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American football, basketball, and track coach

James W. Coleman
Biographical details
Born	(1894-10-27)October 27, 1894 Strong, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	May 20, 1993(1993-05-20) (aged 98) Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916–1919	Arkansas

Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923	Georgetown (KY)
1924–1925	Akron
1927–1935	Minot State
1936–?	Nevada (assistant)
Basketball
1922–1925	Georgetown (KY)
1924–1925	Akron
1927–1936	Minot State
Track
1936–?	Nevada

Head coaching record
Overall	39–36–10 (football) 95–80 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 NDIAC (1931–1932)

James Weatherby Coleman Sr. (October 27, 1894 – May 20, 1993) was an American college football, college basketball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky from 1922 to 1923, the University of Akron from 1924 to 1925, and Minot State Teacher's College—now known as Minot State University—in Minot, North Dakota from 1927 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–36–10. Coleman also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for one season in 1924–25, tallying a mark of 8–5. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. Coleman was hired in 1936 as head track coach and assistant football coach at the University of Nevada.

Coleman was married Ruth Eloise Robbins (1897–1968) on December 30, 1922, in Mena, Arkansas. He served as an officer in the United States Army during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Coleman died on May 20, 1993, at his home in Reno, Nevada.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Georgetown Tigers (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922	Georgetown	3–4–1
1923	Georgetown	3–7
Georgetown:		6–11–1
Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1925)
1924	Akron	5–3	3–2	6th
1925	Akron	1–7	1–6	T–18th
Akron:		6–10	4–9
Minot State Beavers (Independent) (1927–1930)
1927	Minot State	0–3
1928	Minot State	2–2–1
1929	Minot State	2–2
1930	Minot State	4–2
Minot State Beavers (North Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1931–1935)
1931	Minot State	4–0–2		T–1st
1932	Minot State	5–1–1	4–0–1	T–1st
1933	Minot State	4–1–2	2–1–2	3rd
1934	Minot State	5–2	2–1	NA
1935	Minot State	1–2–3	1–1–2	T–4th
Minot State:		27–15–9
Total:		39–36–10
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1925)
1924–25	Akron	8–5	8–5	T–6th
Akron:		8–5	8–5
Total:

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