Jesse Branch (born February 1, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University – now Missouri State University – from 1986 to 1994, and Henderson State University from 2001 through 2004, compiling an overall college football record of 67 wins, 75 losses, and one tie.[1] Branch also was the associate athletic director at the University of Arkansas from 1995 until 2000.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1941 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1962 | Arkansas |
| 1963–1964 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1965 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 | Mississippi State (OB) |
| 1967–1971 | Kansas State (DB) |
| 1972 | Oregon (DC/DB) |
| 1973 | Oregon (OC) |
| 1974 | Kansas State (DL) |
| 1975 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1976 | Arkansas (OB) |
| 1977–1979 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1980 | Arkansas (DB) |
| 1981–1982 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1983 | Arkansas (OB) |
| 1984–1985 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1986–1994 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 2001–2004 | Henderson State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–2000 | Arkansas (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–75–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Gateway Football (1989–1990) | |
| Awards | |
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Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football Conference) (1986–1994) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Southwest Missouri State | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Southwest Missouri State | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 1990 | Southwest Missouri State | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 6 | |||
| 1991 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–4–1 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Southwest Missouri State: | 55–44–1 | 31–23 | |||||||
| Henderson State Reddies (Gulf South Conference) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Henderson State | 1–10 | 1–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2002 | Henderson State | 5–6 | 5–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Henderson State | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2004 | Henderson State | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–11th | |||||
| Henderson State: | 12–31 | 11–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 67–75–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Jesse Branch Records by Year". CFBDataWarehouse.com. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.