William B. Saunders

Williams B. Saunders
Biographical details
Born	August 23, 1896
Died	August 14, 1977 (aged 80); Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922	Mississippi A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1927	Tupelo HS (MS)
1928–1929	Mississippi State Teachers
Basketball
1928–1930	Mississippi State Teachers
Baseball
1929–1930	Mississippi State Teachers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1928–1949	Mississippi State Teachers / Mississippi Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	6–11–1 (college football); 12–13 (college basketball); 3–20 (college baseball)

William B. Saunders (September 23, 1896 – August 14, 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—and is also said to have played at Auburn University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.^[1] Saunders served as the head football coach (1928–1929), head basketball coach (1928–1930) and head baseball coach (1929–1930) at Mississippi State Teachers College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi.^[2]

Saunders was a native of Greenville, Mississippi. He died at the age of 80, on August 14, 1977, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall
Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1928–1929)
1928	Mississippi State Teachers	4–5
1929	Mississippi State Teachers	2–6–1
Mississippi State Teachers:		6–11–1
Total:		6–11–1

^ "2018 Mississippi State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Mississippi State University Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ Cox, John W. (2004). Rock Solid: Southern Miss Football. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578067091. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Services today for one-time USM coach Willie B. Saunders". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. August 17, 1977. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .