Jim Tait
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1935 |
| Died | May 20, 2011 (aged 75) Richmond, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1956 | Mississippi State |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957 | Mississippi State (asst. fr.) |
| 1960 | Mississippi State (asst. fr.) |
| 1961–1963 | Meridian HS (MS) (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Meridian HS (MS) |
| 1966–1973 | Richmond (assistant) |
| 1974–1979 | Richmond |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–44 (college) 9–9–1 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SoCon (1975) | |
Jim Tait (November 6, 1935 – May 20, 2011) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1974 until 1979, compiling a record of 21–44. In 1975, Richmond won the Southern Conference championship.[1] Tait was fired after the 1979 season, and then hired by Virginia Tech as an assistant athletic director under Bill Dooley.[1] Tait was a native of New Rochelle, New York. He played college football at Mississippi State University and began his coaching career there in 1957. He died on May 20, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia.[2]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Richmond | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Richmond | 5–6 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| Richmond Spiders (NCAA Division I/I-A independent) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Richmond | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1977 | Richmond | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1978 | Richmond | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1979 | Richmond | 0–11 | |||||||
| Richmond: | 21–44 | 8–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–44 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ a b Tait Gets Job With Va. Tech, The Tuscaloosa News, February 3, 1980.
- ^ O'Connor, John (May 20, 2011). "Former UR football coach Jim Tait dies at 75". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
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