Jesse Branch
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BornFebruary 1, 1941
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
1961–1962Arkansas
1963–1964Calgary Stampeders
1965Edmonton Eskimos
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1941 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1962 | Arkansas |
| 1963–1964 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1965 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 | Mississippi State (OB) |
| 1967–1971 | Kansas State (DB) |
| 1972 | Oregon (DC/DB) |
| 1973 | Oregon (OC) |
| 1974 | Kansas State (DL) |
| 1975 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1976 | Arkansas (OB) |
| 1977–1979 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1980 | Arkansas (DB) |
| 1981–1982 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1983 | Arkansas (OB) |
| 1984–1985 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1986–1994 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 2001–2004 | Henderson State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–2000 | Arkansas (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–75–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Gateway Football (1989–1990) | |
| Awards | |
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Jesse Branch (born February 1, 1941) is an American former football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University – now Missouri State University – from 1986 to 1994, and Henderson State University from 2001 through 2004, compiling an overall college football record of 67 wins, 75 losses, and one tie.[1] Branch also was the associate athletic director at the University of Arkansas from 1995 until 2000.