List of Jacksonville State Gamecocks head football coaches
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks college football team represents Jacksonville State University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). The Gamecocks competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 26 head coaches, and two interim head coaches since it began play during the 1904 season. Since November 2021, Rich Rodriguez has served as head coach at Jacksonville State.[1]
Since 1904, eight coaches have led Jacksonville State in postseason appearances: Don Salls, Jim Blevins, Charley Pell, Jim Fuller, Bill Burgess, Jack Crowe, Bill Clark, and John Grass. Nine of those coaches also won conference championships: Salls captured three as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference; Salls captured four and Blevins two as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference; Pell captured one as a member of the Mid-South Athletic Conference; Clarkie Mayfield captured one, Fuller four, Burgess four as a member of the Gulf South Conference; Crowe captured two and Grass six as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference; and Rodriguez one as a member of the ASUN Conference. The Gamecocks also won a national championship under Burgess in 1992 (D-II).
Salls is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 95 victories during his 18 years with the program. Rodriguez has the highest winning percentage with .818, and F. A. Harwood has the lowest winning percentage with .000.
Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Holton | 1904–1905 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Earl Wells | 1908 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | F. A. Harwood | 1909 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | George Penton | 1910 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Ben Harris | 1911–1919 | 57 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 0.658 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 10 |
J. W. Stephenson | 1920–1921 1929–1930 |
34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0.676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | C. C. Bush | 1922–1924 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0.587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Earl Wren | 1925 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Al Clemens | 1926–1928 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | T. B. Shotts | 1931–1937 | 50 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 0.280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 12 14 |
Chester C. Dillon | 1938–1939 1945 |
19 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0.184 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Osmo Smith | 1940 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 17 |
Don Salls | 1946–1952 1954–1964 |
163 | 95 | 57 | 11 | 0.617 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0.750 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Ray Wedgeworth | 1953 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.389 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Jim Blevins | 1965–1968 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0.592 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.625 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Charley Pell | 1969–1973 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0.713 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0.761 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Clarkie Mayfield | 1974–1976 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0.667 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Jim Fuller | 1977–1983 | 79 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 0.684 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0.750 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Joe Hollis | 1984 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.450 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Bill Burgess | 1985–1996 | 137 | 84 | 49 | 4 | 0.628 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0.730 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 – 1992 | — |
| 24 | Mike Williams | 1997–1999 | 26 | 9 | 17 | — | 0.346 | 5 | 10 | — | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. [A 7] |
Jeff Richards | 1999 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 0.143 | 1 | 5 | — | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Jack Crowe | 2000–2012 | 144 | 87 | 57 | — | 0.604 | 66 | 35 | — | 0.653 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Bill Clark | 2013 | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.733 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.625 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | John Grass | 2014–2020 | 98 | 72 | 26 | — | 0.735 | 49 | 9 | — | 0.845 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — |
| Int. [A 8] |
Maxwell Thurmond | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Rich Rodriguez | 2021–present | 24 | 18 | 6 | — | 0.750 | 11 | 2 | — | 0.846 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Jacksonville State did not field teams in 1906 from 1941–1945 due to World War II.
- ^ Mike Williams served as Jacksonville State's head coach for the first four games of the 1999 season before resigning. Richards was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Gamecocks finished the year with an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play.[5][6]
- ^ John Grass served as Jacksonville State's head coach for the first nine games of the 2021 season before resigning. Thurmond was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Gamecocks finished the year with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (November 29, 2021). "Jacksonville State hires Rich Rodriguez as head football coach ahead of 2023 FBS move". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Interim coach to be named after Williams resigns". Birmingham Post-Herald. Associated Press. October 5, 1999. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Muskewitz, Al (October 5, 1999). "We want Richards". The Anniston Star. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maxwell Thurmond named interim head coach of Jacksonville State". WBRC 6. November 10, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.