Bill Doba
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 7, 1940 South Bend, Indiana |
| Alma mater | Ball State College, 1962 |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1960 | Ball State |
| Position(s) | Halfback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1964 | Goshen HS (IN) (assistant) |
| 1965–1966 | Angola HS (IN) (assistant) |
| 1968–1970 | Goshen HS (IN) |
| 1971–1976 | Mishawaka HS (IN) |
| 1977–1982 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 1983–1986 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Citadel (DC/OLB) |
| 1989–1990 | Washington State (LB) |
| 1991–1993 | Washington State (AHC/LB) |
| 1994–2002 | Washington State (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2003–2007 | Washington State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–28 (.517) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2003) | |
Bill Doba (born September 7, 1940) is a former American football coach, the head coach at Washington State University. He led the Cougars for five seasons, from 2003 through 2007, and was fired on November 26.
Born in South Bend, Indiana, Doba grew up in New Carlisle and graduated from New Carlisle High School in 1958. He played halfback and defensive back for two years at Ball State College in Muncie before hip injuries derailed his college football career. After graduating from Ball State, he started his coaching career at Goshen High School in Indiana as an assistant. After two years there, he worked as the head coach at Angola High School for two years, then went back to Goshen High for three years as the head coach. During this time, he earned a master's degree from Western Michigan University in physical education. His high school coaching career ended with a six-year stay at Mishawaka High School in Indiana, where he led his 1974 team to the big school state championship game.
Moving to the college ranks, Doba became an assistant to Lee Corso at Indiana University for six years, coaching linebackers for five years and quarterbacks/wide receivers for one. He moved to Purdue University to work as the outside linebackers coach for three years and the tight end/tackles coach for one year. He left Purdue to become defensive coordinator at The Citadel in South Carolina, his first job outside the state of Indiana. He left The Citadel after two years to join the staff of new head coach Mike Price at Washington State University in Pullman.
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