Jesse Branch

Jesse Branch
Biographical details
Born	February 1, 1941 (age 83); Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Playing career
1961–1962	Arkansas
1963–1964	Calgary Stampeders
1965	Edmonton Eskimos
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966	Mississippi State (OB)
1967–1971	Kansas State (DB)
1972	Oregon (DC/DB)
1973	Oregon (OC)
1974	Kansas State (DL)
1975	Arkansas (WR)
1976	Arkansas (OB)
1977–1979	Arkansas (WR)
1980	Arkansas (DB)
1981–1982	Arkansas (WR)
1983	Arkansas (OB)
1984–1985	Arkansas (WR)
1986–1994	Southwest Missouri State
2001–2004	Henderson State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–2000	Arkansas (associate AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	67–75–1
Tournaments	1–2 (NCAA I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 Gateway Football (1989–1990)
Awards
	2× Gateway Football Coach of the Year (1989–1990)

Jesse Branch (born February 1, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University – now Missouri State University – from 1986 to 1994, and Henderson State University from 2001 through 2004, compiling an overall college football record of 67 wins, 75 losses, and one tie.^[1] Branch also was the associate athletic director at the University of Arkansas from 1995 until 2000.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA^#
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football Conference) (1986–1994)
1986	Southwest Missouri State	3–7	1–5	T–6th
1987	Southwest Missouri State	5–6	3–3	T–3rd
1988	Southwest Missouri State	5–5	4–2	T–2nd
1989	Southwest Missouri State	10–3	5–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal	9
1990	Southwest Missouri State	9–3	5–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round	6
1991	Southwest Missouri State	6–4–1	3–3	3rd
1992	Southwest Missouri State	6–5	4–2	T–2nd
1993	Southwest Missouri State	7–4	4–2	T–2nd
1994	Southwest Missouri State	4–7	2–4	T–5th
Southwest Missouri State:		55–44–1	31–23
Henderson State Reddies (Gulf South Conference) (2001–2004)
2001	Henderson State	1–10	1–8	11th
2002	Henderson State	5–6	5–4	T–5th
2003	Henderson State	4–7	3–6	T–7th
2004	Henderson State	2–8	2–7	T–11th
Henderson State:		12–31	11–15
Total:		67–75–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final NCAA Poll.