Jim Pittman

Jim Pittman
Pittman pictured in Jambalaya 1968, Tulane yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	August 28, 1925(1925-08-28)
Place of birth	Boyle, Mississippi
Died	October 30, 1971(1971-10-30) (aged 46)
Place of death	Waco, Texas
Playing career
1947–1949	Mississippi State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1953 1954–1955 1966–1970 1971	Mississippi State (freshmen) Mississippi State (assistant) Tulane TCU
Head coaching record
Overall	24–33–1
Bowls	1–0

James Noel "Jim" Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University, and Texas Christian University. A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1966 to 1970, he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record. He died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of the TCU-Baylor game in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Tulane Green Wave (Independent) (1966–1970)
1966	Tulane	5–4–1
1967	Tulane	3–7
1968	Tulane	2–8
1969	Tulane	3–7
1970	Tulane	8–4			W Liberty		17
Tulane:		21–30–1
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1971)
1971	TCU	3–3–1	2–1–1
TCU:		3–3–1	2–1–1
Total:		24–33–2
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.