Bill O'Boyle

Bill O'Boyle
Current position
Title	Offensive line coach
Team	Northwestern
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	October 19, 1963 (age 61); Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1983	Western Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1989	Chadron State (OL)
1990–1993	Western Illinois (OL)
1994–1998	Chadron State (assistant)
1999–2004	Chadron State (OC)
2005–2011	Chadron State
2012	Colorado Mesa (OC)
2013	Southern Illinois (OL)
2014–2015	Southern Illinois (co-OC/OL)
2016–2017	South Dakota (OL)
2018–2022	Kent State (OL)
2023	Colorado (OL)
2024–present	Northwestern (OL)
Head coaching record
Overall	57–21
Tournaments	3–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 RMAC (2006–2008)
Awards
	Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year (2007)

Bill O'Boyle (born October 19, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current offensive line coach at Northwestern University.^[1] O'Boyle served as the head football coach at Chadron State College from 2005 to 2011. In 2007, he was awarded the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division II.^[2]

Coaching career

O'Boyle took over the head coaching job at Chadron State College in 2005. During his tenure with the Eagles, he won three Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships, advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship three times and coached former Harlon Hill Trophy winner Danny Woodhead. During his seven season tenure, he compiled an overall record of 57 wins and 21 losses (57–21).^[3] In March 2012, O'Boyle was hired to serve as offensive coordinator at Colorado Mesa.^[4]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Chadron State Eagles (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2005–2011)
2005	Chadron State	4–6	4–4	T–5th
2006	Chadron State	12–1	8–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2007	Chadron State	12–1	8–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2008	Chadron State	11–2	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2009	Chadron State	7–4	6–3	T–3rd
2010	Chadron State	8–3	7–2	T–2nd
2011	Chadron State	3–4	2–3
Chadron State:		57–21	44–12
Total:		57–21
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Bill O'Boyle Named SDSU Run Game Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach". San Diego State University Athletics. December 5, 2023.
^ "Zook named coach of year after Illinois' turnaround season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
^ DeLassus, David. "Bill O'Boyle Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
^ Gemaehlich, Allen (March 7, 2012). "Colorado Mesa hires former Chadron football coach". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

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