William E. Narduzzi (February 16, 1936 – February 4, 1988) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Youngstown State University from 1975 to 1985, compiling a record of 68–51–1. His son, Pat Narduzzi, is the current head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 16, 1936 |
| Died | February 4, 1988 (aged 51) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1958 | Miami (OH) |
| Position(s) | End, guard, tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| 1963–1964 | Brown (ends) |
| 1965–1968 | Yale (ends) |
| 1969–1971 | Yale (DC) |
| 1972 | Miami (FL) (LB) |
| 1973–1974 | Kentucky (DC) |
| 1975–1985 | Youngstown State |
| 1986–1987 | Columbia (DC/LB) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1980–1983 | Youngstown State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–51–1 |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Mid-Continent (1978–1979) | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (1984) | |
He died on February 4, 1988, at the age of 51 after a relapse in Hodgkin's disease.[2][3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State Penguins (NCAA Division II independent) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Youngstown State | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1976 | Youngstown State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1977 | Youngstown State | 7–3 | |||||||
| Youngstown State Penguins (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Youngstown State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1979 | Youngstown State | 11–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1980 | Youngstown State | 2–8–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Youngstown State Penguins (Ohio Valley Conference) (1981–1985) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Youngstown State | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1982 | Youngstown State | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1983 | Youngstown State | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1984 | Youngstown State | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1985 | Youngstown State | 5–6 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| Youngstown State: | 68–51–1 | 31–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 68–51–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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