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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 11, 1957 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Albany State (1978–1980) |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Career: | 131–81 |
James Michael White (born August 11, 1957) is an American college football coach and former professional player. He served as head football coach at Albany State University (ASU) in Albany, Georgia from 2000 to 2014 and Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina from 2015 to 2019. White played college football as a defensive tackle at Albany State during the late 1970s, and later was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks.
After his playing career ended, White joined the coaching staff at his alma mater in 1984 as the defensive line coach, and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1989. In 1997, White became the assistant head coach, and in 2000, was named head coach of the Albany State Golden Rams. He continued to serve as the defensive coordinator while he was head coach. His 2010 Albany State team was named SBN Black College National Champions.
On December 18, 2014, White was named head football coach at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany State Golden Rams (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2000–2014) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Albany State | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2001 | Albany State | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2002 | Albany State | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2003 | Albany State | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Pioneer | ||||
| 2004 | Albany State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2005 | Albany State | 8–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 9 | |||
| 2006 | Albany State | 7–4 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Albany State | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2008 | Albany State | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Albany State | 8–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 22 | |||
| 2010 | Albany State | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 4 | |||
| 2011 | Albany State | 8–4 | 6–1 | T–1st (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Albany State | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2013 | Albany State | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Albany State | 7–3 | 7–0 | 1st (East) | |||||
| Albany State: | 112–51 | 91–22 | |||||||
| Benedict Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2019) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Benedict | 0–10 | 0–4 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2016 | Benedict | 5–6 | 3–2 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2017 | Benedict | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2018 | Benedict | 6–3 | 4–2 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2019 | Benedict | 1–9 | 1–5 | 5th (East) | |||||
| Benedict: | 19–30 | 12–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 131–81 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||