Bill Wertenbaker
# Bill Wertenbaker

William C. Wertenbaker (September 15, 1875 – March 24, 1933) was an American college football coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at Wofford College (1895), the University of Richmond (1897), the University of South Carolina (1898), and Washington and Lee University (1900, 1902), compiling a career college football record of 11–16. Wertenbaker practiced medicine in New Castle and Wilmington, Delaware, specializing in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Wertenbaker was born on September 15, 1875, in Charlottesville, Virginia. He died on March 24, 1933, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland following a brief illness. He had a son, Charles, born circa 1901, who later became a foreign editor of Time.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall |
| - | - | - |
| Wofford Terriers (Independent) (1895) ||||||
| 1895 | Wofford | 3–1 |
| Wofford: | Wofford: | 3–1 |
| Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1897) ||||||
| 1897 | Richmond | 3–5 |
| Richmond: | Richmond: | 3–5 |
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1898) ||||||
| 1898 | South Carolina | 1–2 |
| South Carolina: | South Carolina: | 1–2 |
| Washington and Lee Generals (Independent) (1900) ||||||
| 1900 | Washington and Lee | 0–5 |
| Washington and Lee Generals (Independent) (1902) ||||||
| 1902 | Washington and Lee | 4–3 |
| Washington and Lee: | Washington and Lee: | 4–8 |
| Total: | Total: | 11–16 |
