Jesse Branch
American football player and coach (born 1941)
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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.
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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Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football Conference) (1986–1994) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Southwest Missouri State | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Southwest Missouri State | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 1990 | Southwest Missouri State | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 6 | |||
| 1991 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–4–1 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Southwest Missouri State: | 55–44–1 | 31–23 | |||||||
| Henderson State Reddies (Gulf South Conference) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Henderson State | 1–10 | 1–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2002 | Henderson State | 5–6 | 5–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Henderson State | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2004 | Henderson State | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–11th | |||||
| Henderson State: | 12–31 | 11–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 67–75–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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