Oval Jaynes
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Lee Oval Jaynes Jr. (born July 25, 1940) is an American former football coach and college athletics administrator.[1][2]
Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.
Teachers College
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1940 Morganton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State Teachers College |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1961 | Appalachian State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1968 | The Citadel (assistant) |
| 1969–1972 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 1973–1974 | South Carolina (WR) |
| 1975–1977 | Gardner–Webb |
| 1978–1980 | Wyoming (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1981–1986 | Auburn (associate AD) |
| 1986–1991 | Colorado State |
| 1991–1996 | Pittsburgh |
| 1996–1998 | Idaho |
| 1998–2002 | Chattanooga |
| 2008–2011 | Jacksonville State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–15 |
Jaynes was the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University from 1975 to 1977,[3] compiling an overall record of 14–15 in three seasons. He was an assistant coach for three seasons at the University of Wyoming and became an associate athletic director at Auburn University in 1981.
Jaynes was an athletic director at five universities: he was hired at Colorado State University in 1986,[4][5] the University of Pittsburgh in 1991,[6][7][8] the University of Idaho in 1996,[9][10] the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1998,[11] and Jacksonville State University in 2008.[12] His salary as athletic director was $118,000 at Pittsburgh in 1991,[6] and $88,000 at Idaho in 1996.[9]
He served as an assistant football coach and head wrestling coach at The Citadel in the 1965–66 season.[13][14]
Jaynes did not use his middle name "Oval" until high school, when there were multiple players named "Lee" on the freshman football team.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (South Atlantic Conference) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Gardner–Webb | 2–6 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1976 | Gardner–Webb | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1977 | Gardner–Webb | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Gardner–Webb: | 14–15 | 9–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–15 | ||||||||