William Weeks (October 20, 1929 – May 2, 2006)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of New Mexico from 1960 to 1967, compiling a record of 40–41–1. Weeks was an All-Big Seven Conference quarterback at Iowa State University in 1949 and 1950. He played in the East–West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl following the 1950 season. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighteenth round of the 1951 NFL draft. Weeks died at the age of 76 on May 2, 2006, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2]
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | October 20, 1929 Hampton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 2006 (aged 76) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1950 | Iowa State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1955 | Grinnell HS (IA) |
| 1956–1957 | New Mexico (ends) |
| 1958–1959 | New Mexico (backfield) |
| 1960–1967 | New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–41–1 (college) 9–8–1 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 WAC (1962–1964) | |
| Awards | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | |||
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| New Mexico Lobos (Skyline Conference) (1960–1961) | |||||||||
| 1960 | New Mexico | 5–5 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1961 | New Mexico | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | W Aviation | ||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1967) | |||||||||
| 1962 | New Mexico | 7–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | New Mexico | 6–4 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | New Mexico | 9–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | 16 | ||||
| 1965 | New Mexico | 3–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | New Mexico | 2–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1967 | New Mexico | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| New Mexico: | 40–41–1 | 17–21–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–41–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Obituary for Weeks". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Weeks' teams went 40-41-1". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 4, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2011.