- Jim Walden
College coach infobox
Name = Jim Walden
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DateOfBirth =
Birthplace =
DateOfDeath =
Sport =College football
College =Iowa State University
Title =
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 72-109-7
Awards =
CFbDWID = 2412
Player = trigger
Years =
Team =University of Wyoming
Position =Quarterback
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1987-1994
1978-1986
CoachTeams = Iowa State
Washington State
FootballHOF =Jim Walden (born ca. 1938 in
Aberdeen, Mississippi )is a formercollege football head coach . In 17 seasons his overall record was 72-109-7 (.402). Walden coached for nine seasons at Washington State, and for eight seasons at Iowa State. [http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2412]Playing career
Walden played
quarterback at theUniversity of Wyoming in the late 1950s, and was one of 33 players selected by theDenver Broncos in the first AFL Draft in 1960.Coaching History
Washington State University
Walden was the head coach at Washington State in 86, where he compiled a 44-52-4 record (.460). In his fourth season, he coached the 1981 Cougars to the
Holiday Bowl , the school's first bowl appearance in 51 years [http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/washington_state/bowl_history.php] , and was selected as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. In 1985, his WSU team won their thirdApple Cup in four seasons, accomplished only two other times (in 1954 and 2007). (WSU has never won three consecutive Apple Cups.) [ [http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/washington_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=3421 Washington State Game by Game against Opponents ] ]Prior to the 1985 Apple Cup, in which the
Washington Huskies were favored, Husky coach Don James jovially contrasted himself to Walden by quipping, "I'm a 2,000 wordunderdog ."Iowa State University
Following a 3-7-1 season in 1986 season, Walden left WSU to become the 28th head coach for the Iowa State, where he compiled a 28-57-3 (.335) record from 94. His best record with the Cyclones was 6-5 in 1989, and his final team in 1994 went a winless 0-10-1. This ranks him sixth at Iowa state in total wins and 22nd at Iowa state in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/iowa_state/coaching_records.php Iowa State Coaching Records ] ]
Since retiring from Iowa State, Walden served as a radio color commentator, first for the
Iowa Barnstormers ofArena Football and later for Washington State football. He still hosts a Sunday evening radio show inIowa on WHO called "Two Guys Named Jim." In the final regular seasonHarris Interactive Poll in 2006, he was the only voter to have Florida at #1; the other 112 #1 votes went to Ohio State. In theBCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2007, Florida handily defeated Ohio State 41-14.Head coaching record
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name =Washington State Cougars
startyear = 1978
conf =Pacific Ten Conference
endyear = 1986
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1978
name = Washington State
overall = 4-6-1
conference = 2-6
confstanding = 10
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1979
name = Washington State
overall = 5-6
conference = 2-6
confstanding = 9
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1980
name = Washington State
overall = 4-7
conference = 3-4
confstanding = 7-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1981
name = Washington State
overall = 8-3-1
conference = 5-2-1
confstanding = 4-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —
bowlname =Holiday Bowl
bowloutcome = L 36-38CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1982
name = Washington State
overall = 3-7-1
conference = 2-4-1
confstanding = 8
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1983
name = Washington State
overall = 7-4
conference = 5-3
confstanding = 3
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1984
name = Washington State
overall = 6-5
conference = 4-3
confstanding = 5
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1985
name = Washington State
overall = 4-7
conference = 3-5
confstanding = 7-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1986
name = Washington State
overall = 3-7-1
conference = 2-6-1
confstanding = 8
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Washington State
overall = 44-52-4
confrecord = 28-39-3CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name =Iowa State Cyclones
startyear = 1987
conf =Big Eight Conference
endyear = 1994CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1987
name = Iowa State
overall = 3-8
conference = 2-5
confstanding = 6
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1988
name = Iowa State
overall = 5-6
conference = 3-4
confstanding = 5
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1989
name = Iowa State
overall = 6-5
conference = 4-3
confstanding = 4
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1990
name = Iowa State
overall = 4-6-1
conference = 2-4-1
confstanding = 4-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1991
name = Iowa State
overall = 3-7-1
conference = 1-5-1
confstanding = 6
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1992
name = Iowa State
overall = 4-7
conference = 2-5
confstanding = 6-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1993
name = Iowa State
overall = 3-8
conference = 2-5
confstanding = 6-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1994
name = Iowa State
overall = 0-10-1
conference = 0-6-1
confstanding = 7-T
ranking = —
ranking2 = —CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Iowa State
overall = 28-57-3
confrecord = 16-37-3CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 72-109-7
bcs = no
poll = two
polltype =References
External links
* [http://www.cyclones.com/ Iowa State University athletics website]
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