| Don James | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Kent State Washington |
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | December 31, 1932 | |
| Place of birth | Massillon, Ohio United States |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 178-76-2 (.699) | |
| Championships | ||
| National championship - 1991 Conference titles: 1972, 1977, 1980-81, 1990-92 |
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| Awards | ||
| Coach of the Year - 1991 | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1951-53 | Miami | |
| Position | QB/DB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1956 1957-58 1959-61 1962-65 1966-67 1968-70 1971-74 1975-92 |
Kansas - GA Southwest HS - ass't Florida State - DB Florida State - DC Michigan - DC Colorado - DC Kent State Washington |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1997 | ||
Don James (born December 31, 1932, in Massillon, Ohio) is a former college football head coach. He led Kent State for four seasons and Washington for eighteen, winning a national championship in 1991.[1].
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Early career
As a quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes, James set five school passing records. He then received a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Kansas. where he was a graduate assistant for the Jayhawks. He coached high school football for two years, then was a college assistant coach for a dozen seasons at Florida State, Michigan, and Colorado.
Head coach
In 1971, James became the head coach at Kent State, where he compiled a 25-19 record (.568) in four years. He 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 University of Washington athletic director Joseph Kearney to succeed Jim Owens as head coach. James served in this capacity for 18 seasons, from 1975 to 1992. He led the Huskies to the national championship in 1991 (shared with Miami), 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]
He resigned from his head coaching position on August 22, 1993, to protest what he considered unfair NCAA and Pac-10 sanctions against his team.[5][6]
James was named national college coach of the year in 1977, 1984, and 1991. In 1997, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1971–74) | |||||||||
| 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-8 Conference) (1975–77) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Washington | 6-5 | 5-2 | 3 - T | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Washington | 5-6 | 3-4 | 4 - T | — | — | |||
| 1977 | Washington | 10-2 | 7-0 | 1 | W 27-20 Rose Bowl | 9 | 10 | ||
| Washington Huskies (Pacific-10 Conference) (1978–92) | |||||||||
| 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. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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Notes and references
See also
- List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_Poll
External links
| 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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