James W. Coleman

American football, basketball, and track coach
James W. Coleman
Playing career
Football
1916–1919Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Georgetown (KY)
1924–1925Akron
1927–1935Minot State
1936–?Nevada (assistant)
Basketball
1922–1925Georgetown (KY)
1924–1925Akron
1927–1936Minot State
Track
1936–?Nevada
Head coaching record
Overall39–36–10 (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

Football

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

Statistics overview
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

  1. ^ "University Coach Of Track Named By Regents". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. February 4, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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Georgetown Tigers head football coaches
  • J. E. H. Marsh (1893–1902)
  • John Emerson (1903–1904)
  • Wilson Kline (1905–1907)
  • Robert T. Hinton (1908–1917)
  • Walter C. Thomason (1918)
  • Robert T. Hinton (1919)
  • Paul Rhoton (1920–1921)
  • James W. Coleman (1922–1923)
  • Walter E. Horater (1924–1928)
  • Chester C. Dillon (1929–1930)
  • Carey Spicer (1931–1934)
  • Robert K. Evans (1935–1941)
  • No team (1942–1945)
  • Raymond Henderson (1946)
  • C. Q. Smith (1947–1949)
  • Andy Hewlett (1950)
  • Leo Yarutis (1951)
  • George Claiborne (1952)
  • No team (1953–1954)
  • Bob Davis (1955–1960)
  • Lester Craft (1961-1972)
  • Tom Dowling (1973–1976)
  • Tom Mullins (1977)
  • Mike Harper (1978)
  • Jim Jordan (1979)
  • Bill Baldridge (1980)
  • John Bieling (1981)
  • Kevin Donley (1982–1992)
  • Bob Brush (1993–1996)
  • Bill Cronin (1997–2021)
  • Chris Oliver (2022– )
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