Former Goshen Football head coach Bill Doba passes away at 85
Former Goshen Football head coach Bill Doba passed away on Aug. 28, at the age of 85. Doba was a decorated high school head coach and college football assistant coach for more 40 years. His career ended after a five year stint as head coach at Washington State. Doba began his coaching career as an assistant at Goshen in 1962. He spent three seasons there before going to Angola High School as ...
Bill Doba, the former head coach of Goshen Football, died at the age of 85 on August 28. Doba had a distinguished career in both high school and college football, spanning over four decades. He began coaching at Goshen in 1962, serving as an assistant for three seasons before moving on to Angola High School as an assistant for two years.
He returned to Goshen as head coach in 1968, a position he held until 1970. From there, Doba took on the role of head coach at Mishawaka High School from 1971 to 1976, leading the team to the state championship game in 1974.
After leaving Mishawaka, Doba entered the college ranks, starting as an assistant at Indiana for six years, primarily focusing on the linebackers. He then moved on to Purdue, The Citadel, and Washington State over the following 20 years, holding various assistant and coordinator positions. In 2003, Doba was named the head coach of Washington State before the season.
His first season with the Cougars was successful, with a 10-3 record and a Holiday Bowl victory against Texas. They concluded the season ranked ninth in the final polls. However, Washington State's success did not continue, as they did not win more than six games in the subsequent seasons.
Doba's final season as head coach was in 2007, where the Cougars finished with a 5-7 record. He was inducted into the Mishawaka Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Indiana Hall of Fame in 2001.
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