Don James (American football)
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| Don James | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | December 31, 1932 | |
| Place of birth | Massillon, Ohio | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 178-76-2 (.699) | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1971-92 | Washington, Kent State | |
Don James (born December 31, 1932 in Massillon, Ohio) is a former college football coach at Kent State and Washington[1].
James played quarterback for the University of Miami, where he set five school passing records. He then received a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Kansas.
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[edit] Coaching career
In 1971, James became the head football coach at Kent State, where he compiled a 25-19 record (.568) in four years, and coached future NFL great Jack Lambert and current college head coaches Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Gary Pinkel of the Missouri Tigers. During his tenure in Kent, the Golden Flashes won their only Mid-American Conference title in 1972, and played in their last bowl game, the 1972 Tangerine Bowl[2].
In December 1974, Don James was hired by UW athletic director Joseph Kearney to succeed Jim Owens as head coach at the University of Washington. James served in this capacity for 18 seasons (1975-92). Highlights include guiding his Washington teams to the national championship in 1991, six Rose Bowls (4 wins, 2 losses), an Orange Bowl title in January 1985 and fifteen bowl games (10 wins, 5 losses) in eighteen years. In all, James compiled a 153-57-2 record (.726) at Washington [3], including a then-record 98 wins in Pac-10 conference play. Washington won 22 consecutive games from 1990-92[4].
James was named national college coach of the year in 1984 and 1991. He resigned from his head coaching position on August 22, 1993, in protest of the NCAA and Pac-10 sanctions against his team [5]. In 1997, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1971 – 1974) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Kent State | 3-8 | 0-5 | 6 | |||||
| 1972 | Kent State | 6–5-1 | 4-1 | 1 | L 18-21 Tangerine Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Kent State | 9-2 | 4-1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | Kent State | 7-4 | 2-3 | 4 - T | — | — | |||
| Kent State: | 25-19-1 | 10-10 | |||||||
| Washington Huskies (Pacific-10 Conference) (1975 – 1992) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Washington | 6-5 | 5-2 | 3 - T | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Washington | 5-6 | 3-4 | 4 - T | — | — | |||
| 1977 | Washington | 10-2 | 6-1 | 1 | W 27-20 Rose Bowl | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1978 | Washington | 7-4 | 6-2 | 2 - T | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Washington | 10-2 | 6-1 | 2 | W 14-7 Sun Bowl | 11 | 11 | ||
| 1980 | Washington | 9-3 | 6-1 | 1 | L 6-23 Rose Bowl | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1981 | Washington | 10-2 | 6-2 | 1 | W 28-0 Rose Bowl | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1982 | Washington | 10-2 | 6-2 | 2 | W 21-20 Aloha Bowl | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1983 | Washington | 8-4 | 5-2 | 2 | L 10-13 Aloha Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Washington | 11-1 | 6-1 | 2 | W 28-17 Orange Bowl | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1985 | Washington | 7-5 | 5-3 | 4 - T | W 20-17 Freedom Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1986 | Washington | 8-3-1 | 5-2-1 | 2 - T | L 6-28 Sun Bowl | 17 | 18 | ||
| 1987 | Washington | 7-4-1 | 4-3-1 | 2 - T | W 24-12 Independence Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Washington | 6-5 | 3-5 | 6 - T | — | — | |||
| 1989 | Washington | 8-4 | 5-3 | 2 - T | W 34-7 Freedom Bowl | 20 | 23 | ||
| 1990 | Washington | 10-2 | 7-1 | 1 | W 46-34 Rose Bowl | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1991 | Washington | 12-0 | 8-0 | 1 | W 34-14 Rose Bowl | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Washington | 9-3 | 6-2 | 1 - T | L 31-38 Rose Bowl | 10 | 11 | ||
| Washington: | 153-57-2 | 98-37-2 | |||||||
| Total: | 178-76-3 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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[edit] See also
| Preceded by Dave Puddington |
Kent State University Head Football Coaches 1971-1974 |
Succeeded by Dennis Fitzgerald |
| Preceded by Jim Owens |
University of Washington Head Football Coaches 1975-1992 |
Succeeded by Jim Lambright |
| Preceded by Bobby Ross |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 1991 |
Succeeded by Gene Stallings |
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