Jim Clark (American football coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1926 |
| Playing career | |
| 1944 | Ole Miss |
| 1947–1949 | Ole Miss |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950 | Canton HS (MS) (assistant) |
| 1951–1954 | Jones County (assistant) |
| 1955–1956 | Jones County |
| 1957–1958 | DeRidder HS (LA) |
| 1959–1965 | McNeese State (assistant) |
| 1966–1969 | McNeese State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–22 (college) 19–3 (junior college) 8–2–1 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 GSC (1967) | |
| Awards | |
| GSC Coach of the Year (1967) | |
James Edward Clark (born c. 1926) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the McNeese State University from 1966 to 1969, compiling a record of 17–22. Clark attended high school in Belzoni, Mississippi and played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) before graduating in 1950. He earned a master's degree at Mississippi Southern College—now known as University of Southern Mississippi—in 1957.[1][2]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State Cowboys (Gulf States Conference) (1966–1969) | |||||||||
| 1966 | McNeese State | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | McNeese State | 4–5 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | McNeese State | 4–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1969 | McNeese State | 4–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| McNeese State: | 17–22 | 9–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–22 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Adams, Frank (December 20, 1965). "Clark succeeds DeVall as McNeese State". Lake Charles American-Press. Lake Charles, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Jim Clark NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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