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American football player and coach (1929–2011)

Bill Dupes
Biographical details
Born	(1929-10-08)October 8, 1929 Sweetwater, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 81) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1949–1951	Tennessee Tech

Position(s)	Fullback, center, guard, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1961	Tennessee Tech (assistant)
1962	Millsaps
1963–1972	Austin Peay
1976–1982	Tennessee Military Institute
1983–1998	Sweetwater HS (TN)

Head coaching record
Overall	43–62–4 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (1964)

William Donald Dupes (October 9, 1929 – January 8, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962 and at Austin Peay State University from 1963 to 1972, compiling a career college football coaching record of 43–62–4.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Millsaps Majors () (1962)
1962	Millsaps	3–4–2
Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (1963–1972)
1963	Austin Peay	1–9	0–7	8th
1964	Austin Peay	8–1–1	5–1–1	2nd
1965	Austin Peay	8–1	6–1	2nd
1966	Austin Peay	6–4	4–3	T–3rd
1967	Austin Peay	2–8	2–5	T–7th
1968	Austin Peay	5–5	3–4	5th
1969	Austin Peay	2–7–1	2–5	7th
1970	Austin Peay	3–7	2–5	T–6th
1971	Austin Peay	2–8	1–6	7th
1972	Austin Peay	3–8	1–6	8th
Austin Peay:		40–58–2	26–43–1
Total:		43–62–4

v t e Millsaps Majors head football coaches
William P. Bales (1920) Ewing Y. Freeland (1921) Herman F. Zimoski (1922–1927) Edwin Hale (1928–1930) Tranny Lee Gaddy (1931–1938) H. L. Stone (1939–1941) No team (1942–1943) Benjamin O. Van Hook (1944) No team (1945) Doby Bartling (1946–1950) Sammy Bartling (1951–1957) Marvin G. Smith (1958–1960) Flavious J. Smith (1961) Bill Dupes (1962) Ray Thornton (1963) Harper Davis (1964–1988) Tommy Ranager (1989–1995) Ron Jurney (1996–1999) Bob Tyler (2000–2002) David Saunders (2003–2005) Mike DuBose (2006–2009) Aaron Pelch (2010–2019) Isaac Carter (2020–2022) Cory York # (2023) Brandon Lechtenberg (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Austin Peay Governors head football coaches
Scott Alden (1930–1932) No team (1933–1935) Fred T. Brown (1936–1941) No team (1942–1945) Dave Aaron (1946–1954) Ken Cooper (1955–1957) Earl Gartman (1958–1959) Art Van Tone (1960–1962) Bill Dupes (1963–1972) Jack Bushofsky (1973–1976) Boots Donnelly (1977–1978) Watson Brown (1979–1980) Emory Hale (1981–1987) Paul Brewster (1988–1989) John Palermo (1990) Roy Gregory (1991–1996) Bill Schmitz (1997–2002) Carroll McCray (2003–2006) Rick Christophel (2007–2012) Kirby Cannon (2013–2015) Will Healy (2016–2018) Mark Hudspeth (2019) Marquase Lovings # (2020) Scotty Walden (2020–2023) Jeff Faris (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

Scott Alden (1930–1932)
No team (1933–1935)
Fred T. Brown (1936–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Dave Aaron (1946–1954)
Ken Cooper (1955–1957)
Earl Gartman (1958–1959)
Art Van Tone (1960–1962)
Bill Dupes (1963–1972)
Jack Bushofsky (1973–1976)
Boots Donnelly (1977–1978)
Watson Brown (1979–1980)
Emory Hale (1981–1987)
Paul Brewster (1988–1989)
John Palermo (1990)
Roy Gregory (1991–1996)
Bill Schmitz (1997–2002)
Carroll McCray (2003–2006)
Rick Christophel (2007–2012)
Kirby Cannon (2013–2015)
Will Healy (2016–2018)
Mark Hudspeth (2019)
Marquase Lovings # (2020)
Scotty Walden (2020–2023)
Jeff Faris (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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