William A. "Bill" Ingram (June 14, 1898 – June 2, 1943) was an American football

American football

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 player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1922), Indiana University (1923–1925), the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

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 (1926–1930), and the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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 (1931–1934), compiling a career record of 75–42–9. Ingram's 1926 Navy team

1926 Navy Midshipmen football team

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 went 9–0–1 and was recognized as a national champion

NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship

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 by the Boand System

Boand System

The Boand System was a system for determining the college football national championship. It was also known as the Azzi Ratem system. The system was developed by developed by William Boand. The rankings were based on mathematical formula...

 and the Houlgate System. Ingram was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 as a coach in 1973.

Coaching career

From 1923 to 1925, he guided Indiana to a 10–12–1 record. At Navy he posted a 32–13–4 record. These totals included his 1926 team, which finished with a 9–0–1 record. He coached at California and won 27 games in four years.

Head coaching record

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