James Frank Koon (December 31, 1908 – January 9, 1987) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Ozarks—now known as the University of the Ozarks—in Clarksville, Arkansas from 1946 to 1954 and Arkansas State Teachers College—now known as University of Central Arkansas—in Conway, Arkansas from 1955 to 1964.[1][2] Koon was also the head basketball coach at Ozarks from 1947 to 1955.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1908 |
| Died | January 9, 1987 (aged 78) Conway, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1932 | Henderson State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1941 | Sheridan HS (AR) |
| 1946–1954 | Ozarks |
| 1955–1964 | Arkansas State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1955 | Ozarks |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1955–1965 | Arkansas State Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 88–81–7 (college football) 65–103 (college basketball) 49–24–2 (high school football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 AIC (1959, 1962) Basketball 1 AIC regular season (1949) | |
Koon died on January 9, 1987, in Conway.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Mountaineers (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1954) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Ozarks | 2–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | Ozarks | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Ozarks | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1949 | Ozarks | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1950 | Ozarks | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1951 | Ozarks | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Ozarks | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Ozarks | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Ozarks | 5–3 | |||||||
| Ozarks: | 35–44–4 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State Teachers Bears (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1955–1964) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Arkansas State Teachers | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| 1956 | Arkansas State Teachers | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1957 | Arkansas State Teachers | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1958 | Arkansas State Teachers | 7–2 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Arkansas State Teachers | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | 20 | ||||
| 1960 | Arkansas State Teachers | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Arkansas State Teachers | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Arkansas State Teachers | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Arkansas State Teachers | 6–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Arkansas State Teachers | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Arkansas State Teachers: | 53–37–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 88–81–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Frank Koon Takes ASTC Post". The Camden News. Camden, Arkansas. Associated Press. March 3, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Frank Koon Will Step Down From Arkansas State Post". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 16, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Services set today for Koon". Springfield Leader and Press. Springfield, Missouri. January 12, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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