 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1986–1987)

William Guy Mallory (May 30, 1935 – May 25, 2018) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1969 to 1973, the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1974 to 1978, Northern Illinois University from 1980 to 1983, and Indiana University Bloomington from 1984 to 1996, compiling a career head coaching record of 168–129–4.

Playing career

Mallory played football at Miami University for coaches Ara Parseghian and John Pont.

Coaching career

Mallory is the Indiana Hoosiers' winningest football coach, having compiled a 69–77–3 record. Before taking over the head coaching reins at Indiana in 1984, Mallory coached three other schools to national prominence. While compiling a 168–129–4 career record, Mallory became one of only a handful of coaches in history to guide three different programs to top 20 finishes in national polls. In 1987, Mallory became the first coach to be awarded back-to-back Big Ten coach-of-the-year honors. While at Indiana, Mallory led the Hoosiers to six bowl games including victories in the 1988 Liberty Bowl, and the 1991 Copper Bowl. He also led IU to a top 20 ranking in 1987 and 1988.

Early in his coaching career, Mallory served as assistant to Woody Hayes at Ohio State University, Carmen Cozza at Yale University and Doyt Perry at Bowling Green State University.

Mallory is a member of Miami University's Cradle of Coaches. He is also a member of the Athletic Halls of Fame at Miami University and Indiana University, the Mid-American Conference, the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and the Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame.

Mallory was the 15th head college football coach for the Northern Illinois University Huskies located in DeKalb, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1980 until 1983. He coached the Huskies to victory in the 1983 California Bowl, the school's first major bowl game appearance. Mallory's career coaching record at Northern Illinois was 25 wins, 19 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him sixth at Northern Illinois in total wins and seventh at NIU in winning percentage.

Death

Mallory died in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 25, 2018, just five days before his 83rd birthday and less than three weeks before his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife Ellie, following brain surgery from a fall on May 22.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Miami Redskins (Mid-American Conference) (1969–1973)
1969	Miami	7–3	3–3	T–3rd
1970	Miami	7–3	3–2	T–2nd
1971	Miami	7–3	2–3	T–3rd
1972	Miami	7–3	2–3	T–4th
1973	Miami	11–0	5–0	1st	W Tangerine	17	15
Miami:		39–12	15–11
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) (1974–1978)
1974	Colorado	5–6	3–4	5th
1975	Colorado	9–3	5–2	3rd	L Astro-Bluebonnet		16
1976	Colorado	8–4	5–2	T–1st	L Orange	16	16
1977	Colorado	7–3–1	3–3–1	4th
1978	Colorado	6–5	2–5	7th
Colorado:		35–21–1	18–16–1
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (1980–1983)
1980	Northern Illinois	7–4	4–3	T–3rd
1981	Northern Illinois	3–8	2–7	9th
1982	Northern Illinois	5–5	5–4	T–5th
1983	Northern Illinois	10–2	8–1	1st	W California
Northern Illinois:		25–19	19–15
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1984–1996)
1984	Indiana	0–11	0–9	10th
1985	Indiana	4–7	1–7	T–9th
1986	Indiana	6–6	3–5	T–6th	L All-American
1987	Indiana	8–4	6–2	T–2nd	L Peach	20
1988	Indiana	8–3–1	5–3	5th	W Liberty	19	20
1989	Indiana	5–6	3–5	T–6th
1990	Indiana	6–5–1	3–4–1	7th	L Peach
1991	Indiana	7–4–1	5–3	T–3rd	W Copper
1992	Indiana	5–6	3–5	T–6th
1993	Indiana	8–4	5–3	T–4th	L Independence
1994	Indiana	7–4	3–5	T–6th
1995	Indiana	2–9	0–8	11th
1996	Indiana	3–8	1–7	T–9th
Indiana:		69–77–3	39–65–1
Total:		168–129–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.