Jim Svoboda
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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1960 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Northwestern (IA) (RB) |
| 1984 | Dana (RB) |
| 1985 | Eastern New Mexico (RB) |
| 1986 | Nebraska Wesleyan (RB) |
| 1987–1993 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1994–2003 | Northwest Missouri State (OC/QB) |
| 2004–2006 | UCLA (OC/QB) |
| 2007–2009 | Montana State (QB) |
| 2010–2021 | Central Missouri |
| 2022 | Tulane (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–62 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–3 (NAIA D-II playoffs) 3–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 NIAC (1988–1990) 1 MIAA (2019) | |
Jim Svoboda (born June 23, 1960)[1] is an American football coach and former player. He most recently served as the quarterbacks coach at Tulane for the 2022 season, where the team went 12–2 and won the Cotton Bowl Classic. Svoboda served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) from 1987 to 1993 and the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri from 2010 to 2021. While at Nebraska Wesleyan, Svoboda won three Great Plains Athletic Conference championships (1988–1990), and advanced to the NAIA playoffs three times between 1988 and 1991.[2] After coaching at NWU, Svoboda was the offensive coordinator at Northwest Missouri State University for 10 seasons, three of which the team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship.[3] While serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCLA, Svoboda was a 2005 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.
