James J. Yeager

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James J. Yeager
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born c. 1908
Died May 17, 1971
Playing career
19281930 Kansas State
Position(s) Defensive lineman, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935
1936
19371940
19411943
19461947
Fort Hays State
Iowa State (line)
Iowa State
Colorado
Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall 48383 (.556)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1935)
2 Mountain States (19421943)

James J. "Gentleman Jim" Yeager (c. 1908 May 17, 1971) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fort Hays State University (1935), Iowa State University (19371940), and the University of Colorado at Boulder (19411943, 19461947), compiling a career college football record of 48383. Yeager won conference championships in 1935 with Fort Hays State and in 1942 and 1943 with Colorado.

Playing career

Yeager played football as a defensive lineman and guard at Kansas State University from 1928 to 1930 and graduated from the university in 1931.[1]

Coaching career

Fort Hays State

Yeager got his start in coaching as the ninth head football coach for the Fort Hays Tigers located in Hays, Kansas and he held that position for the 1935 season. His record at Fort Hays was 82. This ranks him 15th at Fort Hays in total wins and first at Fort Hays in winning percentage.[2] That year, his team was declared the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference co-champions.[3]

Iowa State

After his success at Fort Hays, Yeager was named the 16th head coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa and he held that position for four seasons, from 1937 until 1940. His coaching record at Iowa state was 16191. This ranks him 15th at Iowa state in total wins and 14th at Iowa state in winning percentage[4] His best season came in 1938, when the team produced a record of 711.

Colorado

Yeager then returned to success as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes where he coached five season between 1941 and 1947 with a two-year hiatus in 1944 and 1945. His record there stands at 24172.

Death

Yeager died of an apparent heart attack on May 17, 1971 at the age of 62.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Fort Hays State Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935)
1935 Fort Hays State 82 41 T1st
Fort Hays State: 82 41
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Six Conference) (1937–1940)
1937 Iowa State 36 14 T5th
1938 Iowa State 711 311 2nd
1939 Iowa State 27 14 T4th
1940 Iowa State 45 23 4th
Iowa State: 16191 7121
Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1941–1943)
1941 Colorado 341 321 T4th
1942 Colorado 72 51 T1st
1943 Colorado 52 20 1st
Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1946–1947)
1946 Colorado 541 321 T4th
1947 Colorado 45 33 T3rd
Colorado: 24172 1682
Total: 48383
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. "Coaching Records". 2010 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book. University of Colorado Buffaloes. p. 129. Retrieved November 24, 2010. 
  2. Fort Hays State University coaching records
  3. Fort Hays Football, 1935
  4. Iowa State Coaching Records
  5. AP (May 19, 1971). "Coach Yeager Heart Victim". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved November 23, 2010. 

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