William Alvin Nicolai (May 15, 1890 - November 25, 1958[1]) was the seventh head football coach at Temple University,[2] a position he held for three seasons, from 1914 until 1916. His overall coaching record at Temple was 9–5–3. [3] In his final season at Temple, his team played six games and allowed only 14 points in the entire season.[4]
Nicolai also served as a professor at Temple.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Temple | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1915 | Temple | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Temple | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| Temple: | 9–5–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–5–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "William Alvin Nicolai in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013". ancestry.com.
- ^ National Champs Database Football Temple Owls coaching results
- ^ "Temple Coaching Records". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Coach William Nicholai 1916 results
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 23, 2023.