Jim Knowles (American football)
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Coach |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Annual salary | $1.9 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 16, 1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Cornell |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988 | Cornell (DL) |
| 1989–1994 | Cornell (RB) |
| 1995–1996 | Cornell (LB/RC) |
| 1997–2000 | Western Michigan (DL) |
| 2001–2002 | Western Michigan (DC) |
| 2003 | Ole Miss (LB/RC) |
| 2004–2009 | Cornell |
| 2010–2011 | Duke (DC/S) |
| 2012–2014 | Duke (DC) |
| 2015–2017 | Duke (DC/ILB) |
| 2018–2021 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 2022–present | Ohio State (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–34 |
Jim Knowles (born April 16, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ohio State University.
Career[]
From 2004 to 2009, he compiled a 26–34 record as head football coach at Cornell University.
A 1987 graduate of Cornell, Knowles was a defensive end on the Big Red football team. He was elected to Cornell's Sphinx Head Society during his senior year, ultimately graduating with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations in 1987.[1] Prior to receiving the head coach position, Knowles served as an assistant at Cornell, Western Michigan University and the University of Mississippi.
On December 28, 2009, Knowles was named the defensive coordinator at Duke under head coach David Cutcliffe. Knowles had previously served as linebackers coach under Cutcliffe while he was head coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 2003.[2]
On January 29, 2018, Knowles was hired as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State under head coach Mike Gundy.[3][4]
Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day announced on December 7, 2021, that Knowles had accepted the defensive coordinator position for his team effective January 2, 2022.[5]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (2004–2009) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Cornell | 4–6 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Cornell | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2006 | Cornell | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007 | Cornell | 5–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2008 | Cornell | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2009 | Cornell | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| Cornell: | 26–34 | 16–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–34 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Jim Knowles". Cornell. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Jim Knowles". Duke. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "OK State hires Duke D-coordinator Knowles". 30 January 2018.
- ^ "OSU football: Oklahoma State hires Duke defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, former OSU defensive end Greg Richmond as assistants, as well as 4 other coaches".
- ^ "Ohio State Hiring Oklahoma State's Jim Knowles As New Defensive Coordinator". Eleven Warriors. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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