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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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{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
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| 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
}}
References
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