Frank Koon

Frank Koon
Biographical details
Born	December 31, 1908
Died	January 9, 1987 (aged 78); Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1932	Henderson State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1941	Sheridan HS (AR)
1946–1954	Ozarks
1955–1964	Arkansas State Teachers
Basketball
1947–1955	Ozarks
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1955–1965	Arkansas State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall	88–81–7 (college football); 65–103 (college basketball); 49–24–2 (high school football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 AIC (1959, 1962); ; Basketball; 1 AIC regular season (1949)

James Frank Koon (December 31, 1908 – January 9, 1987) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Ozarks—now known as the University of the Ozarks—in Clarksville, Arkansas from 1946 to 1954 and Arkansas State Teachers College—now known as University of Central Arkansas—in Conway, Arkansas from 1955 to 1964.^[1]^[2] Koon was also the head basketball coach at Ozarks from 1947 to 1955.

Koon died on January 9, 1987, in Conway.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ozarks Mountaineers (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1954)
1946	Ozarks	2–7	2–4	5th
1947	Ozarks	3–6–1
1948	Ozarks	4–7
1949	Ozarks	3–6
1950	Ozarks	3–8
1951	Ozarks	5–3–1
1952	Ozarks	5–2–1	2–2–1	T–3rd
1953	Ozarks	5–2–1
1954	Ozarks	5–3
Ozarks:		35–44–4
Arkansas State Teachers Bears (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1955–1964)
1955	Arkansas State Teachers	1–7–1
1956	Arkansas State Teachers	0–10
1957	Arkansas State Teachers	3–6
1958	Arkansas State Teachers	7–2
1959	Arkansas State Teachers	8–0–1		T–1st
1960	Arkansas State Teachers	8–1	6–1	2nd
1961	Arkansas State Teachers	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
1962	Arkansas State Teachers	8–2	7–0	1st
1963	Arkansas State Teachers	6–2–1	5–1–1	3rd
1964	Arkansas State Teachers	5–4	4–3	T–3rd
Arkansas State Teachers:		53–37–3
Total:		88–81–7
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth