Jim Hilles

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Jim Hilles
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	1936 Warren, Ohio
Playing career
1955–1957	Ohio
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1977 1978–1985 1986 1987 1988–1990 1991–1993 1997 1998–2000 2001	Ball State University (DC/LB) Wisconsin (DC/LB) Wisconsin Kent State (assistant) Kansas (DC) Toronto Argonauts (DL) Edmonton Eskimos (DL) Amsterdam Admirals (assistant) Los Angeles Xtreme (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall	3–9 (college) 17–3 (high school)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

James L. "Jim" Hilles (born 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison for one season in 1986, compiling a record of 3–9.

Early life, playing career, and education

Hilles is a native of Warren, Ohio.^[1] As a player, Hilles lettered three years (1955–1957) in football at Ohio University, where he was selected captain his senior year. He received Mid-American Conference honorable mention before earning a Bachelor's degree in 1958. He received his Master of Arts degree in Secondary Administration from Westminster College in 1971.

Coaching career

After graduation, Hilles coached two seasons at Wilmington, Ohio and later moved to Toledo, Ohio for five years of coaching at Libbey High School and Macomber High School. While in Toledo, Hilles served as player-coach for the Toledo Tornadoes in the Continental Football League. He returned to Warren in 1966 as defensive coordinator before being promoted to head coach in 1970 at Western Reserve High School. He coached the Western Reserve football team in Warren to a 17–3 record during the 1970 and 1971 seasons.

In 1972, Hilles joined the staff of Dave McClain at Ball State University. During his six seasons, Hilles helped Ball State join the Mid-American Conference in 1973, achieve NCAA Division I status in 1974, and was defensive coordinator of the 1976 MAC championship team.

Hilles continued to be the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach on Dave McClain's staff at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1978–1985). After McClain's death on April 28, 1986, Hilles was named interim head football coach for the 1986 season.

In 1987, Hilles joined the staff of Glen Mason at Kent State University. He followed Mason to the University of Kansas the next year and was the Jayhawks' defensive coordinator (1988–1990). Hilles coached in the Canadian Football League, serving as defensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts (1991–1993) and Edmonton Eskimos (1997). He later coached for the Amsterdam Admirals in the NFL Europe league (1998–2000). In 2001, Hilles served as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1986)
1986	Wisconsin	3–9	2–6	T–8th
Wisconsin:		3–9	2–6
Total:		3–9

References

↑ "1986 Wisconsin football media guide". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

External links

Jim Hilles at the College Football Data Warehouse

Wisconsin Badgers head football coaches

Alvin Kletsch (1889)
Ted Mestre (1890)
Herb Alward (1891)
Frank Crawford (1892)
Parke H. Davis (1893)
Hiram O. Stickney (1894–1895)
Philip King (1896–1902)
Arthur Hale Curtis (1903–1904)
Philip King (1905)
Charles P. Hutchins (1906–1907)
Thomas A. Barry (1908–1910)
John R. Richards (1911)
William Juneau (1912–1915)
Paul Withington (1916)
John R. Richards (1917)
Guy Lowman (1918)
John R. Richards (1919–1922)
John J. Ryan (1923–1924)
George Little (1925–1926)
Glenn Thistlethwaite (1927–1931)
Clarence Spears (1932–1935)
Harry Stuhldreher (1936–1948)
Ivy Williamson (1949–1955)
Milt Bruhn (1956–1966)
John Coatta (1967–1969)
John Jardine (1970–1977)
Dave McClain (1978–1985)
Jim Hilles (1986)
Don Morton (1987–1989)
Barry Alvarez (1990–2005)
Bret Bielema (2006–2012)
Barry Alvarez # (2012)
Gary Andersen (2013–present)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach for 2013 Rose Bowl.

Persondata
Name	Hilles, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	1936
Place of birth	Warren, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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