Jim Owens
| Jim Owens | |
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 Owens from 1960 Washington yearbook |
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| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 6, 1927 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Died | June 6, 2009 (aged 82) Bigfork, Montana |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1949 1950 |
Oklahoma Baltimore Colts |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1953 1954–1956 1957–1974 |
Kentucky (assistant) Texas A&M (assistant) Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–82–6 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 3 AAWU (1959–1960, 1963) |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1982 (profile) |
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James Donald "Jim" Owens (March 6, 1927 – June 6, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1957 to 1974, compiling a record of 99–82–6. Owens played football at the University of Oklahoma from 1946 to 1949. He was an assistant under the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant at both the University of Kentucky and Texas A&M University.[1]
According to legend, after the 1956 season, when the Washington Huskies were looking for a head coach, Bryant indicated to reporters that Owens "will make a great coach for somebody some day."[2] In 1959 and 1960, he led the Washington to back-to-back ten-win seasons and consecutive Rose Bowl wins. He also coached the Huskies to the 1964 Rose Bowl.
Owens served as the athletic director at Washington from 1960 to 1969. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1982.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Washington Huskies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1957–1958) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Washington | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1958 | Washington | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| Washington Huskies (Athletic Association of Western Universities/Pacific-8 Conference) (1959–1974) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Washington | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Rose | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1960 | Washington | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1961 | Washington | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Washington | 7–1–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | 14 | ||||
| 1963 | Washington | 6–5 | 4–1 | 1st | L Rose | 15 | |||
| 1964 | Washington | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1965 | Washington | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Washington | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Washington | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Washington | 3–5–2 | 1–5–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Washington | 1–9 | 1–7 | 7th | |||||
| 1970 | Washington | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Washington | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | 19 | ||||
| 1972 | Washington | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Washington | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1974 | Washington | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Washington: | 99–82–6 | 60–58–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 99–82–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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[edit] References
- ^ Withers, Bud (June 6, 2009). "Jim Owens, coaching legend of UW football, dies at 82". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2009308687_webjimowens06.html.
- ^ "Sarkisian has ‘it’ factor UW needs". http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/columnists/mcgrath/story/559355.html.
[edit] External links
- Jim Owens at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Jim Owens at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Jim Owens at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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