Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, he became one of the first African-American head football coaches at a predominantly white college.[1] Jackson later served as the head coach at Morris Brown College from 1976 to 1977 and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1978 to 1980.[2] He played college football at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.[3][4]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1962–1963 | San Jose State |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1972 | San Jose State (assistant) |
| 1973–1975 | Oberlin |
| 1976–1977 | Morris Brown |
| 1978–1980 | Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 37–37–2 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1973–1975) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Oberlin | 4–5 | 0–0 | NA | |||||
| 1974 | Oberlin | 5–4 | 0–0 | NA | |||||
| 1975 | Oberlin | 2–4 | 0–0 | NA | |||||
| Oberlin: | 11–13 | ||||||||
| Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Morris Brown | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | 4th (Division I) | |||||
| 1977 | Morris Brown | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd (Division I) | |||||
| Morris Brown: | 11–7–1 | 5–5 | |||||||
| Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Southern | 4–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1979 | Southern | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | T–10 | ||||
| 1980 | Southern | 4–6–1 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Southern: | 15–17–2 | 9–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 37–37–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Kaplan, Maxine (May 7, 2004). "Athletics employed radical". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "New Coach for Southern U." New York Times. January 7, 1978. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Cass Jackson". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Spartans, San Jose State University (September 23, 2024) [September 23, 2024]. "SJSU Sports Hall of Fame - Complete Listing". SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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