James Gush (born October 29, 1958)[1] is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for the University of the Incarnate Word, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach for Garden City Community College from 1996 to 1998 and Navarro College in 2018.[2][3] He also coached for Southside High School,[4] Albany, Iowa State,[5] Kansas State,[1][6] SMU,[7] Stony Brook, Baylor, McNeese, and North Texas.[8][9] He played college football for Bucknell as a safety.[10]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Incarnate Word |
| Conference | SLC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 29, 1958 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University (1981) Iowa State University (1986) |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Bucknell |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Southside HS (NY) (JV) |
| 1983 | Albany (DB) |
| 1984–1986 | Iowa State (GA) |
| 1987–1995 | Garden City (DC) |
| 1996–1998 | Garden City |
| 1999–2001 | Kansas State (LB) |
| 2002 | SMU (DC/LB) |
| 2003–2007 | SMU (DC/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Stony Brook (AHC/DC) |
| 2011–2016 | Baylor (LB) |
| 2017 | Navarro (DC) |
| 2018 | Navarro |
| 2019 | McNeese State (DC) |
| 2021 | North Texas (LB) |
| 2022 | North Texas (co-DC/LB) |
| 2023–present | Incarnate Word (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–10 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NJCAA playoffs) 7–2 (KJCCC playoffs) 0–1 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KJCCC (1997) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Broncbusters (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Garden City | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L KJCCC Championship, L Real Dairy Bowl | 7 | |||
| 1997 | Garden City | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W KJCCC Championship, L Red River Bowl | 4 | |||
| 1998 | Garden City | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L KJCCC Championship, W Valley of the Sun Bowl | 7 | |||
| Garden City: | 29–5 | 17–4 | |||||||
| Navarro Bulldogs (Southwest Junior College Football Conference) (2018) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Navarro | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | L SWJCFC Semifinal, L Salt City Bowl | ||||
| Navarro: | 6–5 | 4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Coon, Charlie (August 1, 1999). "Elmira native lands linebacker coaching job at Kansas State". Star-Gazette. p. 15. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Gush to replace Leiker at Garden City C.C." The Salina Journal. January 4, 1996. p. 15. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Mike (January 3, 2019). "Head Coach Jim Gush Leaves Navarro". Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Short Takes". Star-Gazette. September 1, 1981. p. 21. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Mallette, Al (June 3, 1984). "Sunday Brunch". Star-Gazette. p. 34. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Snyder hires three to staff". The Manhattan Mercury. January 5, 1999. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Southside graduate gets job at SMU". Star-Gazette. January 7, 2002. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Jim Gush Named Linebackers Coach". University of North Texas. January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Vito, Brett (January 28, 2021). "UNT makes addition of Gush as linebackers coach official". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bucknell football players recognized". The Daily Item. November 25, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
External links
edit- Incarnate Word profile
- North Texas profile
- McNeese profile
- Baylor profile
- Stony Brook profile
- SMU profile
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