- Don James (American football)
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Don James Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born December 31, 1932 Place of birth Massillon, Ohio Playing career 1951–1953 Miami (FL) Position(s) Quarterback, defensive back Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1956–1957
1958
1959–1961
1962–1965
1966–1967
1968–1970
1971–1974
1975–1992Kansas (GA)
Southwest Miami HS (FL)
Florida State (DB)
Florida State (DC)
Michigan (DC)
Colorado (DC)
Kent State
WashingtonHead coaching record Overall 178–76–2 (college) Bowls 10–5 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 1 National (1991)[1]
1 MAC (1972)
6 Pac-8/Pac-10 (1977, 1980–1981, 1990–1992)Awards AFCA Coach of the Year (1977)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1991)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1991)
George Munger Award (1991)
Sporting News College Football COY (1991)
MAC Coach of the Year (1972)
3x Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1980, 1990–1991)College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1997 (profile)Don James (born December 31, 1932) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Kent State University from 1971 to 1974 and at the University of Washington from 1975 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of 178–76–2. His 1991 Washington team won a share of the national championship after completing a 12–0 season with a win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl. James was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.
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Playing and early coaching career
As a quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes, James set five school passing records. He then received a master's degree in education from the University of Kansas, where he was a graduate assistant for the Jayhawks. James coached high school football at Southwest Miami High School in 1959, then was a college assistant coach for 12 seasons at Florida State University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Head coaching career
In 1971, James became the head coach at Kent State University, where he compiled a 25–19 record (.568) in four years. There he coached future NFL great Jack Lambert and current college head coaches Nick Saban of Alabama and Gary Pinkel of Missouri. During his tenure at Kent, the Golden Flashes won their only Mid-American Conference title, in 1972, and played in their only bowl game, the 1972 Tangerine Bowl.[2]
In December 1974, Don James was hired by University of Washington athletic director Joseph Kearney to succeed Jim Owens as head coach. James served in this capacity for 18 seasons, from 1975 to 1992. He led the Huskies to a national championship in 1991, shared with Miami. James' teams won four Rose Bowls, the Orange Bowl in January 1985, and compiled a record of 10–5 in all bowl games. Overall, James tallied a 153–57–2 mark for a winning percentage of .726 at Washington,[3] including a then-record 98 wins in Pacific-10 Conference play. Washington won 22 consecutive games from 1990 to 1992.[4]
James resigned from his head coaching position on August 22, 1993 in protest of what he considered unfair sanctions against his team from the NCAA and Pac-10 Conference.[5][6]
James won national college coach of the year honors in 1977, 1984, and 1991. In 1997, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1971–1974) 1971 Kent State 3–8 0–5 6th 1972 Kent State 6–5–1 4–1 1st L Tangerine 1973 Kent State 9–2 4–1 2nd 1974 Kent State 7–4 2–3 T–4th Kent State: 25–19–1 10–10 Washington Huskies (Pacific-8/Pacific-10 Conference) (1975–1992) 1975 Washington 6–5 5–2 T–3rd 1976 Washington 5–6 3–4 T–4th 1977 Washington 10–2 7–0 1st W Rose 9 10 1978 Washington 7–4 6–2 T–2nd 1979 Washington 10–2 6–1 2nd W Sun 11 11 1980 Washington 9–3 6–1 1st L Rose 17 16 1981 Washington 10–2 6–2 1st W Rose 7 10 1982 Washington 10–2 6–2 2nd W Aloha 7 7 1983 Washington 8–4 5–2 2nd L Aloha 1984 Washington 11–1 6–1 2nd W Orange 2 2 1985 Washington 7–5 5–3 T–4th W Freedom 1986 Washington 8–3–1 5–2–1 T–2nd L Sun 17 18 1987 Washington 7–4–1 4–3–1 T–2nd W Independence 1988 Washington 6–5 3–5 T–6th 1989 Washington 8–4 5–3 T–2nd W Freedom 20 23 1990 Washington 10–2 7–1 1st W Rose 5 5 1991 Washington 12–0 8–0 1st W Rose 1 2 1992 Washington 9–3 6–2 T-1st L Rose 10 11 Washington: 153–57–2 98–37–2 Total: 178–76–3 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.See also
References
External links
- Washington profile
- Don James at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Don James at the College Football Data Warehouse
Kent State Golden Flashes head football coaches Paul G. Chandler (1920–1922) • Frank Harsh (1923–1924) • Merle E. Wagoner (1925–1932) • Joe Begala (1933–1934) • Donald Starn (1935–1942) • No team (1943–1945) • Trevor J. Rees (1946–1963) • Leo Strang (1964–1967) • Dave Puddington (1968–1970) • Don James (1971–1974) • Dennis Fitzgerald (1975–1977) • Ron Blackledge (1978–1980) • Ed Chlebek (1981–1982) • Dick Scesniak (1983–1985) • Glen Mason (1986–1987) • Dick Crum (1988–1990) • Pete Cordelli (1991–1993) • Jim Corrigall (1994–1997) • Dean Pees (1998–2003) • Doug Martin (2004–2010) • Darrell Hazell (2011– )
