Jim Driscoll (American football)

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Jim Driscoll
Playing career
1960–1963 North Dakota State
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968 North Dakota (freshmen)
1969–1976 North Dakota State (assistant)
1978–1985 Northern Michigan (DB)
1988–1990 Mary
1991–1995 Northern Michigan (DC)
1997–1998 Marquette HS (MI)
Head coaching record
Overall10–17 (college)

Jim Driscoll is a retired American football coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, a position he had held from 1988 to 1990. [1]

Driscoll's stint as the head coach at the University of Mary came in between two stints as a defensive coach at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. [2]

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References

  1. "Jim Driscoll Defensive Consultant Coaches Learning Network". Coaches Learning Network. May 31, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. "Sports Hall of Fame". Northern Michigan University. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.