William Alexander Sutherland (December 1, 1876 â May 21, 1969) was an American college football coach and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic ArtsâÂÂnow known as New Mexico State UniversityâÂÂin 1900, compiling a record of 3âÂÂ3âÂÂ1. Sutherland was an 1898 graduate of New Mexico A&M and worked as a lawyer in Las Cruces.