Sport(s) | Football |
---|---|
Biographical details | |
Born |
Grafton, West Virginia |
June 11, 1952
Died | May 21, 2012 Roanoke, West Virginia |
(aged 59)
Playing career | |
1972–1974 | Fairmont State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977–1978 | Salem (assistant) |
1979 | North Carolina (assistant) |
1980 | Marshall (assistant) |
1981–1983 | William & Mary (assistant) |
1984 | Navy (assistant) |
1985–1987 | North Carolina (assistant) |
1988–1989 | Arizona State (assistant) |
1990–1993 | Air Force (assistant) |
1994–1996 | VMI |
1998 | Montreal Alouettes (OL) |
1999 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OC) |
2000–2007 | West Virginia (assistant) |
2008–2010 | West Virginia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 36–37 |
Bowls | 2–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Big East (2010) |
William L. "Bill" Stewart (June 11, 1952 – May 21, 2012), nicknamed "Stew", was an American football coach. He was named interim head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers after Rich Rodriguez left for Michigan in December 2007. After leading the Mountaineers to a 48–28 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl, he was named the school’s 32nd head football coach on January 3, 2008. Stewart resigned amid accusations of initiating a smear campaign against his appointed successor, Dana Holgorsen. He was previously the head coach of Virginia Military Institute for three seasons.
Stewart was a 1975 education graduate of Fairmont State College, where he was a three-year letterman and team captain for the WVIAC champions in 1974.
Stewart’s coaching career began at his alma mater of Fairmont State, where he was a student assistant coach for a season. He became an assistant coach at Sistersville (W.Va.) High School in 1975.
In 1977, he moved to Salem College where he was an assistant football and head track coach for two seasons. In 1979, he was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina. He has also been an assistant coach at Marshall University (1980), William and Mary (1981–1983), Navy (1984), North Carolina (1985–1987), Arizona State (1988–1989) and Air Force (1990–1993).