Bill Yung
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1971 | Grand Prairie HS (TX) |
| 1972–1973 | Baylor (OL) |
| 1974–1976 | Baylor (OC) |
| 1977–1981 | West Texas State |
| 1982–1985 | UTEP |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–66–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MVC (1977, 1979) | |
Bill Yung (born 1934) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at West Texas State University—now West Texas A&M University—from 1977 to 1981 and at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1982 to 1985, compiling a career college football record of 33–66–2.
Coaching career
[edit]After three seasons as head coach at Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas, Yung became an assistant under Grant Teaff at Baylor University. Prior to the 1974 season he was appointed to offensive coordinator. From 1977 to 1981, he served as the head football coach at West Texas A&M University. During that tenure, he compiled a 26–27–2 record.
From 1982 to 1985, he coached at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with a record of 7–39. His overall college football coaching record was 33–66–2. His offensive coordinator at UTEP was Hal Mumme, a pioneer of the passing game. Mumme had also served as Yung's offensive backfield coach at West Texas.
After coaching, Yung became vice president of a disability insurance company.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Missouri Valley Conference) (1977–1981) | |||||||||
| 1977 | West Texas State | 6–4–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1978 | West Texas State | 3–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1979 | West Texas State | 5–5–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | West Texas State | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1981 | West Texas State | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| West Texas A&M: | 26–27–2 | 16–13 | |||||||
| UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (1982–1985) | |||||||||
| 1982 | UTEP | 2–10 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1983 | UTEP | 2–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1984 | UTEP | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 1985 | UTEP | 1–10 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| UTEP: | 7–39 | 3–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–66–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "20 Jul 1987, 18 - El Paso Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.