Former College Football Head Coach Dies at 85

Former college football head coach dies at 85

Former Washington State head coach and 2003 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Bill Doba has died. He was 85.

Bill Doba, Washington State Cougars Head Coach, Dies at 85

A 10-3 record and a Holiday Bowl win over Texas in his very first year as a head coach, that was the high-water mark of Bill Doba’s five seasons leading Washington State football. Doba died on August 28, 2026, at age 85, after suffering a stroke the week prior. Born on September 7, 1940, in […] The post Bill Doba, Washington State Cougars Head Coach, Dies at 85 appeared first on That Eric Alper.