| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915-09-25)September 25, 1915 Sulphur Springs, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 1993(1993-04-18) (aged 77) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1937–1938 | Vanderbilt |
| 1940 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1941 | Morgan School (TN) |
| 1946–1951 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1952–1961 | Trinity (TX) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1952–1962 | Trinity (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–42–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3GCC (1953–1954, 1956) | |
William Anderson "Dutch" McElreath (September 25, 1915 – April 18, 1993) was anAmerican football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atTrinity University inSan Antonio from 1952 to 1961, compiling a record of 47–42–2. McElreath was also theathletic director at Trinity from 1952 to 1962.
A native ofSulphur Springs, Texas, McElreath attendedGreenville High School inGreenville, Texas, where he played football as anend under coachHenry Frnka. He then playedcollege football atVanderbilt University, lettering in 1937, 1938, and 1940. A back injury he sustained late in 1938 prevented him from playing in 1939.
In February 1941, McElreath was appointed head football coach at Morgan School inPetersburg, Tennessee.[1] He graduated from Vanderbilt that June and coached at Morgan in the fall of 1941. McElreath enlisted in theUnited States Coast Guard in 1942 and was assigned to the Coast Guard's physical education program run byJack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champion.[2] DuringWorld War II, he spent 18 months in thePacific theater on an amphibious cargo ship and served in theBougainville campaign.[3]
After the war, McElreath returned to coaching and reunited with Frnka, who was then head football coach atTulane University. McElreath worked for six seasons as an assistant at Tulane under Frnka.[4]
In February 1962, McElreath was reassigned to an administrative position as a development program counselor at Trinity. He was succeeded as head football coach byW. C. McElhannon.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Tigers(Gulf Coast Conference)(1952–1956) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Trinity | 4–6 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Trinity | 8–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Trinity | 9–0 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Trinity | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Trinity | 5–3–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Trinity Tigers(Independent)(1957–1961) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Trinity | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1958 | Trinity | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1959 | Trinity | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1960 | Trinity | 2–7–1 | |||||||
| 1961 | Trinity | 2–7 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 47–42–2 | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–42–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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