W. J. Monilaw
![]() Monilaw from The Savitar, 1907 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | July 22, 1874 |
Died | July 18, 1964 Highland Park, Illinois | (aged 89)
Playing career | |
? | Drake |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1903–1904 | Drake |
1906–1908 | Missouri |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1897 | Drake |
1909–1910 | Missouri |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 28–13–1 |
William James Monilaw (July 22, 1874 – July 18, 1964) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served at the head football coach at Drake University from 1903 to 1904 and at the University of Missouri from 1906 to 1908, compiling a career college football record of 28–13–1. Every year he coached, his teams posted a winning record.[1]
Early life[]
Molinaw attended Cedar Rapids High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was later accepted into Drake University.
Coaching career[]
Drake[]
Monilaw got his first coaching job as the seventh head coach for his alma mater, Drake University, for two seasons, from 1903 until 1904. His coaching record at Drake was 10–7.[2]
Missouri[]
From 1906 to 1908, he served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he compiled an 18–6–1 record.[3] Monilaw was the 12th head coach for Mizzou.
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Drake Bulldogs (Independent) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
1903 | Drake | 5–3 | |||||||
1904 | Drake | 5–4 | |||||||
Drake: | 10–7 | ||||||||
Missouri Tigers (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
1906 | Missouri | 5–2–1 | |||||||
Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
1907 | Missouri | 7–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
1908 | Missouri | 6–2 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
Missouri: | 18–6–1 | 4–3 | |||||||
Total: | 28–13–1 |
References[]
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records by Year". Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ "Drake Coaching Records". Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ Missouri Coaching Records Archived July 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- 1874 births
- 1964 deaths
- Drake Bulldogs athletic directors
- Drake Bulldogs football coaches
- Drake Bulldogs football players
- Missouri Tigers athletic directors
- Missouri Tigers football coaches
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs