James Davidson Williams (December 23, 1928 – June 11, 1989) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Claremont-Mudd Stags football program, representing Claremont McKenna College and Harvey Mudd College, from 1961 to 1964 and two stints as the head football coach at California State University, Los Angeles, from 1966 to 1968 and 1974 to 1975, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–49–2.
 Williams, circa 1951 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1928 McLaughlin, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1989 (aged 60) Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1953 | Los Angeles State |
| Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954 | Mount Carmel HS (CA) (assistant) |
| 1955–1956 | Mount Carmel HS (CA) |
| 1958 | Pius X HS (CA) |
| 1959–1960 | Los Angeles City (assistant) |
| 1961–1964 | Claremont-Mudd |
| 1965 | Cal State Los Angeles (assistant) |
| 1966–1968 | Cal State Los Angeles |
| 1969–1970 | Rio Hondo |
| 1974–1975 | Cal State Los Angeles |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–49–2 (college) 12–8 (junior college) 23–3–2 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (California JC large division playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SCC (1970) | |
Williams was born on December 23, 1928, in McLaughlin, South Dakota. He grew in up in Los Angeles, where attended and played football at Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles City College, and California State University, Los Angeles when it was known as Los Angeles State College. At Los Angeles City College he played as a quarterback in a T formation offense. At Los Angeles State he moved to fullback in a single-wing attack.[1][2]
Williams died in Los Angeles County, California, on June 11, 1989.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont-Mudd Stags (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1961–1964) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1962 | Claremont-Mudd | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–6 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1964 | Claremont-Mudd | 6–3 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Claremont-Mudd: | 16–20 | 4–9 | |||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles Diablos (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1966–1968) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Cal State Los Angeles | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1967 | Cal State Los Angeles | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1968 | Cal State Los Angeles | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Cal State Los Angeles Diablos (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Cal State Los Angeles | 5–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1975 | Cal State Los Angeles | 1–7–1 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Cal State Los Angeles: | 17–29–2 | 4–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–49–2 | ||||||||
Junior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Hondo Roadrunners (Southern California Conference) (1969–1970) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Rio Hondo | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1970 | Rio Hondo | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L California JC large division semifinal | ||||
| Rio Hondo: | 12–8 | 6–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Snyder, Don (September 19, 1966). "Cal State Grid Mentor Realizes Dream Held by Most Coaches". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 113. Retrieved February 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Jim Williams resigns as Stag coach". Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. March 4, 1965. p. 17. Retrieved February 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Former CSLA coach Jim Williams dies". Monrovia News-Post. Monrovia, California. June 25, 1989. p. 17. Retrieved February 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
