Jim Donnan

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Jim Donnan

Place of birth	Burlington, North Carolina
Sport	Football
Title	Head Coach
Overall Record	104-40-0
Bowl Record	4-0-0
Coaching Stats	College Football DataWarehouse
Coaching positions
1990-1995 1996-2000	Marshall Georgia

Jim Donnan was a college football coach and is now an on-air television analyst for college football games.

A Burlington, North Carolina native and graduate of North Carolina State University, Donnan was head football coach at Marshall University, where he led the Thundering Herd to a 64-21 record from 1990 to 1995, including five consecutive 11-plus win seasons and the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA national football championship. He was named the Division I-AA Coach of the Year twice.

Donnan was then the head football coach at the University of Georgia from 1996 to 2000. He compiled a 40-19 record during his tenure. He was the first football coach in school history to lead Bulldog teams to four consecutive Bowl victories. Under Donnan, the Bulldogs won the Outback Bowl in 1997, the Peach Bowl in 1998, the Outback Bowl in 1999, and the Oahu Bowl in 2000.

However, Donnan was fired by University President Michael F. Adams (against the wishes of athletic director Vince Dooley) in 2000 after the Bulldogs struggled to two consecutive 8-win seasons. His inability to return the program to the national prominence of the era of Dooley and to compete with longtime SEC Eastern division rivals such as Tennessee and Florida -- combined with certain off-the-field problems for players -- is believed to be the reason for his dismissal.

Prior to working as a head coach, he served as an assistant coach at several schools, including Kansas State University, University of Missouri, Florida State University, and the University of Oklahoma.

Donnan currently works as an analyst for ESPN and maintains a residence in Athens, Georgia.

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Georgia Bulldogs football under Jim Donnan

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• UGA Official History

Preceded by George Chaump	Marshall University Head Football Coach 1990–1995	Succeeded by Bob Pruett
Preceded by Ray Goff	Georgia Bulldogs Head Football Coach 1996–2000	Succeeded by Mark Richt