Jim Tait

Jim Tait

Biographical details
Born	(1935-11-06)November 6, 1935
Died	May 20, 2011(2011-05-20) (aged 75) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1956	Mississippi State
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957	Mississippi State (asst. fr.)
1960	Mississippi State (asst. fr.)
1961–1963	Meridian HS (MS) (assistant)
1964–1965	Meridian HS (MS)
1966–1973	Richmond (assistant)
1974–1979	Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall	21–44 (college) 9–9–1 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SoCon (1975)

Jim Tait (November 6, 1935 – May 20, 2011) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1974 until 1979, compiling a record of 21–44. In 1975, Richmond won the Southern Conference championship. Tait was fired after the 1979 season, and then hired by Virginia Tech as an assistant athletic director under Bill Dooley. Tait was a native of New Rochelle, New York. He played college football at Mississippi State University and began his coaching career there in 1957. He died on May 20, 2011, in Richmond, Virginia.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1974–1975)
1974	Richmond	5–5	3–3	T–3rd
1975	Richmond	5–6	5–1	1st
Richmond Spiders (NCAA Division I/I-A independent) (1976–1979)
1976	Richmond	5–6
1977	Richmond	3–8
1978	Richmond	3–8
1979	Richmond	0–11
Richmond:		21–44	8–4
Total:		21–44