Jim Hess

Jim Hess

Biographical details
Born	(1936-12-01) December 1, 1936 Farmersville, Texas
Playing career
1956–1957	Paris JC
1958–1959	Southeastern Oklahoma State
Position(s)	Fullback, cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1962	McKinney HS (TX) (assistant)
1963–1964	Rockwall HS (TX)
1965–1966	Kilgore HS (TX)
1967–1970	Rice (DL)
1971	Baytown Sterling HS (TX)
1972–1973	Angelo State (DC)
1974–1981	Angelo State
1982–1988	Stephen F. Austin
1990–1996	New Mexico State
Head coaching record
Overall	134–108–5 (college)
Tournaments	4–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1978) 1 LSC (1978) 1 Gulf Star (1985)

James Hess (born December 1, 1936) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Angelo State University from 1974 to 1981, at Stephen F. Austin State University from 1982 to 1988, and at New Mexico State University from 1990 to 1996, compiling a career college football caching record of 134–108–5. From 1974 to 1981 he coached at Angelo State, where in 1978 the team went undefeated and won the NAIA Division I Football National Championship. From 1982 to 1988, he coached at SFA, where he compiled a 47–30–2 record, 10–3 in his final season. From 1990 to 1996, he coached at New Mexico State, where he compiled a 22–55 (.286) record. He was fired in 1996 after his second 1–10 season at the school.

Hess was a scout for the Dallas Cowboys until 2006. He is credited with "finding" Tony Romo in 2006, then an unknown, undrafted free-agent from Division I-AA Eastern Illinois. Hess is currently the color commentator for Angelo State University.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Angelo State Rams (Lone Star Conference) (1974–1981)
1974	Angelo State	5–6	3–6	8th
1975	Angelo State	8–2–1	7–1–1	2nd
1976	Angelo State	5–5–1	3–3–1	5th
1977	Angelo State	8–2	5–2	T–3rd
1978	Angelo State	14–0	7–0	1st	W NAIA Division I Championship
1979	Angelo State	9–3	5–2	T–2nd	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
1980	Angelo State	8–2–1	5–1–1	2nd	L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
1981	Angelo State	8–3	5–2	T–2nd
Angelo State:		65–23–3	40–17–3
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Lone Star Conference) (1982–1983)
1982	Stephen F. Austin	6–5	4–3	T–2nd
1983	Stephen F. Austin	7–4	5–2	3rd
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Gulf Star Conference) (1984–1986)
1984	Stephen F. Austin	7–3–1	1–3–1
1985	Stephen F. Austin	9–2	4–1	T–1st
1986	Stephen F. Austin	5–6	1–3
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland Conference) (1987–1988)
1987	Stephen F. Austin	3–7–1	1–5	T–6th
1988	Stephen F. Austin	10–3	5–1	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
Stephen F. Austin:		47–30–2	20–18–1
New Mexico State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1990–1996)
1990	New Mexico State	1–10	1–6	7th
1991	New Mexico State	2–9	2–5	7th
1992	New Mexico State	6–5	3–3	T–4th
1993	New Mexico State	5–6	4–3	4th
1994	New Mexico State	3–8	2–5	8th
1995	New Mexico State	4–7	3–4	T–6th
1996	New Mexico State	1–10	0–5	6th
Jim Hess:		22–55	15–32
Total:		134–108–5