James J. Yeager

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James Yeager

Sport	Football
Title	Head coach
Overall Record	40-36-3 (.526)
Championships   won	Mountain States Conference 1942 & 1943
Coaching Stats	College Football DataWarehouse
Coaching positions
1937-40 1941-43, 46-47	Iowa State Colorado

James J. "Gentleman Jim" Yeager was the head football coach of the Iowa State Cyclones from 1937 to 1940. He compiled a 16-19-1 record there. His best season came in 1938, when the team went 7-1-1. He had better success as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes where he coached from 1941 to 1947 with a two year break in 1944 and 1945. His record there stands at 24-17-2.

[edit] Coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl	Rank#
Iowa State Cyclones () (1937 — 1940)
1937	Iowa State	3-6
1938	Iowa State	7-1-1
1939	Iowa State	2-7
1940	Iowa State	4-5
Iowa State:		16-19-1 (.457)
Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States (Skyline)) (1941 — 1947)
1941	Colorado	3-4-1	3-2-1	T-4th
1942	Colorado	7-2	5-1	T-1st
1943	Colorado	5-2	2-0	1st
1946	Colorado	5-4-1	3-2-1	T-4th
1947	Colorado	4-5	3-3	T-3rd
Colorado:		24-17-2 (.585)	16-8-2 (.667)
Total:		40-36-3 (.526)
National Championship         Conference Title

Preceded by George F. Veenker	Iowa Head Football Coach 1937–1940	Succeeded by Ray Donels
Preceded by Frank Potts	Colorado Head Football Coach 1941–1943	Succeeded by Frank Potts
Preceded by Frank Potts	Colorado Head Football Coach 1946–1947	Succeeded by Dallas Ward