James W. Coleman
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1916–1919 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1923 | Georgetown (KY) |
| 1924–1925 | Akron |
| 1927–1935 | Minot State |
| 1936–? | Nevada (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1925 | Georgetown (KY) |
| 1924–1925 | Akron |
| 1927–1936 | Minot State |
| Track | |
| 1936–? | Nevada |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–36–10 (football) 95–80 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 NDIAC (1931–1932) | |
James W. Coleman was an American college football, college basketball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky from 1922 to 1923, the University of Akron from 1924 to 1925, and Minot State Teacher's College—now known as Minot State University—in Minot, North Dakota from 1927 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–36–10. Coleman also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for one season in 1924–25, tallying a mark of 8–5. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. Coleman was hired in 1936 as head track coach and assistant football coach at the University of Nevada.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Tigers (Independent) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Georgetown | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Georgetown | 3–7 | |||||||
| Georgetown: | 6–11–1 | ||||||||
| Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Akron | 5–3 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1925 | Akron | 1–7 | 1–6 | T–18th | |||||
| Akron: | 6–10 | 4–9 | |||||||
| Minot State Beavers (Independent) (1927–1930) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Minot State | 0–3 | |||||||
| 1928 | Minot State | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Minot State | 2–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Minot State | 4–2 | |||||||
| Minot State Beavers (North Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1931–1935) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Minot State | 4–0–2 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1932 | Minot State | 5–1–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1933 | Minot State | 4–1–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Minot State | 5–2 | 2–1 | NA | |||||
| 1935 | Minot State | 1–2–3 | 1–1–2 | T–4th | |||||
| Minot State: | 27–15–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 39–36–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924–25 | Akron | 8–5 | 8–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Akron: | 8–5 | 8–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–5 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "University Coach Of Track Named By Regents". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. February 4, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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