Jim Pittman
American football player and coach (1925–1971)
Pittman pictured in Jambalaya 1968, Tulane yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1925-08-28)August 28, 1925 Boyle, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | October 30, 1971(1971-10-30) (aged 46) Waco, Texas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1947–1949 | Mississippi State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951–1953 | Mississippi State (freshmen) |
1954–1955 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
1956 | Washington (assistant) |
1957–1965 | Texas (assistant) |
1966–1970 | Tulane |
1971 | TCU |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 24–33–1 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
James Noel Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University.
Career
A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1947 to 1949 , he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record, being credited for the 34–27 win that happened on the day of his death.[1][2] He died of a heart attack on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Tulane Green Wave (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1970) | |||||||||
1966 | Tulane | 5–4–1 | |||||||
1967 | Tulane | 3–7 | |||||||
1968 | Tulane | 2–8 | |||||||
1969 | Tulane | 3–7 | |||||||
1970 | Tulane | 8–4 | W Liberty | 17 | |||||
Tulane: | 21–30–1 | ||||||||
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1971) | |||||||||
1971 | TCU | 3–3–1[n 1] | 2–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
TCU: | 3–3–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
Total: | 24–33–2 | ||||||||
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Notes
- ^ a b c Pittman coached the first seven games of the season before he died on October 30, 1971. Billy Tohill replaced Pitmman as head coach, leading TCU to a 3–1 record over the final four games, all played against conference opponents, of the season. TCU finished the season with a 6–4–1 overall record and placed third with a 5–2 conference mark.
References
- ^ "Pittman Leaves Tulane Eleven To Coach T.C.U." The New York Times. United Press International. December 16, 1970. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Pittman burial Tuesday". The Tuscaloosa News. The Associated Press. November 1, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
External links
- Jim Pittman at Find a Grave
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Tulane Green Wave head football coaches
- T. L. Bayne (1893)
- Fred Sweet (1894)
- T. L. Bayne (1895)
- Harry Baum (1896)
- No team (1897)
- John Lombard (1898)
- Harris T. Collier (1899)
- H. T. Summersgill (1900–1901)
- Virginius Dabney (1902)
- Charles Eshleman (1903)
- Thomas A. Barry (1904)
- John F. Tobin (1905)
- John Russ (1906)
- Joe Curtis (1907–1908)
- R. R. Brown (1909)
- Appleton A. Mason (1910–1912)
- A. C. Hoffman (1913)
- Edwin Sweetland (1914)
- Clark Shaughnessy (1915–1920)
- Myron Fuller (1921)
- Clark Shaughnessy (1922–1926)
- Bernie Bierman (1927–1931)
- Ted Cox (1932–1935)
- Red Dawson (1936–1941)
- Claude Simons Jr. (1942–1945)
- Henry Frnka (1946–1951)
- Raymond Wolf (1952–1953)
- Andy Pilney (1954–1961)
- Tommy O'Boyle (1962–1965)
- Jim Pittman (1966–1970)
- Bennie Ellender (1971–1975)
- Larry Smith (1976–1979)
- Vince Gibson (1980–1982)
- Wally English (1983–1984)
- Mack Brown (1985–1987)
- Greg Davis (1988–1991)
- Buddy Teevens (1992–1996)
- Tommy Bowden (1997–1998)
- Chris Scelfo (1998–2006)
- Bob Toledo (2007–2011)
- Mark Hutson # (2011)
- Curtis Johnson (2012–2015)
- Willie Fritz (2016–2023)
- Slade Nagle # (2023)
- Jon Sumrall (2024– )
# denotes interim head coach