Bill Michael

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Bill Michael
Sport	Football
Career highlights
Overall	5–43
Coaching stats
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Playing career
1956-1958	Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964-1966 1967-1973 1977-1981	UTEP (DC) Oklahoma (OL) UTEP

Bill Michael was the head football coach at UTEP from 1977 to 1981, serving as the school's seventeenth head coach. He compiled a 5-43(.104) record, which eventually led to his firing in 1981. He lost 10 consecutive games three times, including his first 2 seasons.

He has also coached at his alma mater University of Arkansas. He coached at Oklahoma, and served under hall-of-fame coach Barry Switzer. During his three seasons there, the team compiled a 43-6-1 record, including two Sugar Bowl championships. He served as the linebackers coach at the University of South Carolina in 1983.

[edit] Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl
UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (1977 – 1981)
1977	UTEP	1–10
1978	UTEP	1–11
1979	UTEP	2–9
1980	UTEP	1–11
1981	UTEP	0–2*
UTEP:		5–43		*Alton coached the remainder of the season.
Total:		5–43
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

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