Jack Welch (American football)

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Jack Welch
Current position
TitleSpecial teams coordinator, tight ends coach
Team San Antonio Brahmas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980 West Texas State (GA)
1981 Santo HS (TX)
1982–1984West Texas State (OC/ST)
1985–1986 Kansas Wesleyan
1987–1992 Fort Scott
1993 Louisiana Tech (ST/TE)
1994–2017 Copperas Cove HS (TX)
2019–2024 Texas A&M–Commerce / East Texas A&M (ST/COS)
2025–present San Antonio Brahmas (ST/TE)
Head coaching record
Overall8–12 (college)
34–27 (junior college)
194–91–1 (high school)
Bowls0–3 (junior college)
Tournaments1–3 (KJCCC playoffs)

Jack Welch is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). Welch served as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University from 1985 to 1986, Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas from 1987 to 1992, and Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, Texas from 1994 to 2017.

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Coaching career

Kansas Wesleyan

Welch was the 17th head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas serving for two seasons, from 1985 to 1986, and compiling a record of 8–12. [1]

The results Welch produced at Kansas Wesleyan were considered a "turnaround" because the year before his arrival, the team had winless season. [2] At the time, the program had the nations's longest losing streak in NAIA football. [3]

Other coaching positions

Welch's coaching career also includes stops at East Texas A&M University, Louisiana Tech University, West Texas A&M University, Fort Scott Community College. [4]

Welch is known nationally for his recruiting and special teams, and his collegiate offensive units were highly ranked every season. He was hired in 2019 as the Special Teams Coordinator and Running Back Coach at East Texas A&M University. He has most wins ever as head coach at Copperas Cove and Ft. Scott Community College.

Welch retired in 2018 from his positions as the athletic director and head football coach for Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, Texas. [5] He had record of 194–91–1 at Copperas Cove. Welch's accomplishments also include 18 berths in the state playoffs and two appearances in the Texas 4A State Championship. Welch led the Bulldawgs to eight district, ten bi-district, five area, four regional, three quarterfinal, and two state semifinal championships. Welch has the most wins of any head coach in Copperas Cove history with victories over many of Texas' most notorious 5A and 6A power houses including Odessa Permian, Converse Judson and Southlake Carroll. Welch was Class 6A "Coach of the Year" in 1998 and has been the District "Coach of the Year" eight times. He coached over 300 players at Copperas Cove who signed college scholarships and 16 players who made it to the professional ranks, 13 National Football League (NFL), including Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and Charles Tillman, 1 to the CFL and 2 to the UFL. He is one of the top 100 coaches in wins in Texas history of high school football.

Welch had initially anticipated joining the San Antonio Caballeros of the International Football Alliance for the 2025 season on the staff of Hal Mumme; on April 16, he instead joined another San Antonio professional team, the San Antonio Brahmas of the UFL, as their special teams coach, replacing Payton Pardee as Pardee was promoted to head coach after incumbent Wade Phillips was forced to step down due to health issues. [6]

Education

Welch earned a bachelor's degree from Taylor University in Indiana, a master's degree from West Texas A&M University, and a doctorate from the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor. [7]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceMusician)(1985–1986)
1985 Kansas Wesleyan2–82–7T–8th
1986 Kansas Wesleyan6–46–3T–4th
Kansas Wesleyan:8–128–10
Total:8–12

Junior college

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Fort Scott Greyhounds (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference)(1987–1992)
1987 Fort Scott3–60–66th
1988 Fort Scott5–42–4T–5th
1989 Fort Scott5–42–4T–4th
1990 Fort Scott6–53–3T–3rdL KJCCC semifinal, L RC Cola Bowl
1991 Fort Scott7–44–2T–3rdL KJCCC semifinal, L Midwest Bowl
1992 Fort Scott8–44–2T–2ndL KJCCC semifinal, L Valley of the Sun Bowl
Fort Scott:34–2715–21
Total:34–27

High school

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Santo Wildcats ()(1981)
1981Santo2–7
Santo:2–7
Copperas Cove Bulldawgs ()(1994–2017)
1994Copperas Cove5–3–1
1995Copperas Cove2–8
1996Copperas Cove7–3
1997Copperas Cove5–5
1998Copperas Cove10–33rd
1999Copperas Cove9–22nd
2000Copperas Cove11–11st
2001Copperas Cove11–11st
2002Copperas Cove7–43rd
2003Copperas Cove6–4
2004Copperas Cove11–27–01st
2005Copperas Cove13–17–01st
2006Copperas Cove12–34–12nd
2007Copperas Cove11–32–22nd
2008Copperas Cove13–22nd
2009Copperas Cove8–33rd
2010Copperas Cove9–22nd
2011Copperas Cove10–21st
2012Copperas Cove7–42nd
2013Copperas Cove6–54th
2014Copperas Cove7–42nd
2015Copperas Cove3–83–33rd
2016Copperas Cove4–52–45th
2017Copperas Cove5–63–33rd
Copperas Cove:192–84–1
Total:194–91–1
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes coaching records
  2. ↑ The Fort Scott Tribune "Hounds hope hard work turns in to playoff berth" by Dave Wagner, September 2, 1987
  3. ↑ The Fort Scott Tribune "FSCC Hires New Coach for Football" by John Lechliter, February 19, 1987
  4. ↑ KWTX.com "Jack of All Trades: Copperas Cove Head Coach Jack Welch" by Adam Winkler, March 11, 2008
  5. ↑ coveleaderpress.com CCISD board approves Welch resignation
  6. ↑ Larsen, James (April 16, 2025). "Noel Mazzone & Jack Welch Join UFL Coaching Staffs". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ Javelina Bulletin "5 candidates to interview for head football coach" December 15, 1999
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