William John Cubit is an American football coach and former player.
29 Facts About Bill Cubit
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Bill Cubit served as the head football coach at Widener University from 1992 to 1996, and Western Michigan University from 2005 to 2012.
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Bill Cubit attended Sharon Hill High School in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania.
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Bill Cubit had five rushing touchdowns and 2,010 yards of total offense.
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Bill Cubit intercepted 17 passes in his career on defense, including six in one game.
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Bill Cubit was named All-Delco defensive back is his senior season.
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Bill Cubit was named to the Blue Cross All-Scholastic football team his senior year and was named Delaware County Player of the Year.
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Bill Cubit was named all-Delco honorable mention in 1969 and 1970.
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Bill Cubit was named first team All-Delco his senior year.
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Bill Cubit accepted a scholarship from the University of Delaware over offers from Temple and Drexel.
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Bill Cubit set school records for catches in a game and a season, along with receiving yards in a season.
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Bill Cubit got his coaching start in 1975, serving two years as the offensive backfield coach at Swarthmore College.
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Bill Cubit was head coach at NCAA Division III Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1996.
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Bill Cubit was previously the offensive coordinator for the Broncos under head coach Gary Darnell from 1997 to 1999.
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Bill Cubit has spent time as the offensive coordinator at Stanford University, and the University of Missouri.
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Bill Cubit was named head football coach at Western Michigan on December 4,2004, succeeding Gary Darnell.
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Bill Cubit was among a group of finalists for the job that included Notre Dame defensive line coach Greg Mattison ; Edinboro head coach Lou Tepper ; and Cornell head coach Jim Knowles.
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Bill Cubit led Western Michigan to the International Bowl following the 2006 season.
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On December 13,2012, Bill Cubit was publicly named as one of three finalists for the head coaching position at Western Illinois University, a FCS program in Macomb, Illinois.
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On December 17,2012, Western Illinois publicly acknowledged that Bill Cubit had voluntarily withdrawn his name from consideration.
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On January 14,2013, Cubit was hired by the University of Illinois as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, replacing co-coordinators Chris Beatty and Billy Gonzales.
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Bill Cubit oversaw a dramatic improvement with Illinois' offense in his first year on Tim Beckman's staff.
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However, on March 5,2016, the school announced that Bill Cubit had been relieved of his duties.
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In 2017, Bill Cubit returned to Martin County High School in Stuart, Florida to serve as the head football coach, reprising a role he held for three seasons between 1986 and 1988.
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In December 2018, it was announced that Bill Cubit would be joining the coaching staff of his alma mater, the University of Delaware, as an assistant head coach and the running backs coach.
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Bill Cubit's son, Ryan, was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Western Michigan football team from 2004 to 2006.
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Bill Cubit participated in off-season activities with the Michigan squad of the proposed All American Football League, although the league folded before any games were played.
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Bill Cubit was out of coaching in 2013, and worked in the private sector with Stryker.
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Bill Cubit's brother, Mark Bill Cubit, played basketball at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim and was a longtime high school basketball head coach at Mercersburg Academy.