William E. Johnston was an American college football, college basketball, college baseball, and track and field coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Central University of Kentucky—now known as Centre College—in Danville, Kentucky from 1905 to 1908, the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio from 1909 to 1910, and the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado in 1912.[1] During his time at Wooster, Johnston also served as the school's head basketball coach (1909–1911) and head baseball coach (1910–1911).[2] Johnston served as the head basketball coach during his time Colorado Mines, from 1911 to 1913.[3]
Johnston served as athletic director and coached football, basketball, baseball, and track and field at Central University before resigning in 1909 to Wooster.[4] He was also the athletic director at Wooster until 1911, when he stepped down with plans to go into business with his father, the treasurer of the Denver Smelting and Refining Company.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central University (Independent) (1905–1908) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Central University | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | Central University | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | Central University | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1908 | Central University | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| Central University: | 21–12–4 | ||||||||
| Wooster Presbyterians (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1909–1910) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Wooster | 1–6 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1910 | Wooster | 1–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| Wooster: | 2–12–1 | 2–9–1 | |||||||
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Colorado Mines | 9–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 9–1 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–25–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ The Mines Magazine, Volume 2. Colorado School of Mines. 1911. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). College of Wooster. 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Coach W. E. Johnston Quits Central Team". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. February 10, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Prof Johnson Resigns". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 23, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wooster Football Record Book" (PDF). College of Wooster. p. 19. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Football Record Book". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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