Willard Witte
Introduction
Willard A. "Dutch" Witte (April 3, 1906 – February 13, 1966) was the head men's basketball and football coach of the University of Wyoming from 1930–31 through 1938–39 (basketball) and 1933 through 1938 (football). He led the Cowboys basketball team to an overall record of 134–51 in his tenure. His 1933–34 team, led by his younger brother and two-time consensus All-American Les Witte, finished 26–4 and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. He died in 1966 at a hospital in Fremont, Nebraska. He also coached Wyoming to three division titles and two outright conference championships. He was inducted in the University of Wyoming Hall of Fame on September 12, 2003.
Head coaching record
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Wyoming Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1930–1938) | |||||||||
| 1930–31 | Wyoming | 19–4 | 11–1 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 1931–32 | Wyoming | 18–2 | 12–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1932–33 | Wyoming | 18–5 | 12–2 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 1933–34 | Wyoming | 26–4 | 14–0 | 1st | Helms National Champions | ||||
| 1934–35 | Wyoming | 11–5 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Wyoming | 12–7 | 11–3 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 1936–37 | Wyoming | 8–9 | 7–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Wyoming | 12–5 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain States Conference) (1938–1939) | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Wyoming | 10–11 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Wyoming: | 134–51 | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1933–1937) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Wyoming | 2–6–1 | 1–6–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1934 | Wyoming | 3–5 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1935 | Wyoming | 4–4 | 3–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1936 | Wyoming | 2–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1937 | Wyoming | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–8th | |||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain States Conference) (1938) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Wyoming | 2–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 16–30–3 | 11–26–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–30–3 | ||||||||