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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924-10-23)October 23, 1924 |
| Died | February 18, 2003(2003-02-18) (aged 78) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1948 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1951 | Harrison HS (AR) |
| 1952–1954 | Arkansas State Teachers |
| 1955–1957 | Principia School (MO) |
| 1958–1979 | Principia |
| Basketball | |
| 1955–1958 | Principia School (MO) |
| Track and field | |
| 1949–1952 | Harrison HS (AR) |
| 1955–1958 | Principia School (MO) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1958–? | Principia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 77–133–6 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 9 Prairie (1959–1967) | |
James Blair Crafton (October 23, 1924 – February 18, 2003) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State Teachers College (ATSC)—now known as University of Central Arkansas—in Conway, Arkansas from 1952 to 1954 and Principia College in Elsah, Illinois from 1958 to 1979, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 77–133–6.
During World War II, Crafton served in Europe as an officer in the United States Army. He played football at the University of Arkansas before graduating in January 1949 with a master's degree. Crafton began his coaching career later that year as football coach at Harrison High School in Harrison, Arkansas. He coached football and track for three years at Harrison. In 1952, Craft was hired as the head football coach at Arkansas State Teachers, succeeding Howard Montgomery. After three years at Arkansas State Teachers, Crafton went to the Principia School in Town and Country, Missouri as football and basketball coach. He also coached track and taught physical education at the Principia School. In 1958, Crafton was appointed men's athletic director and head football coach at Principia College.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Teachers Bears (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Arkansas State Teachers | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1953 | Arkansas State Teachers | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1954 | Arkansas State Teachers | 1–9 | |||||||
| Arkansas State Teachers: | 6–23 | ||||||||
| Principia Indians/Panthers (Prairie College Conference) (1958–1966) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Principia | 3–4 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1959 | Principia | 4–3–1 | 1–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1960 | Principia | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Principia | 3–3–2 | 1–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1962 | Principia | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Principia | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Principia | 6–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1965 | Principia | 5–3 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1966 | Principia | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | Principia | 4–3–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Principia Indians/Panthers (NCAA College Division / NCAA Division III independent) (1968–1973) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Principia | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1969 | Principia | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1970 | Principia | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1971 | Principia | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1972 | Principia | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1973 | Principia | 0–9 | |||||||
| Principia Indians/Panthers (Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1974–1978) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Principia | 2–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1975 | Principia | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1976 | Principia | 2–6 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Principia | 2–6 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1978 | Principia | 0–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Principia: | 71–110–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 88–81–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Principia Hires Arkansas Coach". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. July 29, 1929. p. 5C. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Two Porker Players to Coach at Harrison". Hope Star. Hope, Arkansas. Associated Press. April 29, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Jim Crafton Approved As ASTC Head Coach". The Paragould Daily Press. Paragould, Arkansas. Associated Press. March 7, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Crafton New Prim Grid Coach". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. May 20, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- "NCAA Statistics; Coach; James B. Crafton". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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