William Alvin Nicolai (May 15, 1890 - November 25, 1958) was the seventh head football coach at
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
, a position he held for three seasons, from 1914 until 1916. His overall coaching record at Temple was 9–5–3.
In his final season at Temple, his team played six games and allowed only 14 points in the entire season.
Nicolai also served as a professor at Temple.
Head coaching record
Football
References
1890 births
1958 deaths
Basketball coaches from New Jersey
Temple Owls football coaches
Temple Owls men's basketball coaches
Temple University faculty
Sportspeople from Union City, New Jersey
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