| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1888-10-24)October 24, 1888 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1914 | Ottawa (KS) |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1915 | Ottawa (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–7–2 (football) |
William Porter Craig (October 24, 1888 – ?) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas for two seasons, from 1913 to 1914, compiling a record of 5–7–2. Craig also coached basketball at Ottawa for two seasons. Earlier, he was a prominent track athlete with the Kansas City Athletic Club.
In 1915, Craig accepted a position with the YMCA organization at Stockton, California.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1913–1914) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Ottawa | 1–4 | 0–4 | 14th | |||||
| 1914 | Ottawa | 4–3–2 | 1–2–1 | ||||||
| Ottawa: | 5–7–2 | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–7–2 | ||||||||
References
- "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ottawa Braves. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- Lawrence Journal World, Tuesday, August 31, 1915, Lawrence, Kansas
- The Emporia Gazette, Thursday, August 26, 1915
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