Bill Noxon
# Bill Noxon

William Edward Noxon (November 26, 1929 – February 24, 2016) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—from 1971 to 1984, compiling a record of 87–45–2.

Noxon died on February 24, 2016, at HopeWest Hospice in Grand Junction, Colorado, from injuries he sustained in a fall the previous September.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1971–1984) ||||||
| 1971 | Western State | 6–2–1 | 5–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | |
| 1972 | Western State | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1973 | Western State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |
| 1974 | Western State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |
| 1975 | Western State | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |
| 1976 | Western State | 9–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal |
| 1977 | Western State | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |
| 1978 | Western State | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal |
| 1979 | Western State | 8–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal |
| 1980 | Western State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |
| 1981 | Western State | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |
| 1982 | Western State | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |
| 1983 | Western State | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | T–2nd | |
| 1984 | Western State | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–4th | |
| Western State: | Western State: | 87–45–2 | 75–29–1 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 87–45–2 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
