James G. Driver

James G. Driver

Driver pictured in The Colonial Echo 1920, William & Mary yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1889-08-10)August 10, 1889 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 1975 (aged 86) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1908–1909	William & Mary
1910	Virginia
Basketball
1905–1907	William & Mary
1908–1910	William & Mary
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916	Newberry
1919–1920	William & Mary
Basketball
1911–1913	South Carolina
1919–1923	William & Mary
Baseball
1912–1913	South Carolina
1920–1923	William & Mary
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1923	William & Mary
1929–1935	Virginia
1935–1937	Virginia (graduate manager)
Head coaching record
Overall	11–13–1 (football) 36–24 (basketball) 56–39–1 (baseball)

James Glenn Driver (August 10, 1889 – October 1975) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Newberry College in 1916 and at The College of William & Mary from 1919 to 1920, compiling a career college football record of 11–13–1. He was also the head basketball coach at the University of South Carolina from 1911 to 1913 and at William & Mary from 1919 to 1923, amassing a career college basketball record of 36–24. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at South Carolina from 1912 to 1913 and at William & Mary from 1920 to 1923, tallying a career college baseball mark of 56–39–1. Driver served as the athletic director at William & Mary from 1919 to 1923 and at the University of Virginia from 1929 to 1935.

In 1988, Driver was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

Driver was the head coach for the William & Mary basketball team for the 1919–20 through 1922–23 seasons. During his four years at the helm, he produced a 31–16 record. Driver was also the head coach of the William & Mary football team for two seasons, 1919 and 1920. He compiled a 6–11–1 record during that time.

Prior to William & Mary, Driver was the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team from 1911 to 1913. In his only two seasons he compiled a 5–7 record.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Newberry Indians () (1916)
1916	Newberry	5–2
Newberry:		5–2
William & Mary Indians (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919	William & Mary	2–6–1	1–3	10th
1920	William & Mary	4–5	0–4	14th
William & Mary:		6–11–1	1–7
Total:		11–13–1

External links

• James Driver profile at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame