William A. Thomas
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1948–2019)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = William A. Thomas
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|10|21}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|1|18|1948|10|21}}
| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1967–1970
| player_team1 = Tennessee State
| player_positions = Linebacker
| coach_years1 = 1971–1983
| coach_team1 = Tennessee State (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1984–1988
| coach_team2 = Tennessee State
| coach_years3 = 1994–2003
| coach_team3 = Texas Southern
| admin_years1 = 1986–1994
| admin_team1 = Tennessee State
| overall_record = 84–78–3
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
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William A. Thomas (October 21, 1948 – January 18, 2019) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1984 to 1988 and Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas from 1994 to 2003, compiling a career college football coaching record of 84–78–3.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/ohiovalley/tennessee_state/coaching_records.php|title=Tennessee State University coaching records}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2019/01/18/tennessee-state-football-coach-bill-thomas-dies-texas-southern/2618644002/|title=Former Tennessee State football coach and AD Bill Thomas dies|website=The Tennessean}} Thomas was also the athletic director at Tennessee State from 1986 to 1994.
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Tennessee State Tigers
| conf = NCAA Division I-AA independent
| startyear = 1984
| endyear = 1987
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1984
| name = Tennessee State
| overall = 11–0
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1985
| name = Tennessee State
| overall = 7–4
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| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = Tennessee State
| overall = 10–2–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 14
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = Tennessee State
| overall = 3–7–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Tennessee State Tigers
| conf = Ohio Valley Conference
| startyear = 1988
| endyear = single
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = Tennessee State
| overall = 3–7–1
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tennessee State
| overall = 34–20–3
| confrecord = 2–4
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Texas Southern Tigers
| conf = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1994
| endyear = 2003
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1995
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship =
| year = 1996
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1997
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1998
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| championship =
| year = 1999
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd (West)
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| championship =
| year = 2000
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 2nd (West)
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2001
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
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| championship =
| year = 2002
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2003
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Texas Southern
| overall = 50–58
| confrecord = 32–37
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 84–78–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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References
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