Jim Sanderson (American football)

American football coach

Jim Sanderson
Biographical details
Born	c. 1939
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1981	Cal Poly (DB)
1982–1986	Cal Poly

Head coaching record
Overall	26–27
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 WFC (1982)

Jim Sanderson (born c. 1939) is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California from 1982 to 1986, compiling a record of 26–27. Sanderson worked a defensive assistant at Cal Poly before being named the head coach.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Cal Poly Mustangs (Western Football Conference) (1982–1986)
1982	Cal Poly	6–5	4–0	3rd
1983	Cal Poly	5–6	1–2	T–3rd
1984	Cal Poly	6–4	2–1	2nd
1985	Cal Poly	4–7	2–3	4th
1986	Cal Poly	5–5	3–3	T–4th
Cal Poly:		26–27	12–9
Total:		26–27
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

v t e Cal Poly Mustangs head football coaches
D. W. Schlosser (1915–1917) No team (1918) Herman Hess (1919–1920) Al Agosti (1921–1929) No team (1930) Al Agosti (1931–1932) Howie O'Daniels (1933–1941) Bob Dakan (1942) No team (1943–1944) Ronnie Henderson (1945) Howie O'Daniels (1946–1947) Chuck Pavelko (1948–1949) LeRoy Hughes (1950–1961) Sheldon Harden (1962–1967) Joe Harper (1968–1981) Jim Sanderson (1982–1986) Lyle Setencich (1987–1993) Andre Patterson (1994–1996) Larry Welsh (1997–2000) Rich Ellerson (2001–2008) Tim Walsh (2009–2019) Beau Baldwin (2020–2022) Paul Wulff (2023– )

v t e 1980 Cal Poly Mustangs football—NCAA Division II national champions
Mel Kaufman Robbie Martin LeCharls McDaniel Louis Jackson Head coach Joe Harper Assistant coaches: Jim Sanderson