James F. Donnelly

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James F. Donnelly
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1942-10-15) October 15, 1942 Nashville, Tennessee
Playing career
1962–1964	Middle Tennessee
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1973 1974–1975 1976 1977–1978 1979–1998	Father Ryan HS (TN) (assistant) Father Ryan HS (TN) Vanderbilt (offensive backfield) Austin Peay Middle Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall	154–94–1 (college) 21–2 (high school)
Tournaments	7–7 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 5 OVC (1977, 1985, 1989–1990, 1992)

College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 (profile)

James F. "Boots" Donnelly (born October 15, 1942) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Austin Peay State University from 1977 to 1978 and at Middle Tennessee State University from 1979 to 1998, compiling a career college football coaching record of 154–94–1. Donnelly was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 1993.^[1] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.^[2] Donnelly currently serves as the CEO of Backfield in Motion, an organization dedicated to fostering academic and athletic abilities among inner city youth.^[2]

Coaching career

Donnelly began his coaching career at his alma mater, Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee. He served as the head football coach there from 1974 to 1975, tallying a mark of 21–2. His 1974 team went 13–0 and won the Tennessee Class AAA title. In 1976 Donnelly joined the football staff at Vanderbilt University, coaching the offensive backfield under head coach, Fred Pancoast.^[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (1977–1978)
1977	Austin Peay	8–3	6–1	1st
1978	Austin Peay	6–4	3–3	4th
Middle Tennessee:		14–7	9–4
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Ohio Valley Conference) (1979–1998)
1979	Middle Tennessee	1–9	1–5	6th
1980	Middle Tennessee	2–8	2–5	T–6th
1981	Middle Tennessee	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1982	Middle Tennessee	8–3	4–3	T–3rd
1983	Middle Tennessee	8–2	5–2	T–2nd
1984	Middle Tennessee	11–3	5–2	T–2nd	L Division I-AA Semifinal
1985	Middle Tennessee	11–1	7–0	1st	L Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1986	Middle Tennessee	6–5	4–3	T–3rd
1987	Middle Tennessee	6–5	4–2	3rd
1988	Middle Tennessee	7–4	4–2	T–2nd
1989	Middle Tennessee	9–4	6–0	1st	L Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1990	Middle Tennessee	11–2	5–1	T–1st	L Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1991	Middle Tennessee	9–4	6–1	2nd	L Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1992	Middle Tennessee	10–3	8–0	1st	L Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1993	Middle Tennessee	5–6	4–4	T–4th
1994	Middle Tennessee	8–3–1	7–1	2nd	L Division I-AA First Round
1995	Middle Tennessee	7–4	6–2	3rd
1996	Middle Tennessee	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1997	Middle Tennessee	4–6	2–5	6th
1998	Middle Tennessee	5–5	5–2	T–2nd
Middle Tennessee:		133–80–1	93–48
Total:		154–94–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title

References

↑ "Blue Raider Hall of Fame". Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "NFF to induct Boots Donnelly into Hall of Fame". The Daily Herald. May 30, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
↑ "'Boots' To Head Governors". Kentucky New Era. December 14, 1976. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

External links

James F. Donnelly at the College Football Hall of Fame
James F. Donnelly at the College Football Data Warehouse

Austin Peay Governors head football coaches

Scott Alden (1930–1931)
No team (1932–1935)
Fred T. Brown (1936–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
David Aaron (1946–1954)
Ken Cooper (1955–1957)
Earl Gartman (1958–1959)
Art Van Tone (1960–1962)
Bill Dupes (1963–1972)
Jack Bushofsky (1973–1976)
James F. Donnelly (1977–1978)
Watson Brown (1979–1980)
Emory Hale (1980–1987)
Paul Brewster (1988–1989)
John Palermo (1990)
Roy Gregory (1991–1996)
Bill Schmitz (1997–2002)
Carroll McCray (2003–2006)
Rick Christophel (2007–2012)
Kirby Cannon (2013– )

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders head football coaches

L. T. "Mutt" Weber (1911–1912)
Alfred B. Miles (1913–1916)
Johnny Floyd (1917)
Unknown (1918)
Alfred B. Miles (1919–1923)
Guy Stephenson (1924–1925)
Frank A. Faulkinberry (1926–1932)
E. M. Waller (1933–1934)
Johnny Floyd (1935–1938)
Ernest Alley (1939)
E. W. Midgett (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
E. W. Midgett (1946)
Charles M. Murphy (1947–1968)
Donald E. Fuoss (1969)
Bill Peck (1970–1974)
Ben Hurt (1975–1978)
James F. Donnelly (1979–1998)
Andy McCollum (1999–2005)
Rick Stockstill (2006– )

Persondata
Name	Donnelly, James F.
Alternative names	Donnelly, Boots
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	October 15, 1942
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennesse
Date of death
Place of death

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