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Jim Pittman

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Jim Pittman
Biographical details
Pittman pictured in Jambalaya 1968, Tulane yearbook
Born	(1925-08-28)August 28, 1925 Boyle, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	October 30, 1971(1971-10-30) (aged 46) Waco, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1949	Mississippi State

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1953	Mississippi State (freshmen)
1954–1955	Mississippi State (assistant)
1956	Washington (assistant)
1957–1965	Texas (assistant)
1966–1970	Tulane
1971	TCU

Head coaching record
Overall	24–33–1
Bowls	1–0

James Noel Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University.

Career[edit]

A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1947 to 1949 , he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record, being credited for the 34–27 win that happened on the day of his death.^[1]^[2] He died of a heart attack on the sidelines of a game against BaylorinWaco, Texas on October 30, 1971.^[2]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP^°
Tulane Green Wave (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1970)
1966	Tulane	5–4–1
1967	Tulane	3–7
1968	Tulane	2–8
1969	Tulane	3–7
1970	Tulane	8–4			W Liberty	17
Tulane:		21–30–1
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1971)
1971	TCU	3–3–1^{[n 1]}	2–1^{[n 1]}	^{[n 1]}
TCU:		3–3–1	2–1
Total:		24–33–2
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Pittman coached the first seven games of the season before he died on October 30, 1971. Billy Tohill replaced Pitmman as head coach, leading TCU to a 3–1 record over the final four games, all played against conference opponents, of the season. TCU finished the season with a 6–4–1 overall record and placed third with a 5–2 conference mark.