- Bill Peterson
College coach infobox
Name = Bill Peterson
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Birthplace =Toronto, Ohio
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Sport = Football
College = Florida State, Rice
Title =Head coach
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OverallRecord = 65-49-12
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CFbDWID = 1856
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Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1960-1970
1971
CoachTeams = Florida State
Rice
FootballHOF =William E. "Bill" Peterson (1920 –
August 5 ,1993 ) was an American football coach. His career included head coaching stops atFlorida State ,Rice University and with the Houston Oilers. Considered one of the unique characters in college sports, Peterson is credited with bringing the pro passing game to college football. He is also known as the "Coach of Coaches", having tutored such coaches asJoe Gibbs ,Bill Parcells ,Bobby Bowden ,Don James ,Dan Henning ,Ken Meyer and many others. Coach "Pete", as he was affectionally known, is also fondly remembered for his reshaping of the English language. One of his more novel expressions was to have his team "pair off in groups of threes, then line up in a circle." Beyond his trials with syntax, Peterson is best remembered for bringing the Seminoles to the forefront of college football, using pro-style offenses and a much feared passing game.Head Coaching Record
CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1960
name = Florida State
overall = 3-6-1
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year = 1961
name = Florida State
overall = 4-5-1
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year = 1962
name = Florida State
overall = 4-3-3
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year = 1963
name = Florida State
overall = 4-5-1
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year = 1964
name = Florida State
overall = 9-1-1
conference =
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bowlname = Gator
bowloutcome = W
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ranking = 11th
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year = 1965
name = Florida State
overall = 4-5-1
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year = 1966
name = Florida State
overall = 6-5-0
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bowlname = Sun
bowloutcome = L
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year = 1967
name = Florida State
overall = 7-2-2
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bowlname = Gator
bowloutcome = T
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ranking = 15th
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year = 1968
name = Florida State
overall = 8-3-0
conference =
confstanding =
bowlname = Peach
bowloutcome = L
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ranking = 14th
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year = 1969
name = Florida State
overall = 6-3-1
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year = 1970
name = Florida State
overall = 7-4-0
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year = 1971
name = Rice
overall = 3-7-1
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championship =External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DD1438F935A3575BC0A965958260"New York Times"]
* [http://www.satexas.com/~fsu/fsucoach05.html"Florida State Coaching Bio"]
* [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51730682.html?dids=51730682:51730682&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+6%2C+1993&author=HUBERT+MIZELL&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.C&desc=Peterson+legacy%3A+coaches"Tribute"]
* [http://www.geocities.com/nolefan_fsu/garnet/garnet44.html"The Peterson Years"]
* [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1856"Bill Peterson Coaching Record by Year"]
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