William McAndrew (coach)

William McAndrew (April 29, 1887 – February 11, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served two stints at the head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, from 1913 to 1916 and then returning from 1921 to 1938, compiling a record of 83–79–20 in 22 seasons. His 83 wins are the most of any head coach in the history of the Southern Illinois Salukis football program.^[1] McAndrew was also the head basketball coach at Southern Illinois from 1913 to 1943, tallying a mark of 309–221, and the school head baseball coach from 1921 to 1924.

William McAndrew

Biographical details
Born	(1887-04-29)April 29, 1887 Lawrence County, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 11, 1943(1943-02-11) (aged 55) Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Vincennes University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913–1916	Southern Illinois
1921–1938	Southern Illinois
Basketball
1913–1943	Southern Illinois
Baseball
1921–1924	Southern Illinois
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1913–1943	Southern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	83–79–20 (football) 309–221 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 IIAC (1930)

McAndrew was an alumnus of Vincennes University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He also played professionally in the Central League before becoming a coach and teacher.^[2]

McAndrew Stadium on the Southern Illinois campus was named for him in 1943.

McAndrew was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois, and served as a captain in the United States Army during World War I. After the war he stayed in the National Guard and rose to the rank of brigadier general. He was a coach for the Lawrenceville Township High School until taking the job at SIU. When he died he was the commanding officer of the Third Brigade of the Illinois National Guard. He died on February 11, 1943, in Carbondale, Illinois.^[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southern Illinois Maroons (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1913–1916)
1913	Southern Illinois	4–2–1
1914	Southern Illinois	4–4
1915	Southern Illinois	5–3
1916	Southern Illinois	3–4
Southern Illinois Maroons (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1938)
1921	Southern Illinois	2–2–3
1922	Southern Illinois	1–6	0–3
1923	Southern Illinois	3–2–2	2–1	T–6th
1924	Southern Illinois	6–2	1–2	T–16th
1925	Southern Illinois	0–5–1	0–2	T–21st
1926	Southern Illinois	5–1–2	1–1–1	T–10th
1927	Southern Illinois	3–5–2	2–1	T–7th
1928	Southern Illinois	7–1–2	3–1	6th
1929	Southern Illinois	5–3–1	4–2	T–8th
1930	Southern Illinois	9–0	5–0	T–1st
1931	Southern Illinois	7–2	4–2	T–6th
1932	Southern Illinois	2–5–3	1–4–1	17th
1933	Southern Illinois	4–4–1	4–2	T–10th
1934	Southern Illinois	5–3	5–1	T–3rd
1935	Southern Illinois	1–7–1	1–4–1	15th
1936	Southern Illinois	3–4–1	3–2–1	T–7th
1937	Southern Illinois	2–7	2–4	T–16th
1938	Southern Illinois	2–7	0–4	T–7th
Southern Illinois:		83–79–20
Total:		83–79–20
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
2. "Alumni Notes" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 2, no. 3. May 1915. pp. 188–189.
3. "Death Takes Alpha's General Wm. McAndrew" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 30, no. 1. May 1943. p. 2.

External links

• William McAndrew at Find a Grave