title: William Clipson
text: # William Clipson
  
  William Floyd Clipson (December 30, 1920 – June 25, 1996) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—in Troy, Alabama from 1955 to 1965, compiling a record of 26–68. Clipson was the head basketball coach at Florida Southern College from 1952 to 1955, tallying a mark of 22–45. Clipson died on June 25, 1996, at his home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### College football
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Troy State Trojans (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Alabama Collegiate Conference) (1955–1965) ||||||
  | 1955 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 |
  | 1956 | Troy State | 3–5 | 1–2 |
  | 1957 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 |
  | 1958 | Troy State | 3–6 | 1–2 |
  | 1959 | Troy State | 3–5 | 1–2 |
  | 1960 | Troy State | 1–8 | 1–2 |
  | 1961 | Troy State | 1–8 | 1–2 |
  | 1962 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 |
  | 1963 | Troy State | 2–7 | 0–3 |
  | 1964 | Troy State | 6–3 | 2–1 |
  | 1965 | Troy State | 1–8 | 0–3 |
  | Troy State: | Troy State: | 26–68 | 10–23 |
  | Total: | Total: | 26–68 | |
  