| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1894 Whitesboro, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wentworth Military |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Austin |
| 1919–1921 | Southwest Military Academy |
| 1922 | Wichita Falls HS (TX) |
| 1923–1935 | Sam Houston State |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1936 | Sam Houston State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1936 | Sam Houston State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–57–11 (college football) 111–109 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 TIAA (1930) Basketball 1 TIAA regular season (1925) 1 LSC regular season (1934) | |
James William Jones (born October 5, 1894) was an American college football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Austin College in 1915 and at Sam Houston State University form 1923 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching recordof 57–57–12.[1] Jones was also the head basketball coach at Sam Houston State from 1922 to 1936, and the school's athletic director during the same span.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Kangaroos (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Austin | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| Austin: | 3–4–2 | ||||||||
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1931) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Sam Houston State | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1924 | Sam Houston State | 2–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–11th | |||||
| 1925 | Sam Houston State | 5–4 | 1–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1926 | Sam Houston State | 5–2–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Sam Houston State | 4–4–1 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Sam Houston State | 5–5 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1929 | Sam Houston State | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Sam Houston State | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Sam Houston State | 3–6 | 3–2 | 3rd (Eastern) | |||||
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Lone Star Conference) (1932–1935) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Sam Houston State | 2–5–1 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Sam Houston State | 3–4–2 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Sam Houston State | 3–4–2 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1935 | Sam Houston State | 3–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Sam Houston State: | 54–53–9 | 31–27–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 57–57–11 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||