| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1984 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1930 | Glencoe HS (MN) |
| 1931–1934 | Bemidji State |
| 1935–1936 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1940 | Tulsa (scout) |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1935 | Bemidji State |
| 1935–1937 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1937–1938 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1938–1940 | Saint Louis |
| 1940–1941 | Tulsa |
| 1941–1942 | Wichita |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–26–4 (college football) 54–112 (college basketball) |
John E. "Cactus Jack" Sterrett (1901 – 1984) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State University from 1931 to 1934 and at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1935 to 1936, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–26–4.[2] Sterrett was also a head basketball coach at a number of different schools, including Bemidji State, Saint Louis University,[3] and Wichita State University.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers (Independent) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | |||||||
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference) (1932–1934) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Bemidji State | 2–4–1 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1933 | Bemidji State | 3–3–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Bemidji State | 3–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Bemidji State: | 11–16–2 | 4–10 | |||||||
| St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | St. Thomas | 4–3–2 | 3–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1936 | St. Thomas | 1–7 | 1–4 | T–7th | |||||
| St. Thomas: | 5–10–2 | 4–5–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–26–4 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers (Independent) (1931–1932) | |||||||||
| 1931–32 | Bemidji State | 4–8 | |||||||
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference) (1932–1935) | |||||||||
| 1932–33 | Bemidji State | 8–6 | 5–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Bemidji State | 2–13 | 1–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1934–35 | Bemidji State | 1–9 | 1–7 | 6th | |||||
| Bemidji State: | 15–36 | 9–19 | |||||||
| St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | St. Thomas | 9–12 | |||||||
| 1936–37 | St. Thomas | 5–9 | |||||||
| St. Thomas: | 14–21 | ||||||||
| Saint Louis Billikens (Missouri Valley Conference) (1938–1940) | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Saint Louis | 5–16 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Saint Louis | 4–14 | 2–10 | T–6th | |||||
| Saint Louis: | 9–30 | 5–21 | |||||||
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940–41 | Tulsa | 12–9 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Tulsa: | 12–9 | 7–5 | |||||||
| Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941–42 | Wichita | 4–16 | |||||||
| Wichita: | 4–16 | ||||||||
| Total: | 54–112 | ||||||||