- Jim Sochor
College coach infobox
Name = Jim Sochor
DateOfBirth =February 11 ,1938
Birthplace =Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
DateOfDeath =
Deathplace =
Sport = Football
OverallRecord = 156-41-5
Championships = College FB record 18 consecutive conference championships, Offensive Coordinator inWorld Bowl IV win
CoachYears = 1970-1989
CoachTeams = UC Davis
FootballHOF = 1999
CollegeHOFID = 80024Jim Sochor (
February 11 ,1938 – ) was a head football coach atUniversity of California, Davis . He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1999.Early years
Jim Sochor was born February 11, 1938 in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .Playing career
He was a quarterback for
San Francisco State from 1957 to 1959 and led them to three league championships.Early coaching career
Jim started to coach as an assistant at San Francisco State from 1960 to 1965. He then served as an assistant at the University of California at Davis from 1967 to 1969.
Head coach
He became the head coach at
UC Davis in 1970. Following his first year there, Jim had a streak of 18 consecutive conference championships, from 1971 to 1988. This is more than any other football program on any level in NCAA history. His overall record between 1970 and 1988 was 156-41-5, a winning percentage of .785. In conference games under Jim, the Aggies were 92-5. He had winning streaks of 41 and 38 in conference games. His Aggies were the final poll leaders at the end of the regular season in 1983 and 1985.He was named national coach of the year in NCAA Division II in 1983. He was the coach of future NFL quarterbacks
Mike Moroski andKen O'Brien and kickerRolf Benirschke . He was also a mentor to several future head coaches including Dan Hawkins, Paul Hackett,Mike Bellotti ,Chris Petersen , andBob Biggs .1982 Palm Bowl
Jim led the 1982 Aggies to the
Palm Bowl inMcAllen, Texas for theNCAA Division II national football championship against theJim Wacker -led Southwest Texas State, but lost 34-9. Aggie QuarterbackKen O'Brien had suffered leg and ankle injuries in the semi-final game two weeks before, and as a result reserve Scott Barry had to lead the offense.Later career
He served as the UC Davis director of athletics from 1988 to 1991. He served as the coach of the golf team for five years starting in 1992.
NFL Europe
He served as the
offensive coordinator of theScottish Claymores ofNFL Europe for three years. They wonWorld Bowl IV 32-27 over theFrankfurt Galaxy during his time there.Charity work
In 1984 and 1988 he served as the assistant coach in the
East-West Shrine Game .Honors
* He was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995
* He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
* He was awarded the Ronald L. Jensen Award for Lifetime Achievement by thePositive Coaching Alliance in 2008References
* [http://www-dateline.ucdavis.edu/050903/dl_jimsochor.html Article including picture]
* [http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/hallfame/ucda-hallfame.html Cal Aggie Athletic Hall of Fame]
* [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_video/NCAANewsArchive/1982/19821215.pdf 1982 Division II final game (page 6)]
* [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book_d2_d3/2006_d2_d3_football_records.pdf Regular season Final Poll leaders in 1983 and 1985 (page 47)]
* [http://www.positivecoach.org/awards.aspx Ronald L. Jensen Award for Lifetime Achievement]
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