Gander Terry

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1907–1991)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Gander Terry

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|9|24}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|2|22|1907|9|24}}

| death_place = Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1925–1928

| player_team2 = Western Kentucky State Normal

| player_sport3 = Basketball

| player_years4 = 1925–1929

| player_team4 = Western Kentucky State Normal

| player_positions =

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1938–1941

| coach_team2 = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| coach_years3 = 1946

| coach_team3 = San Diego State

| overall_record = 31–13–3

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William Lester "Gander" Terry (September 24, 1907 – February 22, 1991) was an American college football player and coach.{{cite web|url=https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=stu_alum_papers|title=STU Alumni Papers|publisher=Western Kentucky University|access-date=December 6, 2018}} He served as the head football coach at Western Kentucky State Teachers College from 1938 to 1941 and at San Diego State University in 1946, compiling a career college football coaching record of 31–13–3.{{cite web|url=http://wkusports.com/sports/2017/6/8/ot-hall-of-fame-2-html.aspx|title=WKU Hall of Fame|publisher=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|access-date=December 6, 2018}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1938

| endyear = 1941

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1938

| name = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| overall = 7–2

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = T–8th

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1939

| name = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| overall = 7–1–1

| conference = 5–1–1

| confstanding = T–5th

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| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1940

| name = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| overall = 7–1–1

| conference = 4–1–1

| confstanding = T–5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1941

| name = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| overall = 4–5–1

| conference = 3–1–1

| confstanding = T–6th

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| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| overall = 25–9–3

| confrecord = 16–4–3

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = San Diego State

| conf = California Collegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1946

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1946

| name = San Diego State

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = San Diego State

| overall = 6–4

| confrecord = 2–2

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 31–13–3

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

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