Bill Sylvester

Bill Sylvester

Biographical details
Born	(1928-08-21)August 21, 1928 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 30, 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 93)
Playing career
1946–1948	Butler
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1959	Scecina Memorial HS (IN)
1960	Purdue (assistant)
1961–1963	Indianapolis Cathedral HS (IN) (assistant)
1964–1969	Butler (assistant)
1970–1984	Butler
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1975–1989	Butler
Head coaching record
Overall	84–65–2 (college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 ICC (1972–1975, 1977) 1 HCC (1983)

William L. Sylvester (August 21, 1928 – March 30, 2022)^[1] was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.^[2] He served as the head football coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1970 to 1984, compiling a record of 84–65–2.^[3] Sylvester was also the athletic director at Butler from 1975 to 1989.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Butler Bulldogs (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1970–1977)
1970	Butler	3–6–1	2–2	3rd
1971	Butler	3–7	1–3	T–5th
1972	Butler	5–5	4–1	T–1st
1973	Butler	5–5	4–1	1st
1974	Butler	8–2	6–0	1st
1975	Butler	9–1	6–0	1st
1976	Butler	6–4	2–3	T–4th
1977	Butler	5–5	3–1	T–1st
Butler Bulldogs (Heartland Collegiate Conference) (1978–1984)
1978	Butler	5–5	3–2	T–2nd
1979	Butler	5–5	3–2	3rd
1980	Butler	5–5	3–4	T–5th
1981	Butler	3–7	2–5	T–5th
1982	Butler	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
1983	Butler	9–1–1	5–0–1	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round
1984	Butler	6–4	4–2	T–2nd
Butler:		84–65–2	55–28–1
Total:		84–65–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Bill Sylvester was champion football coach, longtime athletic director at Butler".
2. "Bill Sylvester". indiana-football.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. "William L. Sylvester". Butler Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2018.