Washington Huskies head football coaches No coach (1889–1890) • No team (1891) • W. B. Goodwin (1892–1893) • Charles Cobb (1894) • Ralph Nichols (1895–1896) • Carl L. Clemans (1897) • Ralph Nichols (1898) • A. S. Jeffs (1899) • J. S. Dodge (1900) • Jack Wright (1901) • James Knight (1902–1904) • Oliver Cutts (1905) • Victor M. Place (1906–1907) • Gil Dobie (1908–1916) • Claude J. Hunt (1917) • Tony Savage (1918) • Claude J. Hunt (1919) • Stub Allison (1920) • Enoch Bagshaw (1921–1929) • James Phelan (1930–1941) • Ralph Welch (1942–1947) • Howard Odell (1948–1952) • John Cherberg (1953–1955) • Darrell Royal (1956) • Jim Owens (1957–1974) • Don James (1975–1992) • Jim Lambright (1993–1998) • Rick Neuheisel (1999–2002) • Keith Gilbertson (2003–2004) • Tyrone Willingham (2005–2008) • Steve Sarkisian (2009– )
Washington Huskies Football 1991 UPI & USA Today/CNN National Champions Mario Bailey | Eric Bjornson | Mark Bruener | Mark Brunell | Ed Cunningham | Steve Emtman | D'Marco Farr | Frank Garcia | Dana Hall | Billy Joe Hobert | Napoleon Kaufman | Lincoln Kennedy | Siupeli Malamala | Joel McHale | Aaron Pierce | Pete Pierson
Head coach Don James
Coaches Keith Gilbertson | Jim Lambright | Chris Tormey | Matt SimonAFCA Division I FBS Coach of the Year winners 1935: Waldorf | 1936: Harlow | 1937: Mylin | 1938: Kern | 1939: Anderson | 1940: Shaughnessy | 1941: Leahy | 1942: Alexander | 1943: Stagg | 1944: Widdoes | 1945: McMillin | 1946: Blaik | 1947: Crisler | 1948: Oosterbaan | 1949: Wilkinson | 1950: Caldwell | 1951: Taylor | 1952: Munn | 1953: Tatum | 1954: Sanders | 1955: Daugherty | 1956: Wyatt | 1957: Hayes | 1958: Dietzel | 1959: Schwartzwalder | 1960: Warmath | 1961: Bryant | 1962: McKay | 1963: Royal | 1964: Broyles & Parseghian | 1965: Prothro | 1966: Cahill | 1967: Pont | 1968: Paterno | 1969: Schembechler | 1970: McClendon & Royal | 1971: Bryant | 1972: McKay | 1973: Bryant | 1974: Teaff | 1975: Kush | 1976: Majors | 1977: James | 1978: Paterno | 1979: Bruce | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Ford | 1982: Paterno | 1983: Hatfield | 1984: Edwards | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Paterno | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Nehlen | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: B. Lewis | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Alvarez | 1994: Osborne | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Br. Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Coker & Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Carroll | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Grobe | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Whittingham | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award winners 1986: Paterno | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Br. Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Bi. Snyder | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Coker | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Saban | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Brown | 2006: Petersen | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Whittingham | 2009: Petersen | 2010: Chizik
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year winners 1957: Hayes | 1958: Dietzel | 1959: Schwartzwalder | 1960: Warmath | 1961: Royal | 1962: McKay | 1963: Royal | 1964: Parseghian | 1965: Daugherty | 1966: Cahill | 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Schembechler | 1970: Agase | 1971: Devaney | 1972: McKay | 1973: Majors | 1974: Teaff | 1975: Hayes | 1976: Majors | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Paterno | 1979: Bruce | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Ford | 1982: Paterno | 1983: Schnellenberger | 1984: Edwards | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Paterno | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Snyder | 1997: Price | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Saban | 2004: Meyer | 2005: Weis | 2006: Schiano | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
George Munger Award winners 1989: Schembechler | 1990: Paterno | 1991: James | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Paterno | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Willingham | 2003: Carroll | 2004: Meyer | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Schiano | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Leach | 2009: Patterson
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year winners 1963: Royal | 1964: Broyles | 1965: Daugherty | 1966: Parseghian | 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Royal | 1970: Ralston | 1971: Fairbanks | 1972: McKay | 1973: Switzer | 1974: Claiborne | 1975: Bellard | 1976: Majors | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Rogers | 1979: Mackovic | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Fry | 1982: MacIntyre | 1983: White | 1984: Wacker | 1985: Schembechler | 1986: Cooper | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: No Award | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Erickson | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Snyder | 1997: Price | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: J. Jones | 2000: Erickson | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Meyer | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Grobe | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
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