Bill Cubit
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1953 Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Delaware |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1976 | Swarthmore (RB/WR) |
| 1977–1982 | Sharon Hill HS (PA) |
| 1983–1984 | UCF (DB) |
| 1985 | UCF (AHC/DB) |
| 1986–1988 | Martin County HS (FL) |
| 1989 | Florida (QB) |
| 1990–1991 | Akron (RB) |
| 1992–1996 | Widener |
| 1997–1999 | Western Michigan (OC/QB) |
| 2000 | Missouri (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2002 | Rutgers (OC/QB) |
| 2003–2004 | Stanford (OC/QB) |
| 2005–2012 | Western Michigan |
| 2013–2014 | Illinois (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | Illinois |
| 2017–present | Martin County HS (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 90–72–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× MAC Commonwealth (1994, 1995) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2005) | |
William John Cubit (/ˈkjuːbᵻt/; born October 14, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at [Martin County High School]] in Florida. He was the head football coach at the University of Illinois, first on an interim basis in the 2015 season and then promoted to the post full-time before his dismissal on March 5, 2016. Cubit served as the head football coach at Widener University from 1992 to 1996, and Western Michigan University from 2005 to 2012.
Cubit attended Sharon Hill High School in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. A three-sport "sensation", he played football, basketball and baseball in high school. Described as a scrambling quarterback, Cubit was a three-year starter at quarterback and finished his career with 96 pass completions for 1,746 yards and 20 touchdowns. He had five rushing touchdowns and 2,010 yards of total offense. Cubit also intercepted 17 passes in his career on defense, including six in one game (four in one quarter). He was named All-Delco defensive back is his senior season. Cubit was also named to the Blue Cross All-Scholastic football team his senior year and was named Delaware County Player of the Year.
Cubit won a basketball game in 1968 after making two free throws with one second left in the game 62–61. He was named all-Delco honorable mention in 1969 and 1970. He was named first team All-Delco his senior year. Cubit finished his career with 1,114 points.
In his baseball career, he was a pitcher and center fielder. He threw a no-hitter his junior year. He had a 7–0 win–loss record, a 0.32 earned run average and a .476 batting average his senior season, helping Sharon Hill to a Section Three championship.
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