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Jim Svoboda
Biographical details
Born (1960-06-23) June 23, 1960 (age 63)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983Northwestern (IA) (RB)
1984Dana (RB)
1985Eastern New Mexico (RB)
1986Nebraska Wesleyan (RB)
1987–1993Nebraska Wesleyan
1994–2003Northwest Missouri State (OC/QB)
2004–2006UCLA (OC/QB)
2007–2009Montana State (QB)
2010–2021Central Missouri
2022Tulane (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall137–62
Bowls2–1
Tournaments0–3 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
3–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NIAC (1988–1990)
1 MIAA (2019)

Jim Svoboda (born June 23, 1960)[1] is an American football coach and former player. He most recently served as the quarterbacks coach at Tulane University for the 2022 season, where the team went 12-2 and won the 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January). Svoboda served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) from 1987 to 1993 and the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri from 2010 to 2021. While at Nebraska Wesleyan, Svoboda won three Great Plains Athletic Conference championships (1988–1990), and advanced to the NAIA playoffs three times between 1988 and 1991.[2] After coaching at NWU, Svoboda was the offensive coordinator at Northwest Missouri State University for 10 seasons, three of which the team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship.[3] While serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCLA, Svoboda was a 2005 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

Head coaching record

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference) (1987–1993)
1987 Nebraska Wesleyan 6–4 3–2 T–2nd
1988 Nebraska Wesleyan 8–2 5–0 1st L NAIA Division II First Round
1989 Nebraska Wesleyan 10–2 5–0 1st L NAIA Division II Second Round
1990 Nebraska Wesleyan 7–2 4–1 T–1st
1991 Nebraska Wesleyan 8–3 4–1 2nd L NAIA Division II First Round
1992 Nebraska Wesleyan 6–3 4–2 3rd
1993 Nebraska Wesleyan 7–3 4–2 3rd
Nebraska Wesleyan: 52–19 29–8
Central Missouri Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2010–present)
2010 Central Missouri 11–3 8–1 2nd L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2011 Central Missouri 8–4 6–3 5th L Kanza Bowl
2012 Central Missouri 6–4 6–4 7th
2013 Central Missouri 6–4 5–4 7th
2014 Central Missouri 8–4 7–4 4th W Live United Texarkana Bowl
2015 Central Missouri 8–3 8–3 T–3rd
2016 Central Missouri 9–3 9–2 3rd L NCAA Division II First Round
2017 Central Missouri 9–3 8–3 3rd W Mineral Water
2018 Central Missouri 5–6 5–6 T–4th
2019 Central Missouri 11–2 10–1 T–1st L NCAA Division II Second Round
2020–21 No team
2021 Central Missouri 4–7 4–7 T–8th
Central Missouri: 86–43 76–38
Total: 137–62
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Jim Svoboda - UCLA Official Athletic Site". uclabruins.com.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Wesleyan University Prairie Wolves Athletics". nwusports.com.
  3. ^ "University of Central Missouri Athletics". ucmathletics.com.

External links

Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves head football coaches
Central Missouri Mules head football coaches
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