Jim Koetter
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1938 |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1959 | Idaho State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961–1962 | Aberdeen HS (ID) |
| 1963–1964 | Highland HS (ID) (assistant) |
| 1965–1979 | Highland HS (ID) |
| 1980–1982 | Idaho State (assistant) |
| 1983–1987 | Idaho State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–32–1 (college) |
Jim Koetter (born c. 1938) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University from 1983 to 1987, compiling a record of 23–32–1. A native of McCook, Nebraska, Koetter graduated from Idaho State in 1961. He played college football at Idaho State as an end in 1958 and 1959, after transferring from McCook Junior College. Koetter was the head football coach at Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, Idaho for two years before joining the coaching staff as an assistant football coach at Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho in 1963. He succeeded Ron Anderson as head football coach in 1965 and leads his teams to a record of 102–49–2 in 15 seasons. Koetter was also and assistant basketball coach and track coach at Highland.[1][2]
Koetter is the father of Dirk Koetter, the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (1983–1987) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Idaho State | 8–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 12 | |||
| 1984 | Idaho State | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Idaho State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1986 | Idaho State | 2–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1987 | Idaho State | 3–7–1 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| Idaho State: | 23–32–1 | 16–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–32–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Jim Koetter Gets Highland Coaching Post". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. March 23, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved August 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "...Koetter take over as ISU head mentor". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Associated Press. June 4, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved August 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
