Jim Carlen

College coach infobox
Name = Jim Carlen

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Caption =
DateOfBirth =
Birthplace =
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Football
College =
Title = Head coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 107–69–6
BowlRecord = 2-5-1
CFbDWID = 325
Awards =
Championships = Southern Conference (1967)
CFbDWID =
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1966-1969
1970-1974
1975-1981
CoachTeams = West Virginia
Texas Tech
South Carolina
FootballHOF =

Jim Carlen was a head football coach at West Virginia, Texas Tech, and South Carolina.

Carlen coached the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1966 to 1969 with a record of 25–13–3 (.658), which is better percentage-wise than Bobby Bowden's 42-26 (.618). Next, he coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1970 to 1974, where he amassed a 37–20–2 record. From 1975 to 1981, he was the head football coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks but was fired after compiling a 45–36–1 record. He has a bowl record of 2–5–1.

In July 2008, Carlen was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Honor. [ [http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/07/11/Sports/Tech-Hall.Of.Fame.Hall.Of.Honor.Announces.Seven.New.Inductees-3389976.shtml Tech Hall of Fame, Hall of Honor announces seven new inductees] ]

Coaching record

CFB Coaching Record Start| team = | conf = | bowl =CFB Coaching Record Team
team = West Virginia
conf = Southern
startyear = 1966
endyear = 1967CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1966
team = West Virginia
overall = 3–5–2
conference = 3–0
confstanding = 2CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1967
team = West Virginia
overall = 5–4–1
conference = 3–0
confstanding = 1CFB Coaching Record Team
team = West Virginia
conf = Independent
startyear = 1966
endyear = 1969CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1968
team = West Virginia
overall = 7–3
conference =
confstanding = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1969
team = West Virginia
overall = 10–1
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Peach Bowl
bowlopp = South Carolina
bowlscore = W, 14–3
ranking = 19CFB Coaching Record Team End
team = West Virginia
overall = 25–13–3
confrecord = 6–0CFB Coaching Record Team
team = Texas Tech
conf = Southwest
startyear = 1970
endyear = 1974CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1970
team = Texas Tech
overall = 8–4
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Sun Bowl
bowlopp = Georgia Tech
bowlscore = L, 9–17
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1971
team = Texas Tech
overall = 4–7
conference =
confstanding = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1972
team = Texas Tech
overall = 8–4
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Sun Bowl
bowlopp = North Carolina
bowlscore = L, 28–32
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1973
team = Texas Tech
overall = 11–1
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Gator Bowl
bowlopp = Tennessee
bowlscore = W, 28–19
ranking = 11CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1974
team = Texas Tech
overall = 6–4–2
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Peach Bowl
bowlopp = Vanderbilt
bowlscore = T, 6–6
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Team End
team = Texas Tech
overall = 37–20–2
confrecord = CFB Coaching Record Team
team = South Carolina
conf = Independent
startyear = 1975
endyear = 1981CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1975
team = South Carolina
overall = 7–5
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Tangerine Bowl
bowlopp = Miami OH
bowlscore = L, 7–20
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1976
team = South Carolina
overall = 6–5
conference =
confstanding = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1977
team = South Carolina
overall = 5–7
conference =
confstanding = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1978
team = South Carolina
overall = 5–5–1
conference =
confstanding = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1979
team = South Carolina
overall = 8–4
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Hall of Fame Bowl
bowlopp = Missouri
bowlscore = L, 14–24
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1980
team = South Carolina
overall = 8–4
conference =
confstanding =
bowlgame = Gator Bowl
bowlopp = Pittsburgh
bowlscore = L, 9–37
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 1981
team = South Carolina
overall = 6–6
conference =
confstanding = CFB Coaching Record Team End
team = South Carolina
overall = 45–36–1
confrecord =

CFB Coaching Record End
overall = 107–69–6
bcs = no
poll =
polltype = AP Poll

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