- ^ "Bill Adams Named Arkansas State Coach". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. Associated Press. May 23, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1935–1936 | Arkansas State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938 | Walnut Ridge HS (AR) (assistant) |
| 1939–1941 | Arkansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–14–2 |
Bill Adams was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—from 1939 to 1941, compiling a record of 5–14–2. Adams attended Arkansas State, where he played college football as a quarterback from 1935 to 1936. He was an assistant football coach at Walnut Ridge High School in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas prior to be hired as the head football coach at his alma mater in May 1939.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Arkansas State | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1940 | Arkansas State | 1–4–2 | |||||||
| 1941 | Arkansas State | 0–7 | |||||||
| Arkansas State: | 5–14–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–14–2 | ||||||||