James Bell (American football)
American football coach
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James Bell is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 2003 to 2005 and Taylor University in Upland, Indiana from 2006 to 2007, compiling a career college football coaching record of 11–41.[1][2]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1977–1980 | Central Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981 | Central Arkansas (GA) |
| 1982 | Lamar (WR/TE) |
| 1983–1985 | Lamar (DB) |
| 1986–1987 | James Madison HS (TX) (DC) |
| 1988–1992 | Northwest Missouri State (DC/LB) |
| 1993 | Louisville (DC) |
| 1994–1995 | North Texas (DC) |
| 1996 | Wake Forest (DB) |
| 1997–1999 | Wake Forest (DC/DB) |
| 2000–2001 | Indiana (DC) |
| 2002 | Chávez HS (TX) |
| 2003–2005 | Jackson State |
| 2006–2007 | Taylor |
| 2008 | Veritas Sports Academy |
| 2009–2010 | Drew Central HS (AR) |
| 2011–2012 | St. James HS (LA) |
| 2013 | Jonesboro-Hodge HS (LA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–41 (college) 10–50 (high school) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Jackson State | 2–10 | 2–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Jackson State | 4–7 | 3–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2005 | Jackson State | 2–6[n 1] | 2–4[n 1] | (East)[n 1] | |||||
| Jackson State: | 8–23 | 7–13 | |||||||
| Taylor Trojans (Mid-States Football Association) (2006–2007) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Taylor | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th (MEL) | |||||
| 2007 | Taylor | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th (MEL) | |||||
| Taylor: | 3–18 | 0–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–41 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chávez Lobos () (2002) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Chávez | 1–9 | |||||||
| Chávez: | 1–9 | ||||||||
| Drew Central Pirates () (2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Drew Central | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Drew Central | 3–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Drew Central: | 6–14 | 3–11 | |||||||
| St. James Wildcats () (2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011 | St. James | 0–10 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2012 | St. James | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| St. James: | 0–19 | 0–10 | |||||||
| Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers () (2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Jonesboro-Hodge | 3–8 | 1–4 | 4th | |||||
| Jonesboro-Hodge: | 3–8 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–50 | ||||||||
Notes
- Bell was fired after the first eight games of the season.[3] Daryl Jones was appointed interim head coach and led Jackson State for the final three games of the season.[4] The Tigers finished 2–9 overall and 2–7 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, placing fifth in the East Division.