Jack Curtice

Jack Curtice

Biographical details
Born	(1907-05-24)May 24, 1907
Died	August 19, 1982(1982-08-19) (aged 75) Santa Barbara, California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932–1937	Owensboro HS (KY)
1938–1939	West Texas State (assistant)
1940–1941	West Texas State
1946–1949	Texas Western
1950–1957	Utah
1958–1962	Stanford
1962–1969	UC Santa Barbara
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1950	Texas Western
1950–1956	Utah
1965–1973	UC Santa Barbara
Head coaching record
Overall	135–115–8 (college) 32–22–2 (high school)
Bowls	1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Skyline (1951–1953, 1957)
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1972)

Jack C. "Cactus Jack" Curtice (May 24, 1907 – August 19, 1982) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. From 1940 to 1941, he served as the head football coach at West Texas A&M, where he compiled a 15–5 record. From 1946 to 1949, he served as the head football coach at UTEP, where he compiled a 24–13–3 record. From 1950 to 1957, he coached at Utah, where he compiled a 45–32–4 record. From 1958 to 1962, he coached at Stanford, and compiled a 14–36 record. From 1963 to 1969, he coached at University of California, Santa Barbara. His teams were known for their passing offenses. His overall record was 135–115–8. Curtice died at his home in Santa Barbara, California on August 19, 1982.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
West Texas State Buffaloes (Alamo Conference) (1940–1941)
1940	West Texas State	7–3	2–0
West Texas State Buffaloes (Border Conference) (1941)
1941	West Texas State	8–2	4–1	3rd
West Texas State:		15–5
Texas Western Miners (Border Conference) (1946–1949)
1946	Texas Western	3–6	2–4	7th
1947	Texas Western	5–3–1	3–3–1	5th
1948	Texas Western	8–2–1	4–1–1	2nd	L Sun
1949	Texas Western	8–2–1	4–2	T–3rd	W Sun
Texas Western:		24–13–3	13–10–2
Utah Utes (Skyline Conference) (1950–1957)
1950	Utah	3–4–3	1–2–2	4th
1951	Utah	7–4	4–1	1st
1952	Utah	6–3–1	5–0	1st
1953	Utah	8–2	5–0	1st
1954	Utah	4–7	3–3	T–4th
1955	Utah	6–3	4–1	2nd
1956	Utah	5–5	5–1	2nd
1957	Utah	6–4	5–1	1st
Utah:		45–32–4	32–9–2
Stanford Indians (Pacific Coast Conference) (1958)
1958	Stanford	2–8	2–5	7th
Stanford Indians (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1959–1962)
1959	Stanford	3–7	0–4	5th
1960	Stanford	0–10	0–4	5th
1961	Stanford	4–6	1–3	T–4th
1962	Stanford	5–5	2–3	4th
Stanford:		14–36	5–19
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (NCAA College Division independent) (1963–1969)
1963	UC Santa Barbara	4–5
1964	UC Santa Barbara	4–7
1965	UC Santa Barbara	8–2			L Camellia
1966	UC Santa Barbara	6–4
1967	UC Santa Barbara	5–5
1968	UC Santa Barbara	4–4–1
1969	UC Santa Barbara	6–4
UC Santa Barbara:		37–29–1
Total:		135–115–8
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth