 Warner in 1906 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1881-01-24)January 24, 1881 Springville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1944(1944-02-12) (aged 63) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1899–1902 | Cornell |
| 1902 | Syracuse A. A. |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1903 | Cornell |
| 1904 | Sherman Institute (CA) |
| 1905 | North Carolina |
| 1906–1907 | Colgate |
| 1908 | Sherman Institute (CA) |
| 1909 | Saint Louis |
| 1910–1911 | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–20–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× consensusAll-American (1901,1902) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1971 (profile) | |
William Jay Warner (January 24, 1881 – February 12, 1944) was an Americanfootball player and coach. Warner graduated fromCornell University in 1903 and was a member of theSphinx Head Society. He was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Following his playing career atCornell University, Warner was the head football coach atCornell University, theUniversity of North Carolina,Colgate University,Saint Louis University, and theUniversity of Oregon. He also coached football at Sherman Institute—now known asSherman Indian High School—inRiverside, California.[1]
Warner was the brother of famed football coachPop Warner. In 1902, Bill and Glenn both played pro football for theSyracuse Athletic Club during thefirst World Series of Football, held atMadison Square Garden. It was during this event, that Warner played in the firstprofessional indoor football game as his Syracuse squad upset the heavily favored "New York" team. While Glenn was injured during the event with a head injury, Bill and the rest of the Syracuse team went on to win the event.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell(Independent)(1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Cornell | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| Cornell: | 6–3–1 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels(Independent)(1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | North Carolina | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| North Carolina: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
| Colgate(Independent)(1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Colgate | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | Colgate | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Colgate: | 8–6–3 | ||||||||
| Saint Louis Blue and White(Independent)(1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Saint Louis | 3–5 | |||||||
| Saint Louis: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| Oregon Webfoots(Northwest Conference)(1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Oregon | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1911 | Oregon | 3–2 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Oregon: | 7–3 | 4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–20–5 | ||||||||
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