Jim Pittman
Biographical details
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
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1953
Mississippi State (freshmen)
1954–1955
Mississippi State (assistant)
1956
Washington (assistant)
1957–1965
Texas (assistant)
1966–1970
1971
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.
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]
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Coaches#
AP°
Tulane Green Wave (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1970)
5–4–1
3–7
2–8
3–7
8–4
W Liberty
17
Tulane:
21–30–1
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1971)
3–3–1[n 1]
2–1[n 1]
TCU:
3–3–1
2–1
Total:
24–33–2
# denotes interim head coach
# denotes interim head coach
