Jim Collins (American football coach)

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Jim Collins
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Wittenberg
Conference NCAC
Record17–12
Biographical details
Born (1966-09-08) September 8, 1966 (age 58)
Playing career
1984–1987 Wittenberg
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Central Michigan (GA)
1991–1993 Illinois Wesleyan (OC)
1994–1996 Dubuque
1997–2007 Capital (OH)
2008–2018 Saginaw Valley State
2019 Army (DPP)
2020–2021 Dayton (OC/QB)
2022–present Wittenberg
Head coaching record
Overall152–145
Tournaments4–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
0–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x GLAIC North Division (2011–2013)
Awards
3× OAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2003, 2006)
AFCA Division III Regional Coach of the Year (2005)
Ohio College Coach of the Year (2006)

Jim Collins (born September 8, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Wittenberg University, a position he has held since 2022. Collins served as head football coach at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa from 1994 to 1996, Capital University in Bexley, Ohio from 1997 to 2007, and Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan from 2008 to 2018. He was the director of player personnel for the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy in 2019 and he offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Dayton Flyers from 2020 to 2021.

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Coaching career

Collins is currently the head coach for the Wittenberg Tigers. He is the former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Dayton and the director of player personnel for the Army Black Knights football program, being announced for the position by the West Point Athletics Department on March 19, 2019. [1]

His previous position was as the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. Saginaw Valley made the playoffs three times during Collins' tenure (2009, 2011, and 2013). [2] Prior to that as the head football coach at Capital University, Collins recorded 66 wins and 51 losses in 11 seasons, which ranks him second all time in wins and second in all-time winning percentage (.564) for the school. Capital made the NCAA Division III playoffs in each of Collins' last three seasons. [3]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1994–1996)
1994 Dubuque1–91–78th
1995 Dubuque2–82–6T–6th
1996 Dubuque1–90–89th
Dubuque:4–263–21
Capital Crusaders (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1997–2007)
1997 Capital3–72–7T–7th
1998 Capital1–90–910th
1999 Capital2–82–7T–7th
2000 Capital3–72–7T–8th
2001 Capital7–36–3T–3rd
2002 Capital6–46–34th
2003 Capital8–27–23rd
2004 Capital7–36–3T–3rd
2005 Capital10–37–2T–2ndL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2006 Capital11–28–12ndL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2007 Capital8–37–22ndL NCAA Division III First Round
Capital:66–5153–46
Saginaw Valley State (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2008–2018)
2008 Saginaw Valley State7–37–3T–3rd
2009 Saginaw Valley State9–38–2T–2nd
2010 Saginaw Valley State 4–74–77th (North)
2011 Saginaw Valley State 7–47–3T–1st (North)L NCAA Division II First Round
2012 Saginaw Valley State 8–37–3T–1st (North)
2013 Saginaw Valley State 9–39–11st (North)L NCAA Division II First Round
2014 Saginaw Valley State 2–92–87th (North)
2015 Saginaw Valley State 1–101–98th (North)
2016 Saginaw Valley State 5–55–54th (North)
2017 Saginaw Valley State 5–63–6T–7th
2018 Saginaw Valley State 8–35–34th
Saginaw Valley State:65–5658–50
Wittenberg Tigers (North Coast Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Wittenberg5–54–4T–5th
2023 Wittenberg7–36–2T–2nd
2024 Wittenberg5–44–34th
2025 Wittenberg0–00–0
Wittenberg:17–1214–9
Total:152–145
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "Collins Added to Football Staff". March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Head football coach Jim Collins leaving SVSU for a position with Army football". Saginaw Valley State. February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Saginaw Valley State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
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