Jim Aiken

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Jim Aiken (born 1900) was a college football head coach who coached at Akron, Oregon, and Nevada. From 1936 to 1938, at Akron, his teams posted a 20-7-1 record, which is the best mark in school history. From 1939 to 1946, at Nevada, he posted a 38-26-3 record. At Oregon he compiled a 21-20 record.

[edit] Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Akron Zips (Independent) (1936 – 1938)
1936 Akron 6-2-1
1937 Akron 7-2
1938 Akron 6-3
Akron: 19-7-1
Nevada Wolf Pack (Northern California Athletic Conference/Independent) (1939 – 1945)
1939 Nevada 5-4 3-0 1st
1940 Nevada 4-4-1
1941 Nevada 3-5-1
1942 Nevada 4-3-1
1943 Nevada 4-1-1
1944 Nevada 4-4
1945 Nevada 7-3
1946 Nevada 7-2
Nevada: 38-26-4
Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1947 – 1950)
1947 Oregon 7-3 5-1 T-2nd
1948 Oregon 9-2 7-0 T-1st L 13-21 Cotton Bowl 9
1949 Oregon 4-6 2-5 T-6th
1950 Oregon 1-9 0-7 9th
Oregon: 21-20
Total: 78-53-5 (.592)
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.


Preceded by
Tex Oliver		 University of Oregon Head Coaches
1947-1950		 Succeeded by
Len Casanova

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Akron Zips Head Football Coaches

Cook • Heisman • Wilson • Eves  • Firestone • Place • Bradley • Weed • Haggerty • Sefton • Coleman • Babcock • Blair • Aiken • Dowler • Douglas • Baldacci  • Houghton • Cochrane • McMullen • Larson • Dennison • Faust • Owens • Brookhart
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Oregon Ducks Head Football Coaches

Young/Church • Benson • Frick • J. Smith • Simpson • Kaarsberg • W. Smith • Dolph • W. Smith • R.S. Smith • Shorts • Bezdek • Frost • Forbes • Warner • Pinkham • Bezdek • Huntington • Maddock • R. Smith • McEwan • Spears • Callison • Oliver • Warren • Oliver • Aiken • Casanova • Frei • Enright • Read • Brooks • Bellotti
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Nevada Wolf Pack Head Football Coaches

Taylor • Harrelson • Ellis • Dickson • Hopper • Steckle • Shorts • Glascock • Courtright • Erb • Shaw • Philbrook • Mitchell • Dashiell • Aiken • Sheetketski • Lawlor • McEachron • Trachok • Scattini • Ault • Horton • Tisdel • Tormey
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Nevada Wolf Pack Head Basketball Coaches

Holoway • Ross • Courtright • Martie • Scranton • Schuhardt • Lawlor • Aiken • Spencer • Padgett • Carey • Allen • Stevens • Foster • Johnson • Fox