James Elam (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | Sewanee |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1922 | Tennessee Military Institute |
1927–1929 | Transylvania |
1930–1931 | Western Kentucky State Teachers |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 30–21–4 (college) |
James A. Elam was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky from 1927 to 1929 and Western Kentucky State Teachers College–—known as Western Kentucky University)—from 1930 to 1931.[1][2]
Elam was a graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South.[3]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1929) | |||||||||
1927 | Transylvania | 0–9 | 0–5 | ||||||
1928 | Transylvania | 8–3 | 3–1 | T–6th | |||||
1929 | Transylvania | 6–4–3 | 2–1–2 | T–11th | |||||
Transylvania: | 14–16–3 | 5–7–2 | |||||||
Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
1930 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 8–1–1 | 6–1 | 6th | |||||
1931 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 8–4 | 7–1 | 4th | |||||
Western Kentucky State Teachers: | 16–5–1 | 13–2 | |||||||
Total: | 30–21–4 |
References[]
- ^ Harrison, Lowell Hayes (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ Wright Jr., John D. (January 13, 2015). Transylvania: Tutor to the West. University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Bulletin of the University of the South" (PDF). Sewanee: The University of the South. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
Categories:
- Transylvania Pioneers football coaches
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches
- High school football coaches in Tennessee
- Sewanee: The University of the South alumni
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1920s stubs